PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EGOVERNMENT IN UGANDA

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PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-GOVERNMENT IN
UGANDA

• Presented at the
• EAST AFRICA REGIONAL E-GOVERNMENT CONSULTATIVE
  WORKSHOP
• GRAND REGENCY HOTEL, 28TH 29TH JUNE 2005
• NAIROBI, KENYA

By
Constantine Bitwayiki (Member, EAC e-Government
Interim Working Group) (Director/ Research,
Innovation, Monitoring Evaluation) National
Planning Authority (NPA), Kampala, UGANDA Email
cbitwayiki_at_npa.or.ug or cbitwayiki_at_yahoo.com
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• Progress Report
• A-Harmonization, Coordination and Standardization
• Recognizing the urgent need to harness the
  benefits of e-Government services, the Government
  of Uganda through the National Planning Authority
  (NPA) in collaboration with other core Government
  Agencies, Private Sector, Civil Society and the
  Academia embarked on the harmonization and
  coordination of e-Government initiatives through
  an Inter-Agency e-Government National Planning
  Team.
• The Inter-Agency e-Government National Planning
  Team has embarked on strategies to integrate ICT
  into the revised Poverty Eradication Action Plan
  (PEAP) 2005/6 2007/8 five pillars i.e. (i)
  Economic Management (ii) Enhancing production,
  competitiveness and incomes (iii) Security,
  Conflict Resolution and Disaster Management (iv)
  Good Governance and (v) Human Development

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• Progress Report (Continued)
• Supporting Legal Framework for e-Commerce Bills
  (Transactions, Signatures Computer Misuse) is
  ongoing handled by the Uganda Law Reform
  Commission and Ministry of Works, Housing and
  Communications (MoWHC)
• (B) Enhancing Government Service Delivery
• Under the auspices of the Uganda National Council
  of Science and Technology, e-Information,
  e-Health, e-Education, e-Commerce Master Plans to
  be elaborated in terms of the National Vision,
  Long Term Perspective and Strategic National
  Development Plans are under formulation to guide
  and steer the overall implementation of
  e-Government Strategy for Uganda
• A study championed by MoWHC to develop a roadmap
  to support e-Government and e-Business is going
  on in the Office of the President, Ministry of
  Finance, Ministry of Local Government and
  Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication is
  ongoing

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• Local Government Information Communication System
  
• (LoGICS) Package
• (i) Developed to monitor and evaluate service
  delivery in Local Governments and also
• (ii)To disseminate the Local Government service
  delivery and compliance reports via an online
  (internet-based) One-stop Information Resource
  Centre facility located at the Ministry of Local
  Government headquarters to various stakeholders
  involved in the implementation
• Progress Report
• Fine tuning the package to link it with other
  sector management information systems through a
  software portal to enable seamless interface for
  data and information exchange and access on
  service delivery within the districts and
  municipalities
• Project to enhance the package with a
  Geographical Information System (GIS)
  infrastructure to provide pictorial/visual
  data/information on core service delivery and
  compliance areas is ongoing

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Rural Communications Development Programme

• Is ongoing. Initiated by the Uganda
  Communications Commission (UCC) to provide
  voice/telephone communication in districts and
  sub-counties of Uganda
• Has established district information portals for
  54 districts so far
• Has established ICT Training Centres and Internet
  Cafes in 30 districts

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• Parliament of Uganda (Parliamentary Management
  Information System/Data Centre)
• To provide a protected and secure platform with
  data and
• information for Parliament use Development and
  implementation is currently ongoing
• Computerised Driving Licence issuance system is
  under development spearheaded by the Ministry of
  Works, Housing and Communications
• Ministry of Finance, Planning Economic
  Development (Integrated Financial Management
  System IFMS) Providing ICT systems to
  increase efficiency, effectiveness, transparency,
  accountability to both Central and Local
  Government fiscal management procedures ongoing
• Uganda Revenue Authority ICT Strategy has been
  developed
• National Population Databank and Identification
  Systems

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• ICT services are also being spread to rural
  communities through Telecentres established by
  various agencies like the Women of Uganda Network
  (WOUGNET), Churches, Private Operators, School
  NetUganda, NEPAD e-Schools initiative etc.
• Universities have set up portals for e-Learning
  facilities (Makerere, Mukono Christian University
  etc.)
• Government is streaming more private sector
  involvement in the implementation of
  e-Government/ICT initiatives
• Note Most Government agencies, private sector
  and civil society organizations have embarked on
  implementing basic e-Government infrastructure
  BUT harmonization and coordination is the issue.

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• General Conclusion
• Establishment of local and regional e-Government
• frameworks will require prudent material and
• financial mobilization strategies and this calls
  for
• local, national, sub-regional, regional and
  international
• coordinated and harmonized efforts to realize
  this
• dream.
• Thank you for listening to me