Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Spending on ICT in the Eastern Cape – Costing

This document presents the detailed costing that underpins the spending review summarised below.

Key Points • Spending in the province has been relatively flat (averaging approx. R1.4 billion over the fiveyear period 2016/17 – 2020/21). This implies a decline in ICT spending in real terms over the period. • ICT frameworks and policies are convoluted especially when SITA is involved bringing causing inefficiencies in the value chain of the ICT function • Lack of alignment of ICT spending and strategic talk of 4IR and other such initiatives of departments • ICT spending focused on core functions and little development and enhancement • Evidence seems to suggest insource ICT services is cheaper than an outsourced approach.