IfG.CC - The Potsdam eGovernment Competence Center

The year 2015 is expected to be a stimulating and defining year for our Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector; it is expected to be a year of progress and new developments. We will hear about things like Digital Migration, a national web portal for Government to digitally deliver services and information to citizens, residents, businesses, et al, the discontinuation of the use of Internet email systems such as Yahoo! and GMAIL for OFFICIAL Government communications, a strong CIO regime, and a robust e-government program that has already begun. But what is more important is the improvements we expect to see the players of our ICT sector bring in the 2015. In the following paragraphs I provide a forecast of the initiatives that we will see our players of our ICT sector embark on in 2015.

Read more: LR: ICT Forecast For 2015: A Year Of Progress!

The Civil Service Agency, (CSA) through its biometric system has uncovered 69 double-dipping employees on the government's payroll.

The policy objectives of the Biometric system is to help ensure a safe and secure workplace by readily identifying government employees and by providing an identification card that is difficult to duplicate or forge. This process has helped the government of Liberia in identifying ghosts and other duplications on the payroll.

Read more: LR: 69 More Names To Be Deleted From GOL Payroll

Minister Frederick B. Norkeh, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has said that the use of the ICT will transform the country. Minister Norkeh made the remarks on the Occasion Marking the Graduation of 15 IT professionals, who have acquired additional knowledge in System Administration and Network management from 7 different Government institutions.

"Not disillusioned by the hurdles such as the lack of an enabling environment and incentive to induce passion, they have also taken additional steps to acquire another level of technical and/or administrative competence as IT professionals in their service to our nation," minister Norkeh noted.

Read more: LR: ICT Will Transform Our Country - Min. Norkeh

The President of Liberia, Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says when the Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System is fully operational it will increase the efficiency of the Liberian Government.

The Liberian Leader made the pronouncement at the dedication of a Local ACE Terminal Station at the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation Technical Office on Broad Street in Monrovia.

President Sirleaf continued that with the arrival and subsequent start of the cable system Liberia would be entering the modern age when it comes to information, communication technology (ICT).

Read more: LR: Ellen Dedicates ACE Terminal