The government will execute the eLocal Government Administration (eLGA) project in phases in collaboration with National eGovernment Strategies (NeGSt), a public-private partnership.
"The idea is to have continuously updated information on the various sectors, as well as the human personnel managing these sectors, so that those in the public service could, for instance, be paid centrally though an online payment scheme [that the] government is working on," explained NeGSt CEO Olu Agunloye. "Besides, governments at all levels want to know at all times basic information on these areas to help in planning and more effective budgeting."
The eLGA project, launched in October 2006, is part of eReadinessNigeria, government efforts designed to build capacity for leadership in e-government. The project is expected to eventually usher in "efficient and effective local government administration able to deliver excellent services to the people at the grassroots," Agunloye said.
"Data on the number of hospitals or health centers; farmers cooperative organizations; primary, secondary schools and higher educational institutions; as well as the population of teachers are some of the data items that would readily available online by the general public," Agunloye said of the central database. "The database would also carry sensitive information on each local council that would be available for use by authorized persons from within the country or any parts of the world."
The project will entail IT training of local government officials, and a summit is already scheduled for December to spread awareness of electronic governance among pubic sector stakeholders, Agunloye said.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Segun Oruame
Quelle/Source: Computerworld Kenya, 25.1.2008
