Cape Town is transforming into a technologically advanced city through significant IT sector initiatives, enhancing e-government services and empowering low-income employees with access to banking. A large IT training program has improved skills among city workers, while partnerships between business, labor, and the community have been crucial for success. The document emphasizes the importance of leadership over management in achieving these goals and encourages proactive engagement in making positive changes.

1. Some random thoughts on my departure… Nirvesh Sooful

2. Developmental local government

3. IS&T in Context City of Cape Town has positioned itself to become one of our most technologically advanced cities, through successful IT sector intervention. By implementing its visionary transformation strategy, Cape Town is now a frontrunner in South Africa’s National IT Strategy. The benefits for all have been enormous. E-government services have been developed; the service to its citizens has been improved. All city employees have access to mainstream banking giving low-income employees a measure of economic empowerment. The cherry on top of the cake for this project, is that they have instituted the largest IT training programme in our history, boosting the IT skills of the city by training thousands of employees. IT businesses owned by the formerly dispossessed are also benefiting through this partnership. In order for Cape Town to establish itself as a municipal services leader there had to be a partnership between, business, labour and the community. I am sharing this success story with you because I want to see more of such initiatives. Address by Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Minister of Communications at Nedlac ICT Annual Forum Meeting, 25 January 2005

4. www.Linked 2 Leadership.com “ What is the difference between Management & Leadership?” Management is working in the system; Leadership is working on the System. Managers gain authority by position; Leaders gains it by influence and character. Management is reaching goals; Leadership is fulfilling a vision. Management cares about efficiency; Leadership is concerned with effectiveness. A manager get things done via planning and delegation. Tasks are assigned and results are obtained via others efforts. A leader get things done by holding a vision, modeling behaviors and inspiring action.

5. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

6. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

7. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

8. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

9. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

10. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

11. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

12. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

13. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

14. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

15. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

16. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

17. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

18. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

19. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

20. Our projects have resulted in tangable benefits to real people across all communities

21. “ don’t be afraid not to follow the herd – because where the herd’s gone, the food is already eaten” bob dylan

22. and finally….

23. take action, not notes

24. people can be divided into three groups

25. those who make things happen those who watch things happen those who ask ‘ what happened ’ ?