Obtaining or renewing a driving license is much easier now; all you need to do is a few clicks at the GIC (Government Information Centre) website where you can even make an online payment. One can now call 1919 from a telephone anywhere in Sri Lanka and access all government related information in Sinhala, Tamil or English. GIC websites provides all information such as train/flight schedules, job opportunities abroad, exam results, medical services and contact details.
This new policy of e-government service delivery helped the rank of Sri Lanka from 115th (2012) to 74th (2014) in a short time from the United Nations e-Government Development Index (eGDI). Accordingly Sri Lanka ranks first in South Asia followed by the Maldives.
The Government of Sri Lanka has made a substantial effort for this progress by developing the re-engineering government programme under the E-Sri Lanka initiative. Re-engineering Government project was carried out by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). Korea Eximbank supported through the Economic Cooperation Development Fund (EDCF) with the loan amount of USD 22 million to establish government intranet, central data & network operations centre and a national communication network connecting 325 government branches and public organizations across Sri Lanka.
EDCF was established by the Korean government in 1987 to support developing countries in achieving industrialization and economic stability. Korea Eximbank as the implementing agency provided Sri Lanka with USD 550 million worth loans for 25 projects through EDCF since 1990. Some of the recently completed projects are Galle water supply, Hambantota administrative complex, Padeniya~Anuradhapura road and E-governance system.
With the establishment of EDCF resident mission in Sri Lanka last year, Korean government is expecting to work closely with the Sri Lankan government to develop a range of infrastructure projects. EDCF finances Sri Lanka with USD 290 million in the course of 2012 – 2015. In addition to EDCF support, Korea Eximbank, being an Export Credit Agency of the Korean government, plans to combine additional financial instruments to assist Sri Lankan infrastructure projects with its own account.
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Quelle/Source: Lanka Business Today, 16.07.2014
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