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LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM ( LIMITOF ) LAUNCH

LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM ( LIMITOF ) LAUNCH. 14 FEBRUARY 2006 MEROPA Presented by: Richard Rambiyana Capricorn District: Information Management Services. BACKGROUND HISTORY. 12 municipalities attended 10 sent formal apologies.

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LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM ( LIMITOF ) LAUNCH

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  1. LIMPOPO MUNICIPAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS FORUM (LIMITOF) LAUNCH 14 FEBRUARY 2006 MEROPA Presented by: Richard Rambiyana Capricorn District: Information Management Services

  2. BACKGROUND HISTORY 12 municipalities attended 10 sent formal apologies First convergence 24 June 2004 Polokwane Municipality • Resolutions of the meeting • An interim committee was formed consisting of one member from each district municipality. • Convener of the interim committee meetings was nominated • Mandate of the interim committee: • To introduce the forum to other structures and stakeholders, i.e. DPLG, PGITOC, SITA, Municipal manager’s forum, SALGA and ensurethat the benefits are realised thereof • Conduct research on similar structures, and study their guidelines • Represent municipalities in DLG&H IT support meetings • To create an environment which will influence communication amongst IT managers/officers across all the provincial Municipalities. • To discuss transversal Information management, and communication technology (ICT) issues Affecting the municipalities • To establish a provincial IT workgroup • To prepare for the coming DPLG IT support meeting

  3. OFFICIAL CONVENER Department Local Government & Housing

  4. Local Government ICT challenges Limpopo Municipalities IT Officers Forum LIMITOF • Co-ordination and Communication • Strategic role of ICT in the municipalities • Incompatibility of and desperate information systems • Lack of Information Management and Knowledge sharing • Service delivery integration • Local Government capacity

  5. Objectives of the Forum To create an environment where • Local government IT practitioners share ideas, experiences, lessons learnt and insights on industry specific topics and find solutions to problems, and develop a common approach and practices. • Local government ICT projects are initiated, deeply discussed, co-coordinated and consolidated before implementation • ICT trends are analyzed and how they can enable better service delivery to all communities (e-community) • All people involved in the implementation of the E-government at the municipality level can speak in one voice.

  6. Envisaged direction ???? Loc Gov CIOs National Departments GITOs ProvincialGITOs GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICERS COUNCIL (GITOC)

  7. BENEFITS The significant problems we face cannot solved at the same level of thinking we had when we created them “Albert Einsten”

  8. Ndaa!

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