Transcript SACIA - AVC Skills Development

AVC Skills Development
Government/SITA
requirements
R&D Technology Advisory Services
Izak de Villiers
15 October 2009
State Information Technology Agency
Agenda
 Role
players
 Goals and principles
 Contract 431 overview
 Architecture
 Issues
and challenges
 Rules and processes
 Conclusion
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Role Players
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Government:
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SITA:
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DPSA: owner and custodian of contract
Departments and other public bodies: users of contract
GITO Council: standards and policies
Certification of ICT goods and services
Procurement: custodian of process
R&D TAS: technical process and consultation services
Industry:
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Manufacturers (OEMs): standards and accreditation
Suppliers: solutions based on contract conditions
Industry bodies (e.g. SABS, SACIA)
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Goals and principles
 Regional procurement and
local development
 NIPP: investment in economy
 Contract goals:
 Successful
solutions implemented for Government
 Not technical, but solution-focussed
 Are clients getting what they require (vs. what they want)?
 Are they deploying the solutions correctly?
 Are their expectations realistic?
 National
and regional service and support (footprint)
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e-Government House of Values
Enable
Lower
TCO
Results
Performance
Fewer
Items
on
Contract
MIOS
BEE Enablement
Economies of Scale
Reduced Duplication
MISS
Security
Compliance
to
Certification
Interoperability
Citizen Convenience
Regional
Procurement
& NIPP
Initiatives
Bulk
Purchasing
Contracts
Government Architecture
Overall Government Architecture Input
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Contract 431 overview
 Transversal contract
for AVC (Audiovisual
Communications Technology)
 High level of skill, preferably certified according
to AV industry standards
 Required
InfoComm CTS-x or equivalent
“It is important for Government that services are provided by
qualified resources. This includes technical resources
certified for AV and VC solutions.”
 Regional footprint
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431 Architecture
Client requirement
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Requirement-driven
(more of an issue than you think!)
Tech
Components
VC
MCU
Display
Audio Video Lighting
Control
Services
Consultation, Design, Installation, Integration, Commissioning
Warranty, Operations, Call centre, Support, Maintenance
Infrastructure
IP Network (WAN/LAN), PSTN
Furniture,
AC
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Solution focus
 Skills are vital!
 Box-dropping is
frowned upon
 Only accredited SPs
are allowed
Total AVC solution
Conf
MCU
Display
Audio
Lighting
Control
Furniture
/ AC
Infrastructure
Warranty, Service, Support
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431 Issues and Challenges
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Skills shortage (especially in regions)
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Experience from other contracts/industries: OEMs have to
handle service & support
No local AV certification or training
Convergence of IT and AV industries
Defining the client’s requirement!
Getting to a workable, cost-effective solution
Remedies:
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Contract conditions
 Advisory services
 Deployment guides
 Skills development: work with OEMs to invest in and develop
partners
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431 Rules and processes
 Contract
allows for growth of suppliers: their
service offering can be increased as their
accreditation credentials improve
 Only accredited bidders with accredited
products in accredited regions
 Accountability/risk for working solution lies with
suppliers, not Government
 Amber-
and blacklisting processes
 Technology management processes
 RFQ
process definition and rules
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Conclusion
 SACIA would
support SITA and Government
goals in terms of local skills development and
accreditation
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Thank You!
Questions?
The future has arrived; it’s just not
evenly distributed. – William Gibson
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SITA Transversal and Term Contracts
(R&D Technology Advisory Services - TAS)
398
431
Software
/ Apps
Collaboration
Operating
System
IBM zSeries
Servers
153
Virtualisation
Output: Printers,
Projectors, Displays
Desktop PCs
285
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Mobile PCs
Mobile dev.
Sun
Input: Scanners,
Cameras
MultiFunction:
Prn/Fax/Copy/Scan
Infrastructure
Phone:
(Cell, 153
Land) 285
153
569
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153
PABX
TMS
599
WAN: Fixed-line, Wireless
578
153
UPS
439
Rack
153
431
Comms
Storage
LAN: Fixed-line, Wireless
385
Surveil- ?
lance
IBM
MF
595
Auto ID: Smart Cards / RFID / Barcoding
439
153
Secondary:
Backup,
DR, Offline,
Archive
285
Network
X64/x86
Primary:IBM
DAS,
NAS, SAN 595
285
Thin clients
VOIP
578
Services
SMS
285
Hardware 285
SMS
431 439
Security
Peripherals
Other
AudioVisual
RISC/Unix/Midrange
385
285
431
Sun SPARC
IBM pSeries
Mainframe
Office Suites
431
Telemedicine
IBM zOS
Client
Computers
Web
578
Air-conditioning
Enterprise System Management
MS
Operating
Platform
153 285 428
ECM / EDMS
570
392
433
578
Power
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