e-government

SPIDER has supported the Ministry of Environment in Cambodia to develop an ICT Policy and Master Plan

Considerable advances have been achieved in the rollout of ICT-based public services in many government units. However, the experience and surveys show that there is inadequate contribution of ICT investment to the improvement of the organizational performance and public services delivery due to, among others, the lack of proper strategic planning, use and management of ICT. This is also due to the lack of ICT management programme in most of learning institutions in Tanzania. As a result the few experts trained abroad are absorbed by the private sector due to the high pay.

The main focus of this project is to equip the management with essential knowledge and skills not only for strategically aligning business logic and ICT infrastructure but also champion and managing integration of ICT with government objectives and strategies.

The project addresses the need to match public administrations capacity to make full use on the management level, of the Tanzanian government expansion of and commitment to e-governance in recent years. 

eGov(ernment) focus is today shifting to organizational adaptability, political support, partnerships, and embedding in user communities, success factors often found lacking. To make use of technology and infrastructure investments, focus is now on improving governance and avoiding supporting obsolete and inefficient organizational structures and processes with IT. Accordingly, this inception study defines requirements and development paths for supporting eGov and eLearning development in Africa and Asia. Drawing on established university contacts and projects, and focusing on creating enduring creative partnerships, we deliver:
- Report of specific local needs and opportunities for successful projects.
- Concrete suggestions for projects lasting 2-4 years starting 2005, including setup of project partners, project goals and outlines, and assessment of opportunities and risks.

Without knowing and registering the population, a nation cannot facilitate its citizens with government services in an efficient and effective manner. Mozambique has no central register of its population nor has each citizen a unique personal number. There are various ID documents/cards issued (i.e. election card, military card, health card, driver license, passports) by various agencies belonging to different ministries, and for each type of document/card separate and non-linked numbering is applied.