Why African Governments Should Bring Mobility To Their Operations
African governments face the challenge of drastically transforming their countries by reducing poverty levels and growing the economy. This will in turn grow wealth of the country and improve the lives of citizens.
In South Africa, information and communication technologies identified as an important prerequisite to achieve this goal.
As a result, the Government introducing a number of initiatives, greater adoption of ICT by government funding isOfficials and staff, and the efficient use of technologies that provide social services to citizens.
One of the technologies, as officially added to the mixture of mobile technology. South Africa has 89% of mobile phone penetration, and there is a growing proliferation of text messaging and access the Internet using mobile phones to be used.
As a result, the State Agency for IT-South with mobile operator MTN has teamed up to bring the mobility of the GovernmentDepartments.
In essence, MTN to be a virtual private network over public servants will be able to create public access to internal network. These are mobile network will be available at the local, provincial and national bodies.
Here are some of the benefits of this step is likely to bring about:
Government employees to their offices 24 / 7 to develop with any (PC, laptop, PDA and cell phone) access to access the intranet and access emails.Increasedallows employees to make better use of their time, so less downtime. "The network offers users quick access to relevant information for effective decision making.The network is secure, and users do not have to go through the public Internet to connect their offices, in conjunction with government access to confidential information.The cost savings) through economies of scale (bulk purchase. Not limited to South Africa This kind of mobility is agood way for other African countries. Mobile phones are becoming ubiquitous throughout Africa, with Nigeria as the stalked the fastest growing mobile market in Africa. Also ensure subsidize phone companies in Africa in general, mobile phones, that have the African ministries nor the bulk of the costs, in which new designs are needed shoulder.
Finally, South Africa is already considered a test case for other African countries. Should this initiative be wildly successful, MTN caneasily adapt the concept for the local conditions.
MTN operates in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East. The countries are Botswana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Islamic Republic of Iran, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, Zambia, Afghanistan, Benin, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Republic Liberia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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