Having played a part in Singapore’s ICT development since
1969, ST Electronics has applied its electronic government
capabilities beyond the shores of Singapore.
The Gem of Africa, Botswana, is one of the most forwardlooking
countries on the African continent. It has begun in
earnest the drive to go completely electronic, and ST
Electronics is fully committed to support the Botswana
Government in their transformation process.
Their vision is for the Government, businesses and people
to be networked and interconnected by 2016. ST Electronics
has secured three projects with the Botswana Government
to date and continue to look
to Africa as a growth market.
A key differentiator in ST Electronics’ value proposition is
that its solutioning and delivery is tailored to the economic,
cultural and infrastructural circumstances of its customer.
As no two projects are alike, ST Electronics’ does not
transpose specifications from one customer to another.
We believe that meeting the unique needs of each customer
in fulfilling their business objectives is important. As seen
in the project summaries below, ST Electronics delivers its
systems with considerations and respect to its customers’
needs, wants and constraints.
Project PAYE — Pay As You Earn Tax System
The first project to be delivered was the Pay As You Earn
(PAYE) and Other Withholding Taxes (OWHT) Systems for
the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS). These systems
were delivered as complete end-to-end solutions to fulfill
the digitisation programme for Botswana’s taxation system.
PAYE is a withholding personal income tax system where
individuals pay their income taxes on a monthly basis through
their employers. The BURS is now fully digital in the entire
administration of tax collection. At year-end, employees file
the returns electronically, and the BURS is able to perform
reconciliation comprehensively to ensure compliance which
includes top-ups or refunds.
Key functionalities include a role-based workflow and
document management of incidents, cases and recording of
criminals, crime analysis, criminal and business intelligence,
audit trails and network connectivity among 78 police stations
country-wide, for both online and offline modes.
In Phase 2, a Geographical Information System (GIS) capability
will be available to identify current and potential crime sites.
It examines complex seemingly unrelated criteria and displays
them in graphical layered, spatial interface or maps.
When both phases have been completed. the Botswana
Police Service will be able to collect, manage and share crime
and criminal information more efficiently, increasing their
effectiveness in fighting crime and protecting citizens. Crime
analysis, criminal and business intelligence is now performed
more comprehensively to improve operational management,
policy formulation and enhance pre-emptive responses to
prevent crime.
These achievements will place Botswana in a favourable
position to achieve their vision of a networked and
interconnected nation way before 2016. |
