Johannesburg - The Gauteng provincial government on Wednesday said it has established a new department of e-government.
The new department would provide online and digital services to the province’s citizens, said spokesman Thabo Masebe.
“The department is mandated to implement the e-government strategy of the Gauteng city region, which seeks to, amongst other things, consolidate back-end systems and processes to bring about better front-line service delivery to people,” he said.
He said it would allow residents of Gauteng to access public services at the touch of a button instead of having to travel to government offices.
The department would take over several of functions previously performed by the finance department, including procurement, payments, forensic auditing, human resources and information and communication technology management.
“The e-government department will report to the MEC for Finance Barbara Creecy and Boy Ngobeni, the current head of the department of education, will become its new head effective from 1 October 2015,” said Masebe.
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