Minister warns board not to relax PUBLIC SERVICE and Administration Minister Geraldine-Fraser Moleketi says a strong performance by the State IT Agency (Sita) in the year to March does not mean the board can relax.

"To the contrary, we`re saying let`s look at the targets for next year and we`re going to push even harder," she said at the release of the agency`s annual report.

Sita posted a net surplus of R143 million for the year to March, up 76.5% from the R81 million for the previous financial year.

With revenue rising 15.6% to R3.36 billion from a previous R2.9 billion, Sita`s net margin (which reflects how much of revenue makes it to the bottom line after costs, tax and other deductions), improved markedly from 2.8% to 4.3%.

Acting CEO Peter Pedlar says partnerships with the ICT industry will form a key element of Sita`s strategy, a concept reiterated by Fraser-Moleketi: "As we move towards a single public service, we very clearly see e-government and the use of ICT in development as key."

Emphasising the need for partnership between the public sector and the ICT industry, she said: "We see that as key to drive the state`s transformation and public service delivery objectives."