A recent report of the Auditor General (AG) of Maharashtra states that although more than Rs 7 crore have been spent on the project, only 5.98 per cent of the targetted people were covered.
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Dr. Ashwin Sasongko, Director-General of ICT Application at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (KOMINFO) explains, “Minister of Bureaucratic Reform, Azwar Abubakar, on his visit to Korea three months ago, observed the central importance of e-governance for bureaucratic reform. After discussing with the Minister for ICT, Tifatul Sembiring, they agreed to develop cooperation with Korea on e-governance”.
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Signed by Tifatul Sembiring, Indonesian Communication and Information Minister, and Yoo Jeong Bok, South Korean Security and Public Administration Minister, the MOU commits both countries to develop e-government on a “mutually beneficial and non-interference basis”.
The agreement aims to help both countries enhance their cooperation in the development of e-government. The countries will exchange e-government technology and expertise, as well as information on systems and services needed to deliver an effective e-government model to citizens.
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The initiative stemmed from the national government’s master plan for the acceleration and expansion of economic development throughout the entire Indonesian Territory.
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Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring and South Korean Security and Public Administration Minister Yoo Jeong Bok signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on e-government cooperation in the presence of Vice President Boediono here earlier this month, the Chief of the Information Center and Public Relations Service at the Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information, Gatot S. Dewa Broto said.
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