Policy Awareness activities and compliance levels by May 2012

1. Actions taken to implement
eGovernment Policy
and
Progress of Implementation
Wasantha Deshapriya
Director
Re-engineering Government Programme
ICTA

2. eGovernment Policy
History
November 2004 – ICTA formed a policy Committee
Inputs of CIOs, government organizations, private organizations,
citizens, associations etc.
Cabinet approval on 2009-12-16
Time framework – Jan 2010 to Dec 2012
Vision
“To adopt ICT in all its aspects to make government more
efficient and effective, improve access to government services,
and create a more citizen centric government”

3. eGovernment Policy
Structure
7 Sections
27 Sub sections
138 policy requirements
Section 1: ICT Management
Section 2: Procurement and Contractual issues
Section 3: Communication Interface
Section 4: Networking and Connectivity
Section 5: Web Presence
Section 6: Government Network
Section 7: Human Resource Development

4. Awareness Activities
Workshops – CIOs & Heads of organizations
eGovernment Policy Book
CIO forum
Social Media
eGov Policy wiki
To address
Why - eGovernment
What – eGovernment Policy
How – Demonstrations, Activities, Experiences

5. eGovernment Policy Workshops
Category Number of Participants
Organizations
Covered
Ministries 57 CIOs & Heads of
Organizations
Departments 91 CIOs & Heads of
Organizations
District Secretariats 21 CIOs & Heads of
Organizations
Divisional Secretariats 305 CIOs, Staff officers
& Head of
Organization
Provincial Councils & Provincial 275 CIOs, Staff officers
organizations & Heads of
Organizations
Statutory Boards 210 CIOs & Heads of
Organizations
959

6. Assessment of of eGovernment Policy
Compliance - Attempt 1
2010-05-31- Circular No SP/SB/03/10 (Issued by Secretary to
the President)
14 Items 19 Policy Statements
479 Submissions as at 2010-12-31
Area covered is limited 45%
7%
Over 75% Policy Compliance
50% to 75% Policy Compliance
Below 50% Policy Compliance
48%

7. Collection of eGovernment Policy Compliance
Attempt 2
Circular No SB/5/1/ICTA/Re-Gov 2011-06-24
(Issued by Secretary to the President)
Requested compliance for 40 policy requirements
Was sent with Templates & formats

8. Assessment of of eGovernment Policy
Compliance - Attempt 2
Findings
228 Government organizations responded
Extremely low conformity
36%
14%
Over 75% Policy Compliance
50% to 75% Policy Compliance
Below 50% Policy Compliance
49%

9. Observations
Policy requirements are in a big range
The organizations at the beginning of eGovernment
journey can not understand high level requirements
Extremely difficult to assess the compliance
Some policy requiremetns are vague, some are
obsolete
There are new areas to be addressed. e.g. data sharing