Question NW1709 to the Minister of Transport
20 June 2017 - NW1709
Hadebe, Mr TZ to ask the Minister of Transport
Whether regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency; if not, (a) why not (b) what steps have been taken to change this (c) why have no officials been (i) charged and/or (ii) suspended for not ensuring that these systems and facilities are maintained; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, regular maintenance is being undertaken on information technology facilities and systems within the Road Traffic Infringement Agency,
a) N/A
b) N/A
c) N/A (i) N/A (ii) N/A;
Maintenance of Data Center/ Server Room Facility is done at least once per annum, the following equipment are maintained:
Air Conditioning System, Fire Detector and Suppression System, Water Detection System, Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), Humidity Monitoring System, Power conditioning and Distribution System (PDU).
Maintenance of Network Infrastructure such as Internet, Intranet, Internal Systems, E-Mail and Web infrastructure is done on a daily basis. Proactive security measures are taken by updating RTIA system into latest updates and patches to protect against cyber-attacks.