The Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Mr Andries Nel, will deliver the keynote address at the launch of the GovChat Community Engagement Platform in Cape Town.
The GovChat community engagement platform is the world’s first citizen engagement platform with inbuilt communication tools on the popular WhatsApp application.
GovChat is brought in partnership with Departments of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs. The collaborative effort makes South African Government the first in the world to create a digital communication tool where government becomes instantly accessible to over 16 million people.
For the first time, citizens will be able to access over 10,000 public representatives supporting over 30, 000 public facilities and services in communities across the country. In rural communities where connection may be slower, GovChat will be available through the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel.
Members of the media are invited to attend as follows:
– Date: 25 September 2018
– Time: 12:00
– Venue: Block B, 5th Floor, Woodstock Exchange, 66-68 Albert Road – Woodstock, Cape Town
For confirmations, and interview requests, kindly contact Mr Lizile Pakati: 066 307 0000.
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