BRIEFING THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON HOME AFFAIRS DHA Modernisation 10 March 2015

I am a key building block of a capable state Our core mandate is to secure, protect and manage these two linked value chains Our services are functions of secure civic and immigration systems. If the systems are not secure then they will have no value. If services are not efficient then security will be undermined. National ID system 2

3 DHA Modernization Road Map

LIVE CAPTURE FOR SMART ID CARDS AND PASSPORTS 4

Progress Report on Live Capture system  This is a fully automated front end system to process the smart ID cards and Passports;  The system has been rolled out to 127 offices since October 2013, a total of 140 offices will be completed by end of March 2015;  By the end of March 2015 at least 1,6 million citizens will be issued with Smart ID cards.  The Department is currently issuing Smart ID Cards to the elderly(≥60 year olds) and first time applicants (16 year olds);  A model that separates and differentiate ID smart card processes from Green ID Book application processes has been developed for DHA offices. 5

Where are our offices

Number of Live Capture Offices per Province 7 ProvinceNumber of Offices Eastern Cape22 Free State9 Gauteng22 Kwazulu-Natal21 Limpopo15 Mpumalanga13 North West11 Northern Cape9 Western Cape18 TOTAL140

Live Capture through the Banking Sector  In the interest of expediting the replacement of the Green ID Books in circulation, the Department has partnered with SABRIC to issue Smart ID cards through the banks;  The full rollout strategy is still under discussion and Minister will provide relevant details later;  Other avenue to be considered is the SA Post office. 8

E-PERMIT SYSTEM 9

E-Permit System  E-Permit is a system that automatically received VISA applications from (Visa Facilitation Services) VFS and enables the Department to electronically adjudicate Permit Applications and issue a response;  Implementation of the E-Permit system has brought about significant efficiencies and improved turnaround times in the issuance of permits;  The system is aligned to the amended regulations;  The receiving and adjudication of the Zimbabwean Special Permit was processed using this system. 10

ENHANCED MOVEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (EMCS) 11

Enhanced Movement Control System (EMCS)  The system was developed and implemented in 2010;  EMCS has been rolled out to 58 POEs;  EMCS will be enhanced further in line with the new immigration regulations; this includes but is not limited to:  Enforcement of the undesirable persons functionality  Capturing of Biometrics at Ports of Entry  Improve management of hits 12

FY 2015/16 TO 16/17 13 DHA Modernisation phase II Scope…

Modernisation Phase II – FY 2015/16-17  The refresh of Automated Fingerprint Identification system (AFIS) - (current Biometric solution) is scheduled to precede the development of the National Identity System (NIS).  The design of the NIS commences;  Commence with data Cleaning of NPR, NIIS and HANIS;  National Identity System development and migration of clean data will take place over two financial years; National ID system 14

15 Services Disruptions and Interventions

Service disruptions due to dependencies  Department has dependencies on Networks as provided through SITA and physical infrastructure as provided mainly by Department of Public Works;  Due to load-shedding, SITA data centres and switching centres were frequently affected leading to non-availability of systems and networks;  Power failures also affected some national key points where HANIS is hosted; the dependency on Public works to fix the challenges.  Network Cable thefts in the last mile of many offices also affected services and dependency is on network operators to fix the lines. 16

Mitigating Interventions  A Disaster Recovery site has been commissioned at Hartbeeshoek;  An upgraded power supply is installed at the BVR Data Centre;  SITA has upgraded its Data Centre at Centurion;  With regard to Networks DHA is engaging the Department of Postal and Telecommunications Services 17

Thank you Comments/ Questions 18