Question NW3548 to the Minister of Transport
10 November 2017 - NW3548
Hoosen, Mr MH to ask the Minister of Transport
With regard to the functions taken over from Tasima, (a) who has taken over these functions, (b) what are the functions, (c) how is it ensured that functions are properly executed, (d) what (i) are the costs since taking over these functions, (ii) additional staff have been appointed for this purpose and (iii) are their functions and (e) when were they appointed?
Reply:
a) The Road Traffic Management Corporation’s Road Traffic Information Systems (RTIS) Unit took over all functions related to the operation and managements of the NaTIS with effect from 05 April 2017.
b) The functions include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Software Development
- Business Engagement
- Business Intelligence
- NaTIS User Training
- NaTIS Infrastructure Support
- Project Office – deployment of new NaTIS sites, replacement of equipment, deployment of communication services
- NaTIS Site Support – Hardware and network support
- System Support – End-user Software Trouble shooting
- Information System Security and Governance, Risk and Compliance
- NKP Physical Security
c) The Corporation employed a compliment of technical staff with over 700 years accumulated NaTIS experience in 2015. This staff compliment has been augmented with existing support functions in Finance, Human Capital, Risk Management, etc to ensure that all functions are properly executed.
d)
(i) Costs to date
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Road Traffic Information Systems costs incurred, YTD September2017 |
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Compensation of Employees |
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R39 011 781.40 |
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Goods & Services |
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R56 878 696.10 |
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Capital Expenditure |
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R 1 528 044.60 |
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Total spent on eNaTIS |
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97 418 522.10 |
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(ii) No additional staff have been appointed in the RTIS Unit since the takeover. Corporation continues to review its staff requirements in terms of its strategic mandate.
(iii) Not applicable, see (d)(ii) above as no new staff have been appointed.
e) Not applicable, see (d)(ii) above.