Management information systems in municipalities (SAQA ID 119352)

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Local governments manage a diverse range of services. These governmental entities may be responsible for up to 700 different services, including roads, parks, planning, public safety, waste, housing, education and healthcare. With this centralised management comes the challenge of reconciling the needs of various groups with different political priorities and partnership arrangements, and changing economic and social context.

Citizens expect their local government to sort out complexity and make services intuitive and convenient. This creates a challenge for the IT professionals who deploy the underpinning technology. Local governments face a growing public demand for services, and unprecedented cuts in expenditures. Consequently, their IT departments need to start thinking fresh. This includes supporting fundamental change in council operations, enabled by digital transformation.

Learners working towards this standard will be working within a Public Sector environment, specialising in Public Finance Management and Administration, where the acquisition of competence against this standard will add value to one's job. This standard will also add value to public officials who are seeking to develop a career pathway towards becoming an accomplished public finance management and administration specialist.

The qualifying learner is capable of:

Identifying and describing the elements of management information systems (MIS) relevant to public finance management and administration
Utilising information technology to aid management planning
Assessing the risk associated with information technology
Utilising e-commerce and e-governance to enhance work productivity

Course Features

Lectures 13
Quizzes 0
Duration 16 CPD points
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 157
Certificate Yes
Assessments Yes

Management information systems in municipalities (SAQA ID 119352)

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SAQA ID 119352

NQF level 5

12 credits

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