After a thirty-day trial period, the Ministry of Informatics has launched its Public Administration Portal for the public - www.portal.gov.cz. The free services the site offers include complete lists of municipalities, state and local authorities, databases of laws of the Czech Republic, EU guidelines and regulations, and various kinds of advice. The use of electronic signatures is assumed for the future. According to the ministry, this internet service, whose operation will cost CZK 40 million per year, will simplify administration, facilitate communications between citizens and public authorities, and increase institutional transparency and trust. "This spring I promised that by the end of the year the Czech Republic will be one of the countries offering this basic eGovernment service," says the minister, Vladimír Mlynář. "In later stages the site will be expanded and adapted to the latest needs of users," he adds.
Quelle: The Prague Tribune
