The government has allocated N$73.5 million towards improving its Public Service Information Technology management, with part of the funding earmarked for automating various government systems, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare has said.
The Brief previously reported that the government is conducting a legislative framework that will guide the digitalisation of its recruitment process.
“The allocation supports IT infrastructure upgrades, including the acquisition of servers, security solutions, software and related hardware, to strengthen the government’s hosting environment for e-Government services,” Ngurare said.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), will further provide IT support, internet and email services to Offices, Ministries and Agencies (OMAs), and oversee the coordination of digital service delivery.
“Aligned with the priorities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and the sixth National Development Plan (NDP6), the following projects are planned for the 2025-2026 financial year: implementation of various automated government systems,” the Prime Minister said.
Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus welcomed the move, stating that her Ministry would render its support towards the public service commission and the Office of the Prime Minister in the introduction of the automated recruitment process.
“We want to see in the public service commission where potential employees of the government will apply for government jobs online instead of filling out that long paper,” Theofelus said.
She underscored the move as being cost effective, not only for the government but job hopefuls who would no longer need to travel long distances to attend job interviews.
“But also get to a point where we can interview potential government employees online and virtually as opposed to having young graduates driving many kilometres using a lot of money for accommodation to get and sit down for a vacancy all over the country,” she said.
