Municipal e-points, FOSS in local government Presenter: Tose Misevski, Project Manager, UNDP November, 2007

e-Governance Exploiting the power of ICT to help transform the accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of public service and helping to enhance the relationship between public bodies and citizens Effective usage of ICT provides possibility to overcome problems of different social groups and citizens especially of remote areas

Exploiting the power of ICT to help transform the accessibility, quality and cost-effectiveness of public service and helping to enhance the relationship between public bodies and citizens

Effective usage of ICT provides possibility to overcome problems of different social groups and citizens especially of remote areas

e-points Addresses quality of the e-services, participation of the citizens, provision of continuous training for the citizens and support for the local community Covers the distant locations and assist the development of the rural areas Supports e-inclusion and increase access to Internet and public information Increases efficiency and transparency in administration, benefiting both the business sector and the citizens Supports democratic processes through the tools of e-democracy

Addresses quality of the e-services, participation of the citizens, provision of continuous training for the citizens and support for the local community

Covers the distant locations and assist the development of the rural areas

Supports e-inclusion and increase access to Internet and public information

Increases efficiency and transparency in administration, benefiting both the business sector and the citizens

Supports democratic processes through the tools of e-democracy

FOSS project "Support to e-Governance initiatives based on Free/Open Source Software at the local level in Macedonia" as part of the UNDP Global Programme : "Capacity Development Through Knowledge Sharing and Networking: Free/Open Software for Developing Countries"

"Support to e-Governance initiatives based on Free/Open Source Software at the local level in Macedonia" as part of the

UNDP Global Programme : "Capacity Development Through Knowledge Sharing and Networking: Free/Open Software for Developing Countries"

Project objective To promote and facilitate the implementation of FOSS as a cost-effective e-governance solutions at local level The project was build upon the existing ICTC and human capacities in Macedonian municipalities FOSS attitude of municipal authorities was considered of crucial importance for successful project implementation Project was realized in close collaboration with ZELS and FOSS community

To promote and facilitate the implementation of FOSS as a cost-effective e-governance solutions at local level

The project was build upon the existing ICTC and human capacities in Macedonian municipalities

FOSS attitude of municipal authorities was considered of crucial importance for successful project implementation

Project was realized in close collaboration with ZELS and FOSS community

Main project phases Assessment of the municipal potentials , needs and priorities for development of new applications Capacity building , training and competency development for the municipal employees and local supporting entities within the new environment FOSS based e-governance solutions development and implementation in pilot municipalities Awareness and knowledge about FOSS benefits to be increased

Assessment of the municipal potentials , needs and priorities for development of new applications

Capacity building , training and competency development for the municipal employees and local supporting entities within the new environment

FOSS based e-governance solutions development and implementation in pilot municipalities

Awareness and knowledge about FOSS benefits to be increased

Assessment Assessment of the potentials of the ICT infrastructure and human capacity in municipalities Pre-selection of 10 municipalities Selection of 3 pilot municipalities Needs assessment – technical requirements (selection of FOSS tools for implementation, adaptation to local context, upgrade of existing infrastructure) – application requirements (selection of priority applications, their functional analysis and implementation standards)

Assessment of the potentials of the ICT infrastructure and human capacity in municipalities

Pre-selection of 10 municipalities

Selection of 3 pilot municipalities

Needs assessment

– technical requirements (selection of FOSS tools for implementation, adaptation to local context, upgrade of existing infrastructure)

– application requirements (selection of priority applications, their functional analysis and implementation standards)

Capacity building Training needs analyses Redesigning and developing new training curriculums - “Practical Guide on FOSS " prepared in collaboration with Free Software Macedonia Training of the municipal ICTC Support Staff and local ICTC Foundations (16 in total) Training of municipal administration (120 in total)

Training needs analyses

Redesigning and developing new training curriculums - “Practical Guide on FOSS " prepared in collaboration with Free Software Macedonia

Training of the municipal ICTC Support Staff and local ICTC Foundations (16 in total)

Training of municipal administration (120 in total)

Application development Integrated WEB database solution that incorporates: Reengineering of municipal official WEB site e- Municipal Council application e- Workflow and Document Management system e- Inter municipal cooperation portal Solutions implemented in 3 pilot and 4 additional municipalities

Integrated WEB database solution that incorporates:

Reengineering of municipal official WEB site

e- Municipal Council application

e- Workflow and Document Management system

e- Inter municipal cooperation portal

Solutions implemented in 3 pilot and 4 additional municipalities

Design

Development technology Based on: - Joomla CMS, PHP, My SQL and XML The system works on: - Linux and Windows platforms - Can be used with most major browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla

Based on:

- Joomla CMS, PHP, My SQL and XML

The system works on:

- Linux and Windows platforms

- Can be used with most major browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla

Training and deployment For administrators of the system For municipality employees The application is hosted centrally Deployment model allows easy continual updates

For administrators of the system

For municipality employees

The application is hosted centrally

Deployment model allows easy continual updates

Awareness raising Regional Workshops on FOSS were organized in 5 municipalities in collaboration with Free Software Macedonia and local ICTC Foundations (February 2007 with more then 160 participants) National Conference on FOSS was organized in collaboration with ZELS and participation of KIT, MASIT, SEAVUS, Metamorphosis, Free Software Macedonia, MESA, ISOC Bulgaria, Red Hat and Novell ( May 2007 with more then 120 participants)

Regional Workshops on FOSS were organized in 5 municipalities in collaboration with Free Software Macedonia and local ICTC Foundations (February 2007 with more then 160 participants)

National Conference on FOSS was organized in collaboration with ZELS and participation of KIT, MASIT, SEAVUS, Metamorphosis, Free Software Macedonia, MESA, ISOC Bulgaria, Red Hat and Novell ( May 2007 with more then 120 participants)

Migration to FOSS in pilot municipalities Installed Linux OS stand alone on all computers without SW license and “dual boot” on the others Installed Open Office and Mozilla Firefox as standard applications

Installed Linux OS stand alone on all computers without SW license and “dual boot” on the others

Installed Open Office and Mozilla Firefox as standard applications

Project evaluation and recommendations Increase municipal awareness and capacity about FOSS Aid development of FOSS policies and strategies Continue development of FOSS local e-government solutions into coherent system Continue building partnerships and address donor community Continue increasing public awareness about FOSS

Increase municipal awareness and capacity about FOSS

Aid development of FOSS policies and strategies

Continue development of FOSS local e-government solutions into coherent system

Continue building partnerships and address donor community

Continue increasing public awareness about FOSS

Useful links Many useful information including presentations of FOSS workshops and National conference could be found at : http:// www.foss.undp.org DEMO municipal web portal at: http:// www.ls.net.mk

Many useful information including presentations of FOSS workshops and National conference could be found at : http:// www.foss.undp.org

DEMO municipal web portal at: http:// www.ls.net.mk

Thank you for your attention!

Thank you for your attention!