Gauteng Online for Most Gauteng Schools

Monday, November 9, 2009 - 12:08

Eight years, hundreds of millions of rands and six companies later, by the end of November 2009 most schools will have Gauteng Online – Mogashoa

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Stolen Idea

By Anonymous

Thu 9 Jun, 2011 - 16:32

Some info on Gauteng online, Marvin Pillay ( enterprise Architect ) approached Sa Wireless, as Sentech contract was coming to a close and wanted a service provider to take over, there had also spoken to I burst , but was to expensive. Whilst in the meeting Sa Wireless disgust the way forward in wireless technology and showed Marvin Pillay and his manager how would Sa Wireless go to supply Gauteng online, wireless connections. Sa Wireless showed Marvin Pillay and the manager how the schools would be connected with wireless and school labs would benefit also with internet.. After the meeting sawireless was asked to send a proposal through to Marvin Pillay ( enterprise Architect ) in how the schools would be connected up with wireless equipment. This was done, there after sawireless did not hear a word back form GSSC only to find out that some-one was doing the project. Sawireless feels that they were used to find out how to connect the schools, and the info and planning was stolen by GSSC from Sa Wireless

Eight years, hundreds of millions of rands and six companies later, by the end of the month most schools will have Gauteng Online.

This is according to SMMT Online executive chairperson, Tebogo Mogashoa. Mogashoa says they have connected 1 365 of 2042 schools, adding that, “Our target for November is 1500 schools. There are 157 schools with structural defects that the education department has to sort out.”

Gauteng Online was initiated in 2001 by then Gauteng premier, Mbhazima Shilowa, through the education department (GDE). The project suffered many delays and setbacks and in March 2005, an additional R100 million was allocated to fast track it – in addition to the original R500 million already allocated for the whole project.

To read the article titled, “Gauteng Online up and running at most schools,” click here.

Source:

<br /> Sowetan

Article link:

http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=1085088