[South Africa] National Treasury extends mobile communication services contract with Vodacom
National Treasury has awarded Vodacom Business with a new mobile communication services contract.
The contract was first established four years ago and according to the National Treasury expenditure had been significantly reduced, using innovative digital solutions within several departments and municipalities.
“Truly, we are excited to continue our partnership with government for another five years and we will deliver to accelerate its digitalisation programme through the new RT15-2021 transversal contract. '' said Chief Officer for Vodacom Business, William Mzimba.
''Through the previous contract, we successfully delivered significant financial benefits in costs savings, expedited and streamlined procurement of services and ushered unprecedented digitalisation of government departments, agencies, State-Owned Entities and municipalities'' William added.
The RT15 served as a platform for Vodacom Business to support government and amplify their productivity while increasing efficiency. To achieve the expected results, Vodacom Business provided IT and business solutions and increased the number of mobile lines available to them.
“In particular, our partnership with government resulted in the improved delivery of education using digital technologies during COVID-19 lockdowns, enhanced citizen engagement and revenue assurance in municipalities through smart metering technologies and IoT (internet of things) solutions for smart asset management and fleet management. Our solutions demonstrated that mobile applications are core to the acceleration of Government to Citizen (G2C) digital service delivery. We are excited to once again have the opportunity to do more together with the government”. Mzimba said.