The WCED will work with schools and service providers to connect schools over a two to threeyear period.

From September 2014, a Centre for e-Innovation (CEI) representative will make appointments with schools to discuss how best to connect schools to the WAN.

This will involve Neotel and the Centre for e-Innovation (CEI) in the Department of the Premier conducting an on-site survey to establish, for example, how to install a fibre-optic cable from the boundary of the school to a designated point within the school.

We would appreciate it greatly if you could assist in the following ways:

• Ensure that the school provides access to these representatives to all areas that will be used to install the fibre optic cable
• Delegate a knowledgeable representative of the school who will be available during the site survey
• Identify and provide access to a secure room where service providers can install the main point of connection for the fibre optic cable. This could be, for example, an administration office, the computer room, media room or other suitable and secure venue that has at least two power points and two square metres of available floor space.
• Ensure that an authorised person is present to approve the cable installation route as agreed by both the school and representatives from Neotel and the CEI.

We will provide further information on the roll-out plan and the commencement of work shortly.

If you need further information on the on-site survey, please contact the technical helpdesk at:

SchoolsIT.Helpdesk@westerncape.gov.za
Tel: 021 900 7123
Fax: 021 903 1329