Statistics South Africa plans a major tech makeover that will change how the country collects important data. Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni told Parliament about the ambitious digital plans during budget talks. The government agency wants to dump old paper methods and embrace modern computer systems. Officials already started switching household surveys from paperwork to digital formats. This move saves money and makes data collection much faster.
The agency will spend the next five years completely rebuilding how it gathers statistics. Artificial intelligence will help create official government numbers and reports. Web-based systems will replace outdated methods for collecting economic data. Scientists will use advanced techniques to analyze massive amounts of information from different sources. Cloud computing technology will store and process all the statistical data.
Parliament approved a hefty budget to fund these digital upgrades across three years. Stats SA receives 2.7 billion rand for the current financial year. The budget jumps to 2.91 billion rand next year and reaches 3.04 billion rand after that. Ntshavheni wants lawmakers to support the spending plan for these crucial improvements. She believes accurate statistics help government leaders make smart decisions about the country's future.
The agency will spend the next five years completely rebuilding how it gathers statistics. Artificial intelligence will help create official government numbers and reports. Web-based systems will replace outdated methods for collecting economic data. Scientists will use advanced techniques to analyze massive amounts of information from different sources. Cloud computing technology will store and process all the statistical data.
Parliament approved a hefty budget to fund these digital upgrades across three years. Stats SA receives 2.7 billion rand for the current financial year. The budget jumps to 2.91 billion rand next year and reaches 3.04 billion rand after that. Ntshavheni wants lawmakers to support the spending plan for these crucial improvements. She believes accurate statistics help government leaders make smart decisions about the country's future.
