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e-Government to improve service delivery |
e-Government to improve service delivery, efficiency and participatory democracy Brussels, 3 February 2010 – To achieve the objectives of the Local Government Turnaround Strategy (LGTAS) of improving service delivery, increasing efficiency, accountability and responsiveness in government, a citizens-centred integrated ICT system and e-Government is one of the key interventions South African local government requires.
Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Sicelo Shiceka, said this following a successful meeting with the Flemish Minister for Administrative Affairs, Local and Provincial Government Civil Integration and Tourism, Mr Geert Bourgeois yesterday. This was the third day of Minister Shiceka’s working visit to Belgium to investigate how ICT solutions can be leveraged to improve service delivery and accountability at local government. |
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Cabinet Approves Local Government Turnaround Strategy |
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Cabinet approved a comprehensive Local Government Turnaround Strategy on the 2nd of December 2009. The Strategy was presented to Cabinet yesterday by the Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr. Sicelo Shiceka. It is underpinned by two important considerations. The first is that a “one size fits all” approach to municipalities is not useful or acceptable. Each municipality faces different social and economic conditions and has different performance levels and support needs. Thus a more segmented and differentiated approach was required to address the various challenges of municipalities. Click here to download LG Turnaround Strategy
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