At the recent bi-annual Technology in Government in Africa (TIGA) Awards, South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs won the prestigious Public Service Delivery to Citizens Award.
The TIGA Awards, held under the auspices of the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), aim to recognise the work of African governments in the effective use of information and communication technologies for public services delivery.
Home Affairs Director-General, Mavuso Msimang, described the award as an endorsement of the ongoing transformation and focus on service delivery taking place at the department.
Says Msimang: “It is heartening that the international community deems it fit to bestow this prestigious honour in recognition of the work that we are doing. We hope that this will further motivate our hardworking staff to continue with the impressive work that they are doing.”
The Department of Home Affairs submitted four projects for consideration, including its Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and online fingerprint verification.
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