The institutionalisation of political and corporate governance of information and communication technology in the public service of South Africa

This paper reflects the effort of the South African Government to improve service delivery through the implementation of corporate governance of Information and Communication Technology (CGICT), driven from the highest political leadership namely the President, through the implementation of a Management Performance Assessment System (MPAS) in the Office of the President and where the Executive Authorities (Ministers) are accountable to Cabinet on the performance of departments. It further deliberated on how the MPAS is utilised to elevate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to the same level than the other essential resources of government such as Human Resources and Finance and to raise the maturity of the implementation of CGICT in the Public Service. It will reflect on the improvement in the implementation of CGICT since 2012 by putting in place various mechanisms such as policies and assessment standards and through monitoring and evaluation.