2005/2006 - SANParks

2005South African National ParksCORPORATE SUPPORTSERVICES DIVISIONStructureThe core focus areas of Corporate Support Services are the following:• Information & Communications Technology Services (ICT)• Risk Management Coordination• Internal and External Auditing Services Coordination• Records Management Coordination• Corporate Project Management Administration Offi ce Coordination(CPMO)• Corporate Management Information Services (MIS)• Corporate Geographic Information System Coordination (GIS)As from 1 April 2006 the focus area of Forensic Auditing will be addedto the Division.Information and Communications Technology (ICT)SANParks outsourced the full ICT function since 1 June 2000 to GijimaAst(Previously known as AST) and this outsource arrangement was renewedon 1 June 2003 and expired on 31 March 2006. During 2005, SANParksembarked on a comprehensive tendering process to identify a partnerfor the next three years to manage the ICT environment of South AfricanNational Parks. In November 2005 SANParks awarded the contract toDatacentrix, effective from 1 April 2006.Risk ManagementSANParks has established a comprehensive Risk Management Frameworkand maintains Risk Registers on organisational and divisional levels. Therisk registers are continuously reviewed. During the coming fi nancial year,there will be a process to implement Risk Registers on business unit leveland to maintain all risks on a central repository. During the period underreview the existing risk registers have been aligned with the South AfricanNational Parks Balanced Scorecard Performance Management system.The Risk Management section also focused extensively on the implicationsand implementation of the Firearms Control Act in South African NationalParks.Internal and External Auditing ServicesSANParks is audited by the Auditor General and/or his nominee. Duringthe period under review, the interim audit was performed by Ernst & Youngwith the fi nal audit conducted by the offi ce of the Auditor General.The SANParks Board extended the Internal Auditing services which havebeen outsourced for a period of three years with an auditing consortiumconsisting of the auditing fi rms, Deloitte & Touche and Nkonki, for a furtheryear. In the next year SANParks will embark on a process to procure InternalAuditing services for the next three years as per the requirements of theSupply Management Act.36