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Read the article here!BITOU MUNICIPALITY SET TO GO LIVE WITH FIRST DRUPAL 10 MUNICIPAL WEBSITE IN SOUTH AFRICA
African Ideas is launching a new website for the Bitou Municipality in the next few weeks. The Bitou Municipality website has been redesigned to make it easier to do business within the region and with the municipality. It has improved search functionality which means that content such as news, vacancies, tender requests and frequently asked questions are all easier to find. Best of all, our world-class change management team is training staff across various departments on how to use the system, so that each department can update their own pages, keeping the website fresh and up-to-date for users! This project was a partnership between the Bitou Municipality and the Western Cape Government’s Red Tape Reduction Unit with the aim was making it easier for businesses to access information and engage with the municipality digitally, reducing time, complexity, and costs. This was part of the WCG Municipal Ease of Doing Business Fund, which provides capacity and funding support to municipalities to make it easier for businesses to do business in the Western Cape. The Bitou Municipality, like most government departments, was still using Drupal 7 as the website content management system. Drupal 7 is a 12-year-old technology that is at end of its life. The original contract called for an upgrade to Drupal 9. However, African Ideas realised that Drupal 9 would also be at end of its life in November 2023, and rather opted to upgrade the site to Drupal 10, which has support all the way until 2025. With this technology, upgrades to new versions are also easier, so the municipality can keep up to date. Drupal 10 is brand new. It was only released in December 2023, and with the Bitou Municipality going live with this site, it will be among the leading 1% of Drupal sites in the world that run Drupal 10. It is the first municipal and probably the first government site in South Africa to go live on Drupal 10. We are very proud because not only did we deliver this website in only 4 months, but we did it as part of our Graduate Development Programme, skilling our young staff and delivering outstanding work to our clients at the same time!
Read the update here!African Ideas Founder, Nirvesh Sooful has been featured in a series of videos by the IGC highlighting the work he has done during his tenure as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the City of Cape Town.
Our founder and previous director, Nirvesh Sooful, was interviewed by the Policy and Strategy branch of the City of Cape Town (CoCT). This formed a part of a research project they are undertaking in partnership with the London School of Economics and International Growth Centre entitled Data and Research as Key Enablers for City Outcomes: A Case Study of the City of Cape Town (2000 – 2021). Nirvesh, who worked at the CoCT for 10 years as its first Chief Information Officer (CIO) until 2008, has earned international recognition for his leadership within the ICT space. Nirvesh has received numerous awards; including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award (Berlin), 21st-Century Achievement Award from the Computerworld Honors Programme (Washington DC), African ICT Achievers Award, Computer Society IT Personality of the Year, CIO of the year and Western Cape Premier's Provincial Honours Award. Nirvesh's role in pioneering the CoCT's Information Systems and Technology strategy and his role in projects like Smart Cape are considered foundational to the research project being undertaken. This research aims to draw lessons from the CoCT's journey over 20 years to apply to its and other cities' future. Nirvesh was, therefore, a logical primary participant in the research project. The full video will soon be available on the CoCT's website (and we will be the first to tell you when it releases!). You can expect to hear Nirvesh recollect how absurd people believed the idea of expanding ICT in South Africa to be at the time – and how he and his department ultimately achieved it. You can also expect to hear some thoughts on the lessons that should be taken into the future by cities based on his time as CIO. We are delighted that the city is undertaking this important research project and look forward to seeing the final version. Thank you, Nirvesh!
Read the article here!What We Do
African Ideas is a strategy and innovation company focused on Africa.
Our services focus on strategic planning, research and disruptive innovation especially related to the impact of digitisation across society. We collaborate with companies and governments to devise transformative growth strategies, build innovation capabilities, and create products, services and solutions that improve people’s lives.
A key focus area relates to helping Governments accelerate the benefits of ICT-enabled change through transformation of the public sector and the wider economy. African Ideas brings together people with a track record of success in delivering social, economic and public sector transformation. At the heart of African Ideas is a team that has worked at top global organisations and who led some of the country’s most ambitious and successful programmes of e-transformation.
About Our Roles
African Ideas is an SMME recruitment partner for the Western Cape Government (WCG). We recruit for all IT roles at various departments, including but not limited to the Department of Health (DOH), Transversal Applications Unit (TAPS), EGA, etc., in partnership with iOCO/EOH.
Our Approach
African Ideas is an independent consulting organisation. We are not affiliated with any technology vendor or technology solution provider. This is a deliberate part of our business strategy. We believe that it adds integrity and trust to our offering. We see ourselves as being on the same side as the client – working with the client to turn ideas into strategies, strategies into plans and plans into execution.
We will work side by side with our clients to devise strategies, develop business cases, specify products and services needed, evaluate vendors and products, select the best service providers, manage and oversee the delivery by external service providers, etc.
Essentially we see ourselves as an extension of the client’s team – adding capacity, specific competencies and expertise while also working with the client to mentor, build and extend the internal capacity of the client organisation.
Our Hiring Process
If you're curious about how you might become part of our team, here's a step-by-step guide through the application process:
- CV Submission: We'll take your CV and format it according to the client's (WCG) requirements before submitting it to EOH for initial screening.
- Initial CV Screening: Once your CV passes the initial screening, we invite you to a technical interview with an experienced developer from EOH.
- Technical Interview: Should your interview go well, the next step involves a technical assessment or an IKM test, as per the requirement. Don't worry! We at African Ideas will manage the arrangements for this.
- Technical Assessment or IKM Test: Your performance on this test may lead to an interview invitation from the client (WCG).
- Interview with WCG: Should your assessment results be favourable, you'll have the chance to interview directly with the client, WCG.
- Appointment Notification: After interviewing with the client, we will let you know if you have been chosen for the role.
All candidates who succeed in the selection process will be warmly welcomed as valued members of the African Ideas team.
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