The discussion was made during a workshop on the applications of e-government on the levels of regions and localities, organized by the ministry with the participation of experts from Syria and Turkey.
Minister of Local Administration Tamer al-Hajjeh said e-government is an integral part of his ministry's strategy for institutional development, noting that the recently-formed executive team for carrying out the Syrian e-Government Initiative has begun its tasks and is working to motivate government bodies to use information technology and support them in this regard.
The team is also working on the plan for marketing the e-government services and developing them, al-Hajjeh added, pointing out that his ministry launched the video conference system in 2007 as part of the e-government strategy, and that it now covers all governorates, enabling communication between several ministries and all governorates in the future.
The ministry also launched a project for networking among the ministry and governorates in order to provide the necessary technological structure for e-government, connecting all services application via a single network.
National Coordinator of the Municipal Administration Modernization (MAM) program Arfan Ali told SANA that e-government applications save time and expenses, in addition to developing and improving economy, indicating that local authorities have begun implementing them.
He added that MAM program provides support in administration of sustainable development to the Ministry of Local Administration and municipalities in Syria, providing tools, skills and expertise in order to improve the quality of life and achieve institutional development.
For their part, the Turkish experts participating in the meetings reviewed a number of pioneering e-government projects in Turkey, such as the Smart City project, in addition to discussing the e-government centers in 15 Turkish provinces.
The Syrian e-Government Initiative was launched by the Ministry of Communications and Technology in cooperation with the Prime Ministry and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). It aims at specifying the necessary basis and steps for carrying out the e-government program and the potential services that it can provide gradually within specific timeframes.
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Quelle/Source: Day Press News, 21.06.2010
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