About the GCIS
website
This page provides
information about the GCIS website. It includes
Purpose of the website
The purpose of the GCIS website is to
- provide its target customers with easily accessible information on GCIS's
mandate, functions, services, programmes and activities
- disseminate government information which falls within the mandate of the department
to all relevant audiences
- provide a vehicle for interaction between GCIS and the public
- promote the GCIS's and government's image.
The main target audiences for the GCIS website are
- the broad public
- the media
- national,provincial and local government
- the international community.
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Content available on the website
The website
provides information about GCIS, including its vision, mission,
functions, services, corporate strategy and history. Information
is also provided on the Minister responsible for the department,
and GCIS senior management. Corporate documents, GCIS publications,
media statements and speeches, as well as Cabinet statements are
posted on the site as soon as it is made public. Newsworthy events
the GCIS is involved in are also announced. In order to enhance
government transparency, the website also presents an indication
of GCIS human resource representativity and some of its internal
human resource policies. Where appropriate, external links have
been provided for the user's convenience. To be continuously updated
about the latest additions to the website, please consult the Home
Page.
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Additional help to access information on the website
To enhance access,
the site provides functionalities to access information in various
ways, including
- a search
can be executed from any page on the site.
- a site
map. The purpose of the site map is to provide a visual representation
of the website. It enables you to orientate yourself to the site's
structure.
- an alphabetical index to products, organisational structures, services on the website
- a page presenting frequently asked questions (FAQs)
about GCIS.
Links to other
websites are indicated as follows by the wording 'outside link'
in brackets behind the link. This link will open in a new browser
window.
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Tips on how to use the search facility
Case
Enter your search
terms in lower case. The search engine will find both the upper
and lower case instances of your search term.
Single words
If you want
to search for a specific word, literally as is, enclose it in double
quotation marks, e.g. "elections". The result will display
all pages containing the word "elections", but not "election".
String of words or phrase
If you want
to search for a string of words or a phrase, enter the string in
the specific order you want it, e.g. local government. The result
will dislay all pages containing the two words exactly as you entered
it.
Two or more words
If you want
to search for pages with two or more words appearing in it, but
not necessarily side by side, e.g. Mbeki and elections, enter: Mbeki
AND elections. The result will display all pages containing the
words Mbeki as well as elections.
If you want to search for pages with either of these words appearing
in it, enter Mbeki OR elections. The result will display all pages
containing at least one of your search terms (all pages containing
the word Mbeki, all pages containing the word elections and all
pages containing both these words).
Exclude words
Exclude pages
that are not relevant to your search by preceding the search term
NOT, e.g. Mbeki NOT elections.
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Recommended
browsers and screen resolution
Recommended
browsers for viewing the site are Netscape
Communicator 4.5 (outside link) and Internet
Explorer 4.0 (outside link). The contact
directory and profile
database is optimised for Internet Explorer only.
A screen resolution
of 800x600 pixels is recommended.
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Document
formats
The main format
for documents on this website is HTML. In some cases, PDF versions
of documents are additionally provided to preserve the original
layout and to assist users in the downloading or printing thereof.
To
open PDF documents, you need to have the Adobe
Acrobat Reader 4 (outside link) installed
on your computer. It will open the documents directly in your browser.
To download
PDF documents to your computer, please follow the following steps:
When using
Internet Explorer as your browser:
- With your
mouse, RIGHT click on the link to the document you want to download
- In the drop-down menu, choose "Save Target as.."
- In the "Save As" window choose the location on your hard drive where you
want to save the document and click on the SAVE button. The file
will be downloaded to the location you have specified.
- Open your
Acrobat Reader application and open the documents that you have
downloaded.
When using
Netscape as your browser
- With your
mouse, SHIFT and click (left mouse click) on the link to the document
you want to save.
- In the "Save
As" window choose the location on your hard drive where you
want to save the document and click on the SAVE button. The file
will be downloaded to the location you have specified.
- Open your
Acrobat Reader application and open the documents that you have
downloaded.
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Help with problems experienced
with the website
Should you encounter technical problems with the website, please contact Estelle Greeff.
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List of acronyms used
CBO - community-based
organisations
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
CIO - Chief Information Officer
CRC - Communication Resource Centre
CS - Corporate Services
CSA - Communication Service Agency
CTS - Client Training Services
EIR - Electronic
Information Resources
FAQs - frequently
asked questions
FOSAD - Forum of South African Directors-General
GCF - Government
Communicators Forum
GCIS - Government Communication and Information System
GCP - Government Communication Programme
CFO - Chief Financial Officer
GIC - Government Information Centre
G&ML - Government and Media Liaison
EAP - Employee
Assistance Programme
EEI - economic, employment and investment (cluster)
HR - Human Resources
HRD - Human Resource Development
HTM - Human Resource Management
HTML - Hypertext markup language
IMC - International
Marketing Council
I&ML - International and Media Liaison
IMC - International Media Council
IRPS- international relations, peace keeping and security (cluster)
IT - information technology
JCPS - justice,
crime prevention and security (cluster)
MDDA - Media
Development and Diversity Agency
MLO - Ministerial Liaison Officer
MMEs - Medium and Macro Enterprises
MPCC - Multi-purpose Community Centre
NGO - Non-governmental
Organsisation
PACAS - Policy
co-ordination and Services
PIMS - Project Information and Management System
PIT - Public Information Terminal
P&LL - Provincial and Local Liaison
PDF - Portable document format
SADC - Southern
African Development Community
SAQA - South African Qualifications Authority
SETA - Sector Education and Training Authority
SMMEs - Small, Medium and Macro Enterprises
WIMS - Ward
Level Information Management System
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