Speech on Revenue Management System
This speech was delivered at the sitting of the eThekwini Council on 29 April, 2010.
“The Democratic Alliance will support the final extension of funding for this ambitious Revenue Management System project, which, if successful and stable could be an excellent strategic investment for the City.
The potential this RMS project has to both provide an efficient and customised solution to the City is significant. Further, the possibility of realising an early return on investment if we are able to sell this product to other local governments in Africa and abroad is promising.
We must embrace every opportunity we can to develop and deliver locally, thus improving local skills and saving vital foreign exchange. If successful, the RMS project will be an example of one such opportunity.
The DA must stress, however, that with a software development project of this complexity and magnitude, none of the above can be celebrated until the proverbial fat lady sings. The development itself must be successfully completed and a well resourced maintenance and support team put in place to ensure the investment is sustained.
Lastly, due to the contentious nature and history of the project, we would like to request that between now and when the project is due to be rolled out, the full council or at least the Executive Committee, be formally updated on a monthly basis on the progress of the development as it approaches the go-live date.”