[city profile] ethiopia

Addis Ababa, March 30/2014

Major Infrastructures and e-government-related Initiatives in Addis Ababa city AdministrationPresentation Outline

• Background• Major Infrastructures in Addis Ababa - Housing - Construction of Roads & Water projects -Other Private investments• e-government -related Initiatives in Addis Ababa

Background

Africa , Ethiopia ,Addis Ababa

Major City Profile

• Capital city of Ethiopia• Seat of the African Union and the United Nations

Economic Commissions for Africa• Gate-way for diplomats and tourists• Population about 3 million• Area 540 square kilometer ( 54000 hectare)• Average Elevation is 2500m above sea level• Three layers of government: City Government at

the top, 10 sub-city Administrations in the middle, and 116 districts at the bottom.

Head office of AU

ADDIS ABABA

District Administrations:

116 districts A/Population ≈ 30,000

Sub-City Administrations:

Sub-cities:- 10 Population ≈ 300,000

City Government of Addis Ababa:

Population ≈ 3 Million

Major Infrastructures in Addis Ababa

Housing development projects• Now a days over 200,000 condominium houses

are under Construction.• Over 300,000 houses are transferred to the

people, specially, to the lower & middle classes• A number of real estate developers have been

estabilished. As a result over 1000 houses are Constructed.

Transferred condominium houses

Condominium houses under Construction

real estate house

Construction of Roads & Water projects

• To improve the coverage of roads in Addis Ababa city government allocates budgets annually in billions of Ethiopian birr. As a result the traffic management in the city become improving.

• City rail way is under construction.• To improve water supply in Addis Ababa over 30

underground water development projects are under construction.

• When these projects are completed the coverage of water supply become 610,000 m3 in a day.

Gotera ring road

Other Private investments

• As a result of free market policy in Ethiopia private institutions like Hospitals, Schools, Collages, Universities, Factories, International hotels & other commercial institutions are Constructed, & also they are under construction.

e-government activities in Addis Ababa

• In each secondary schools in Addis Ababa teaching & learning process is conducted in plasma centrally.

• Most of the time training to the leaders of districts & civil servants is given in plasma.

• Sub cities report their monthly performance to the mayor by using ICT called plasma.

• Standard Integrated Government Tax Administration System & Integrated Budget & Expenditure Management is supported by ICT.

Cont’

• But as such different activities in the city are not supported by ICT.

Example:- Traffic & Land Management System