Version 0.30 Effective date 2005-02-10 Summary of changes 060101: Added “WAN” in All Government organizations should connect to the common government WAN infrastructure; LakGovNet (LGN). 0.30 2005-02-10 060101: Deleted “Any existing LANs in government organizations should migrate towards connecting to the LGN.” 0.30 2005-02-10 060202: “deleted (logical deletion)” replaced with “disabled” - LAN accounts should be created only after clearance by the organization’s management and disabled on the same day of employee’s departure from the organization. 0.30 2005-02-10 060203: Added new policy element - government organizations should define a standard format for the LAN accounts and for the names of the PCs and servers in the network. 0.30 2005-02-10 0701 “Gap Analysis” replaced with “Needs Assessment”. 0.30 2005-02-10 0702: “For Senior Management” replaced with “For all staff”. 0.30 2005-02-10 070201: Policy element re-worded to read as - All staff including senior management and middle management staff in government organizations must be competent in the use of ICT in their daily work, and necessary awareness and training should be provided to achieve this competency. 0.30 2005-02-10 0703: “Administrative staff” replaced with “Certification” 0.30 2005-02-10 070301: “Agencies involved in administrative duties must undergo a basic ICT training in order to be ready to operated the government services. The course should include training in such areas as computer skills, wp, spreadsheet, Internet and email” replaced with “All staff in government organizations should be encouraged to obtain government approved computer qualifications” 0.30 2005-02-10 0704: Added “CIO training” 0.30 2005-02-10 070401: Added new policy element – “All government Chief Innovation Officers (CIOs ) should undergo adequate training to enable them to perform their duties in ICT related projects.” 0.31 2005-02-17 Added section “Salient Points” as recommended at the meeting with ICTA rd Focus Groups / Working Groups, held on 3 February 2005. 0.32 2005-02-21 Added “Contractual issues” 1.1 2005-09-01 Added “The Computer Crimes Act, which provides for the identification of computer crimes and to provide the procedure for the investigation and enforcement of such crimes, was passed in August 2005” Changed timeframe to September “The implementation time frame is to be 3 years, commencing September 2005.” 3.3 2005-10-13 Added “The Computer Crimes Legislation, which provides for the identification of computer crimes and to provide the procedure for the investigation and rd enforcement of such crimes, was debated in Parliament on 23 August 2005 and there was overall consensus that it should be adopted” 3.4 2006-03-03 Amendments made to sections; 010302, 010303, 0110, 030218, 050101, and 060101. 3.42 2006-08-14 Page 05: inserted “Electronic Transactions Act no. 19 of 2006 31