Tumelo Zwane , Chief Information Officer at South Africa ’ s Special Investigating Unit ( SIU ), discusses the organisation ’ s digital transformation and maintaining cybersecurity during COVID-19
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Tumelo Zwane , Chief Information Officer at South Africa ’ s Special Investigating Unit ( SIU ), discusses the organisation ’ s digital transformation and maintaining cybersecurity during COVID-19
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J oining the Special Investigating Unit ( SIU ) in 2018 , Tumelo Zwane has been the Chief Information Officer for two years .
“ The special investigating unit is responsible for investigating acts of corruption , ensuring that public funds are not misused and instill discipline so that everyone is accountable and accounts for how they procure , tender and award contracts , to service providers ,” explains Zwane .
“ The difference between us and other agencies within the department , we are the only ones that are responsible for recovering the funds that are misused , or misappropriated by government officials . We go as far as instituting litigations and civil proceedings via a special tribunal solely put together to deal with SIU investigations .”
Late last year , Zwane began crafting a digital strategy for the SIU which looked at three pillars to optimise and stabilise its current environment by upgrading its network .
“ This stage of the digital strategy we have already done ,” comments Zwane , “ we have upgraded our network , moving to a more stable
NOVEMBER 2020