To : All Media
Date : 30 August 2024
THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO LAUNCH THE BROADBAND AND DIGITAL SKILLS FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN POLOKWANE, LIMPOPO PROVINCE
The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mr. Solly Malatsi will officially launch the Broadband and Digital Skills for Municipalities Programme, a councilor empowerment programme aligned to the National Digital and Future Skills Strategy approved by Cabinet August 2020 and aims at quipping councillors in district/metro and local municipalities with digital competencies essential for improving service delivery and fostering economic development.
This initiative is rolled out in partnership with the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the British High Commission as part of the Declaration of Intent signed between the South African Government and the United Kingdom under the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) Fund.
The wide proliferation of digital technologies and solutions makes this empowerment programme pivotal to sharpening councillors’ expertise to steer the Digital Enablement Plans for municipalities as primary service delivery channels.
The Minister will be joined by the British High Commissioner, Mr Antony Phillipson, representatives from the Limpopo Provincial Government, SALGA Limpopo as well as the District and Local Municipalities.
The launch to which members of the media are invited is scheduled as follows:
Date : 03 September 2024 (Tuesday)
Venue : Protea Hotel (The Ranch), Polokwane
Time : 09:00AM
DCDT Media Officer: Ms Tlangelani Manganyi
Cell : 060 886 4670
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Issued by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies