Question NW1649 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
19 July 2017 - NW1649
Shinn, Ms MR to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
What (a) is the budget for the Cybersecurity Hub for the (i) 2017-18, (ii) 2018-19 and (iii) 2019-20 financial years, (b) specific programmes will the budget be spent on in each case and (c) are the delivery deadlines for completion of these programmes?
Reply:
I have been advised by the Department as follows:
(a)(i) R 18 361 000
(ii) R 16 393 000
(iii) R 18 771 000
(b)(i) For the 2017-2018 financial years, the following programmes are planned:-
- Upgrade of the Cybersecurity Network and FIRST Membership,
- Awareness Portal,
- Business Intelligence / Data Analytics Pilot, and
- Cybersecurity Readiness Survey.
(ii) For the 2018-2019 financial year the following programmes are planned:
- Further Development of the Awareness Portal to include additional functionality,
- Phase II of the Business Intelligence project,
- Increase in services offered by the Hub, and
- Sector-CSIRT establishment to develop sector capacity.
(iii) For the 2019-2020 financial year the following programmes are planned:-
- Further Development of the Awareness Portal, and
- A fully integrated Business Intelligence ecosystem.
(c) All of the projects detailed in (a)(i) above will be completed in the 2017-2018 financial year. Timelines for the projects identified during 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 will be finalised in due course.
Approved/Not Approved
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Dr Siyabonga Cwele, MP
Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
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