Issued by: Government Communication Information System
25 April 2002
Pretoria: Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi is expected to arrive in Palo Alto, California, in the United States today, where she will be engaging leading Information Technology leader Hewlett-Packard on their intended interventions in promoting Information Communication Technology in South Africa. Fraser-Moleketi is also to be presented with a customised demonstration on the transformational effects of information technology connectivity on everyday life.
Her visit and engagement with the Information Technology Institution further positions South Africa as a global partner in the development of Information Communication Technology solutions for the developing world's challenges. It also serves as a build-up for South Africa's own unique role in bridging the gap between the technology empowered and those historically excluded from technology. It is expected that the Minister during her Budget Vote Speech will announce a catalytic compact with Hewlett Packard on ICT on May 23rd.
From Palo Alto, the Minister will leave for Canada where she will deliver the prestigious annual Manion Lecture for 2002. Fraser-Moleketi will also
use this opportunity to meet with officials from the Canadian Center for Management Development (CCMD) which focuses on training and development for the civil services, where she will explore a partnership with the institute for developing learning organisations and broad project management skills in the civil service.
Whilst in Canada Fraser-Moleketi will also address a special freedom day celebration expected to be attended by South Africans living in Canada in Ottawa on 29 April 2002. Fraser-Moleketi, who is accompanied by a delegation from the South African Management Development Institute (SAMDI), is expected back in South Africa on the 06 May 2002
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