Question NW635 to the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
30 April 2024 - NW635
Bodlani, Ms T to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
In light of the fact that the court overturned his decision to remove the Board of Directors of the State Information Technology Agency (SITA), what steps has he taken to ensure that the poor functioning of the SITA is addressed, so that the interests of South Africans who are struggling to access government services due to the poor functioning of the SITA are prioritised?
Reply:
The Minister has lodged an appeal against the decision of the court. The Department awaits judgment on the matter.
Meanwhile, the SITA has completed its business model review with the view to aligning the business strategy and operations to client departments and ultimately the needs of the citizens. The Minister has also appointed the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) which is supporting the Agency in dealing with the procurement backlog which has hampered the ability of the client departments from delivering their services effectively. The MTT has already facilitated the capacitation of the organisation and has ensured the improvement of the procurement process efficiencies.
I thank you.