Question NW3552 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
03 December 2018 - NW3552
McGluwa, Mr H to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(a)What number of meetings did each chapter of the national information and communication technology forum have since 1 September 2016, (b) on what date was each meeting held, (c) what was the agenda of each meeting and (d) did each meeting quorate?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:
(a) The number of meetings held by each chapter of the National Information and Technology Forum since 1 September 2016 are as follows:
Social Chamber – Two (2)
Economic Chamber – One (1)
Governance and Security Chamber – three (3)
ICTs and Disability Chamber – One (1)
b) The meetings were held on the following dates
Social Chamber – 9 September 2016 and on 23 March 2017.
Economic Chamber – 27 February 2017.
Governance and Security Chamber – 11 November 2016, 7 April 2017 and 12 December 2017.
ICTs and Disability Chamber – 22 November 2017
c) The agenda of each meeting is outlined below:
Social Chamber
09 September 2016 – Update by the Policy Head of the chamber
The Visual Networking Index Country Readiness Report
Report from e-Health Working Group
Report from e-Education Working Group
Report from the e-Agriculture Working group
Report form the e-Justice Working Group
23 March 2017 – Report from e-Education Working Group
Report from the e-Health Working Group
National e-Government Strategy and Road Map
Report from the e-Justice Working Group
Economic Chamber
27 February 2017 – Five Year Plan for ICT SMME Working Group
Five Year Plan for the ICT Skills Working Group
Five Year Plan for the Industrialization Working Group
Five Year Plan for the ICT and Postal Services Working
Group
Governance and Security Chamber
11 November 2016 – Feedback from Cybersecurity Working Group
Feedback from Internet Governance Working Group
Feedback from e-Commerce Working Group
07 April 2017 – Feedback from the National ICT Forum
Feedback from the e-Commerce Working Group
Feedback from the Cybersecurity Working Group
Feedback from the Internet Security Working Group
12 December 2017 – Review of 2017 Activities from the Working Groups
Strategy for 2018 and beyond
ICTs and Disability Chamber
22 November 2017 – Feedback from the National ICT Forum
Input into the ICT White Paper Policy
Report from the Education Sub-committee
Report from the Procurement Sub-Committee
Nomination of Deputy Chairperson of the chamber
d) Yes, the meetings did quorate.
Approved / not approved
Ms S Ndabeni - Abrahams
MINISTER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS & POSTAL SERVICES
DATE: 03/12/2018