eac regional e govt framework presentation at eac ws 27 june 05
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E-Government Strategy in The Gambia - Addressing Stakeholders’ NeedsTRANSCRIPT
EAC REGIONAL e-GOVERNMENT FRAMEWORK
East Africa Regional e-Government Consultative Workshop 28 - 29 June 2005 : Nairobi
Dr Baharul IslamDevelopment Information Services Division
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Addis Ababa
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EAC Regional e-Government Framework : Vision
…To create wealth, raise the living standards of all people of East Africa and enhance international competitiveness of the region through increased production, trade and investments in the region with Information and Communication Technologies playing a leading role...
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Strategic Areas
Customs & Immigration Control E-Parliament E-Health E-Banking and e-Procurement E-Commerce and e-Tourism Meteorological and Tidal
Information
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Support Mechanism
Enabling legal environment Secure Information Infrastructure and Adequate human resources.
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Three Components of e-Govt.
Services
Contents
Applications
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Customs & Immigration Control
Automated Customs and Immigration Information System (CIIS) and a Common Visa Information System (CVIS) with uniform format visa and common EAC Passport.
Supporting the EAC Monitory Union complementary systems for commercial processing, including audit-based programs and partnerships with industry to increase security.
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e-Parliament Networking between the legislators in
the region and facilitate exchange of information on various issues
Online communication between parliamentarians in EAC Web portals for MPs
Training programmes for parliamentarians and their staff on use of ICT.
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e-Health A strong leadership in the sector Skill development and adoption of ICT-
based practices for medical parishioners
a. Improve patient-provider communication,b. Curtail cost of physical movement,c. Provide reliable health information in remote
locationsd. Reduce medical errors and enhance
efficiency; access, utilization and collaboration.
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e-Banking and e-Procurement
e-Banking strategy for Financial institutions
Legal framework supported by EAC level agreements and protocols
Institution-wise websites with a link to a common EAC e-Procurement portal.
Electronic catalogues
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E-Commerce and e-Tourism
Online network for the industry and integrate information between national, regional, and local systems to adapt to the new e-business environment.
An integrated approach to allow local destinations and tourism providers to exchange information within a nationally co-ordinated, online tourism network.
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Meteorological and Tidal Information
An EAC Meteorological Centre which will regularly disseminate weather-related information
Regional Working Group on Meteorological Satellite Applications and Natural Hazards Monitoring
Meteorological satellite applications for sustainable development
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Harmonised Policies and Strategies
Protocol or Directive on the Promotion of e-Government in the partner-states.
Mechanism for coordination among partner-states on implementation of the strategy.
National laws to recognize electronic documents and transactions.
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Crosscutting Issues EducationInfrastructureHuman Dimension:
Poverty Reduction Gender MDG Awareness
Coordination, Monitoring and Benchmarking
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Thank You !
Dr Baharul Islam Dev Info Services Div.UN Economic Commission for Africa,PB: 426, Code: 1110, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Tel: +251-1-445736 Fax:+251-1-510512Mob:+251-9-403722
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