This document discusses e-government in Kenya, including definitions of e-government, its various segments and models, rationale for implementing e-government in Kenya, sample e-government projects already in place, and prospective applications. It outlines the benefits of e-government such as improved efficiency and service delivery. It also discusses Kenya's institutional arrangements for e-government and examples of non-internet e-government technologies. Lastly, it notes some risks of implementing e-government.
E governance and digital india by col inderjit singhInderjeet Singh
E-Governance in India, a major initiative under the ‘National e-Governance Plan’ (NeGP) of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, was approved in 2006 and it is the backbone of ‘Digital India’ vision.
E-Governance is about Government’s interaction with government, it’s way of conducting business with companies and delivering services to its citizens by leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled strategies for ensuring transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the process which is not only faster but also more personalized and can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It also entails integrating services across different governmental agencies in order to reduce cost structures, simplify interaction and improve overall service delivery in real time.
E governance and digital india by col inderjit singhInderjeet Singh
E-Governance in India, a major initiative under the ‘National e-Governance Plan’ (NeGP) of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, was approved in 2006 and it is the backbone of ‘Digital India’ vision.
E-Governance is about Government’s interaction with government, it’s way of conducting business with companies and delivering services to its citizens by leveraging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) enabled strategies for ensuring transparency, efficiency, and accountability in the process which is not only faster but also more personalized and can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It also entails integrating services across different governmental agencies in order to reduce cost structures, simplify interaction and improve overall service delivery in real time.
Reinventing Government in the Information Age
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E governance - management information systemAkanksha Gohil
Electronic governance, popularly known as E-governance, is the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in all the processes, with the aim of enhancing government ability to address the needs of the general public. The basic purpose of e-governance is to simplify processes for all, i.e. government, citizens, businesses, etc. at National, State, and local levels
E-governance, meaning ‘electronic governance’ is using information and communication technologies (ICTs) (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) at various levels of the government and the public sector and beyond, for the purpose of enhancing governance. The application of ICT to transform the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of exchange of information and transaction:
between Governments,
between Government agencies,
between Government and Citizens, and
between Government and businesses
Government Process Re-engineering using IT to simplify and make the government processes more efficient is critical for transformation to make the delivery of government services more effective across various government domains and therefore needs to be implemented by all Ministries/ Departments.
NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN (NEGP)
negpThe National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision, a shared cause. Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is evolving, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy, reliable access over the internet. The ultimate objective is to bring public services closer home to citizens, as articulated in the Vision Statement of NeGP.
“Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets,and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realise the basic needs of the common man”
The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), comprising of 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) and 8 components, on May 18, 2006.
Click the link to view the Official website for the National E-Governance Plan (NeGP)
E-GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
Digital India
State Wide Area Network (SWAN): Under this Scheme, technical and financial assistance are being provided to the States/UTs for establishing SWANs to connect all State/UT Headquarters up to the Block level via District/ sub-Divisional Headquarters, in a vertical hierarchical structure with a minimum bandwidth capacity of 2 Mbps per link. Each of the State / UT can enhance the bandwidth up to 34 Mbps between SHQ and DHQ and upto 8 Mbps between DHQ and BHQ depending upon the utilization. Steps have been initiated to integrate all SWANs using the National Knowledge Network (NKN).State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG): State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG), is one of the core infrastructure pillars of the NeGP which would establish Electronic Service Delivery in all 35 States / UTs. This project aims to enhance the services provided to the citizens through Common Service Centers (CSCs) by carrying out the Implementation of the State Portal, State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) & Electronic Form application. It is envisaged that the common infrastructure (SWAN, SDC
The National e-Governance Plan of Indian Government seeks to lay the foundation and provide the impetus for long-term growth of e-Governance within the country.
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E-Government refers to the use by government agencies of information and communication technologies (ICT) that have the ability to transform relations with citizens, businesses, government employees, and other arms of government in the delivery of services. For the World Bank, it is the use of ICT to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of government.
E-Government is the use of electronic media in the facilitation of government processes. It covers a wide range of applications making use of multi-media broadcasting, radio networks, computer networks, mobile phone communication technologies, and other similar electronic devices.
Internal information systems of Government agencies, information kiosks, automated telephone information services, SMS services and other systems all comprise e-Government services. All these are applications of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to improve the services of the Government towards its primary clients: the citizens.
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For e-Government updates, visit www.GabayPinoy.com
- Edwin Ka Edong Soriano
Reinventing Government in the Information Age
II.People’s Participation, Consensus Building, and Transparency through ICTs: Issues and Challenges for Governance in the Philippines
III. Shaping Organization Form Communication, Connection and Community
IV. ICTs and Employment: the Problem of Job Quality
E governance - management information systemAkanksha Gohil
Electronic governance, popularly known as E-governance, is the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in all the processes, with the aim of enhancing government ability to address the needs of the general public. The basic purpose of e-governance is to simplify processes for all, i.e. government, citizens, businesses, etc. at National, State, and local levels
E-governance, meaning ‘electronic governance’ is using information and communication technologies (ICTs) (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) at various levels of the government and the public sector and beyond, for the purpose of enhancing governance. The application of ICT to transform the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability of exchange of information and transaction:
between Governments,
between Government agencies,
between Government and Citizens, and
between Government and businesses
Government Process Re-engineering using IT to simplify and make the government processes more efficient is critical for transformation to make the delivery of government services more effective across various government domains and therefore needs to be implemented by all Ministries/ Departments.
NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN (NEGP)
negpThe National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), takes a holistic view of e-Governance initiatives across the country, integrating them into a collective vision, a shared cause. Around this idea, a massive countrywide infrastructure reaching down to the remotest of villages is evolving, and large-scale digitization of records is taking place to enable easy, reliable access over the internet. The ultimate objective is to bring public services closer home to citizens, as articulated in the Vision Statement of NeGP.
“Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets,and ensure efficiency, transparency, and reliability of such services at affordable costs to realise the basic needs of the common man”
The Government approved the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP), comprising of 31 Mission Mode Projects (MMPs) and 8 components, on May 18, 2006.
Click the link to view the Official website for the National E-Governance Plan (NeGP)
E-GOVERNANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
Digital India
State Wide Area Network (SWAN): Under this Scheme, technical and financial assistance are being provided to the States/UTs for establishing SWANs to connect all State/UT Headquarters up to the Block level via District/ sub-Divisional Headquarters, in a vertical hierarchical structure with a minimum bandwidth capacity of 2 Mbps per link. Each of the State / UT can enhance the bandwidth up to 34 Mbps between SHQ and DHQ and upto 8 Mbps between DHQ and BHQ depending upon the utilization. Steps have been initiated to integrate all SWANs using the National Knowledge Network (NKN).State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG): State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG), is one of the core infrastructure pillars of the NeGP which would establish Electronic Service Delivery in all 35 States / UTs. This project aims to enhance the services provided to the citizens through Common Service Centers (CSCs) by carrying out the Implementation of the State Portal, State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) & Electronic Form application. It is envisaged that the common infrastructure (SWAN, SDC
The National e-Governance Plan of Indian Government seeks to lay the foundation and provide the impetus for long-term growth of e-Governance within the country.
e-Government in the Philippines: Benchmarking against global best practices (...Coach Edwin Soriano
E-Government refers to the use by government agencies of information and communication technologies (ICT) that have the ability to transform relations with citizens, businesses, government employees, and other arms of government in the delivery of services. For the World Bank, it is the use of ICT to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of government.
E-Government is the use of electronic media in the facilitation of government processes. It covers a wide range of applications making use of multi-media broadcasting, radio networks, computer networks, mobile phone communication technologies, and other similar electronic devices.
Internal information systems of Government agencies, information kiosks, automated telephone information services, SMS services and other systems all comprise e-Government services. All these are applications of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to improve the services of the Government towards its primary clients: the citizens.
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For e-Government updates, visit www.GabayPinoy.com
- Edwin Ka Edong Soriano
This article provides an overview of current international e-Government practices and the role of the national identity management infrastructure program in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in supporting e-Government development. It describes the benefits of e-Government that various governments worldwide have identified, sheds light on some recent surveys on the delivery of e-Government by some countries, highlights some examples and puts the position of the United Arab Emirates into context. It then discusses the program's use of Identity Management in the strategic initiatives, explains their purpose in the facilitation of e-Government within the United Arab Emirates and describes a general roadmap for implementation.
E-GOVERNANCE. E-governance, meaning 'electronic governance' is using information and communication technologies (ICTs) (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) at various levels of the government and the public sector and beyond, for the purpose of enhancing governance.
Digital governance or e-Governance can be defined as the use of information and communication technology by the government to provide the quality information and services to citizens, businesses, voluntary organizations, and other government agencies in an efficient, cost-effective, and convenient manner and to bring transparency, accountability in government functioning to strengthen democracy.
The true concept of democracy includes the participation of individuals in the governing process. But due
to gargantuan population the active participation of citizen in governing process is not possible. But egovernance makes it possible through online feedback system from the public. This paper entirely deals
with the concept of e-governance and the application of e-governance in various domains. The role of
information and communication technology [ICT] in e-governance, the scope & objective of e-governance.
The scope includes four main aspect namely G2C; C2G; G2B; G2G.Finally this paper includes the
overview of Digital India project, e-governance plan formulated by the government and our views.
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1. MwendwaKivuva1014638 E-Government in ICT and Society CMT406 at Catholic University of Eastern Africa CUEA – www.cuea.edu Main Campus, Nairobi. March 2011 kivuva@transworldafrica.com www.transworldafrica.com 1
17. Desired outcomes Define e-government Get advantages of E-Gov Get risks of E-Gov Identify E-Gov in the Kenyan scenario Identify applications of E-Gov 3
18. What is E-Government? e-Government (short for electronic government, also known as e-gov, digital government, online government, or connected government) generally involves using ICTs to transform both back-end and front-end government processes and provide services, information and knowledge to all government customers, that is the public, businesses, government employees and other government agencies. e-Government uses a range of information technologies, such as the Wide Area Networks, Internet, and Mobile Computing, to transform government operations in order to improve effectiveness, efficiency, service delivery and to promote democracy. 4
19. Definition (cont) Essentially, the term e-Government or also known as Digital Government, refers to 'How government utilized IT, ICT and other telecommunication technologies, to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness in the public sector' (Jeong, 2007). 5
20. E-gov segments E-government can thus be segmented into what are known as primary delivery models. These digital interaction can be between a government and citizens (G2C), government and businesses/commerce/eCommerce (G2B), and between government agencies (G2G), Government-to-Religious Movements/Church (G2R), Government-to-Households (G2H). This digital interaction consists of governance, information and communication technology (ICT), business process re-engineering (BPR), and e-citizen at all levels of government (city, state/province, national, and international). 6
21. Why have E-Gov? e-Government is a fundamental element in the modernization of Government. It provides a common framework and direction across the public sector and enhances collaboration within and among public sector organizations and institutions, between Government and the business community, and between Government and the citizens that it serves in the implementation of Government Policies. It also identifies ways of developing the skills needed by public servants to realize the new opportunities offered by ICT advancement such as the internet. 7
22. Benefits of E-gov The adoption and use of the e-government strategy has significant benefits for government in the delivery of more effective and efficient information and services to the customers of governments Simplifying delivery of services to citizens Minimizing the government bureaucracy Improved interactions among government units and with business, industry and citizens Increased empowerment of citizens and businesses through access to information, knowledge and services More efficient government management Improved productivity (and efficiency) of government agencies More effectively, cheaper and more convenient delivery of information, knowledge and services Making it possible for citizens, businesses, other levels of government and government employees to easily find information and get service from the government and government agencies Strengthened legal system and law enforcement Improved quality of life for disadvantaged communities Broadened public participation 8
23. Prospective Applications of E-Gov Government Pension Administration Driver’s License Registration Wealth Declaration Form High Court Registrar Company Registration Land Title Registration Within each of these interaction domains, four kinds of activities take place:-pushing information over the Internet, e.g.: regulatory services, general holidays, public hearing schedules, issue briefs, notifications, etc. two-way communications between the agency and the citizen, a business, or another government agency. In this model, users can engage in dialogue with agencies and post problems, comments, or requests to the agency. conducting transactions, e.g.: lodging tax returns, applying for services and grants. governance, e.g.: online polling, voting, and campaigning. 9
24. Sample E-Gov projects in Kenya Apply for Public Service Jobs Registrar of persons - Track status of ID & Passport through sms Exam Results & Candidate Selection Report Corruption Online HELB Loan Repayment Status Business Licensing e-Registry FORMS: - KRA FormsPolice Abstract & P3 Forms, Immigration Forms Procurement – tenders.go.ke – All government tenders Common portal for all services 10
25. E-Gov in Kenya - KRA scenario Pin and VAT certificate application Submit Tax Returns Online Customs Services Online - Long room clearance of import cargo (Simba system) Import Declaration Application Manifest lodging Good declaration 11
26. Shared Government services - Kenya Has two aspects, Central Government, and Local government Government Exchange (GeX). Government Common Core Network – GoK private Network Call centers at Nyayo house Lack of a shared service caused police to demolish two flats after not sharing Information with Ministry of roads in 2010 12
27. Shared services projects Description Shared Services enable public sector organizations to be more effective and efficient in their day to day operations. This enables resources to be efficiently used to deliver core services to citizens and the business community, while the non-core back office operations of ministries, state corporations, and so on, are carried out in a shared environment. Benefits of shared services Economies of Scale; shared services can help minimize capital and operating costs and encourage inter-agency cooperation by achieving economies of scale by sharing services within the organization. Sharing of expenses across agencies allows disperse organization agencies/ departments to take advantage of the latest technology without incurring substantial capital expenditures. Focus on core competencies therefore Government agencies spend less time and fewer resources on their respective IT infrastructures, focusing instead on their core competencies needed to better serve the public. 13
28. EMACS in Kenya Kenya has an email solution for all Civil Servants, EMACS (Enterprise Messaging And Collaboration System) which is intended to improve cross-ministry/agency communication. Public sector organizations (at all levels) continue to face challenges with inter- and intra-agency communications – from emergency preparedness and management to budgeting and basic health and human services. The solution to these challenges is: improved collaborative work processes and streamlined sharing of information across public sector entities. 14
29. Rationale for eGovernment in Kenya Improve GoK’s delivery of services to citizens Increase type and quality of information from and to citizens Increase GoK’s ability to ensure transparency and support anti-corruption efforts Increase communications traffic flows contributing to viability of investments in infrastructure Contribute to vision 2030 economic policy objectives Help build trust between government and citizens 15
30. Prospective Applications Government Pension Administration Driver’s License Registration Wealth Declaration Form High Court Registrar Company Registration Land Title Registration Within each of these interaction domains, four kinds of activities take place:-pushing information over the Internet, e.g.: regulatory services, general holidays, public hearing schedules, issue briefs, notifications, etc. two-way communications between the agency and the citizen, a business, or another government agency. In this model, users can engage in dialogue with agencies and post problems, comments, or requests to the agency. conducting transactions, e.g.: lodging tax returns, applying for services and grants. governance, e.g.: online polling, voting, and campaigning. 16
31. Institutional Arrangements for Kenya eGovernment ICT Board under the Ministry of Information and Communications TCIP Implementation with Director, Finance and Procurement Specialists, CTO, Monitoring & Evaluation, and Governance in close collaboration with the beneficiaries Governance Oversight Committee Representatives from public and private sector Risk Management Performance Agreements Communications Strategy 17
32. Non-internet e-Government While e-government is often thought of as "online government" or "Internet-based government," many non-Internet "electronic government" technologies can be used in this context. Some non-Internet forms include telephone, fax, PDA, SMS text messaging, MMS, wireless networks and services, Bluetooth, CCTV, tracking systems, RFID, biometric identification, road traffic management and regulatory enforcement, identity cards, smart cards and other Near Field Communication applications; polling station technology (where non-online e-voting is being considered), TV and radio-based delivery of government services (e.g., CSMW), email, online community facilities, newsgroups and electronic mailing lists, online chat, and instant messaging technologies. 18
33. Risks of E-Government Hyper-surveillance (No privacy) Cost Inaccessibility False sense of transparency and accountability 19
34. Benefits of e-government Democratization Environmental bonuses Speed, efficiency, and convenience Public approval Improve government services Improve efficiency, (mass processing tasks, data collection & transmissions, communication with customers) 20