Monday’s visit by Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas will open new avenues of cooperation for Cyprus with countries the island has not traditionally had close ties with, according to Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides.
In statements to Cyprus News Agency on Sunday, Petrides said this would be the Estonian Prime Minister’s first visit to the island, and this carried political significance, he said.
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Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas is expected to arrive in Cyprus on Monday to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation in order to bring the island’s government up to par on e-government.
E-government (short for electronic government) consists of the digital interactions between a citizen and their government, between governments and government agencies, between government and citizens, between government and employees and between government and businesses/commerce.
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The cabinet on Monday announced that it was increasing the role of electronic government for coordinating tasks and monitoring the progress of governmental projects.
The decision is part of an earlier cabinet decision to scrap written procedures and upgrade electronic applications.
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The objectives of the plan are to modernise the public sector to operate without paper, simplify processes and save costs and to provide citizens and businesses with a more friendly environment when it comes to red-tape.
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