towards a knowledge society

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towards a knowledge society
Measuring and Evaluating E-Government 12-13t
March 2007, Dubai
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Agenda

• Introducing eOman
• eOman Approach
• Achievements
• Infrastructure Projects
• eServices Projects
• Awareness and Training
• Discussion

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eOman

• National Committee was established 1998
• Taskforce was created
• Gartner was selected 2001
• Digital Oman Strategy was approved by the Cabinet
  2003

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eOman

• Our Vision
• To transform the Sultanate of Oman into a
  sustainable knowledge-based society by leveraging
  ICT to enhance government services, enrich
  businesses and empower individuals.

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eOman Objectives

• Complementing Vision of the Omani Economy 2020
• Enabling knowledge-based industries
• Providing employment for Omani youth
• Streamlining Government services to citizens and
  business
• Enabling better healthcare
• Improving educational opportunities
• Enhancing social development
• Making Oman a more attractive destination for
  foreign investment

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eOman Approach

• Digital Society Strategy rather than eGovernment
  Strategy

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eOman Approach

• Integration of
• eGovernment strategies integration plans
• Unified technical standards
• Centrally managed core shared architecture
  components
• Policies and regulatory frameworks
• e-Legislation governing electronic transactions
• Governance and auditing activities
• Capacity building initiatives
• to develop and govern a Digital Society

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Governance Bodies
ITA BOARD
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eGovernment Infrastructure
Shared Services
Shared Databases
Directory
UbarPortal Channel Management
e-Forms
e-Payment
NRS
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MOCI
OCCI
PKI
CR
Communities of Interest applications
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(GNS)
Integration Platform
Transport Network Security layer
Government Network
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Infrastructure

• Adopting a life event strategy (birth,
  marriage) for delivering services.
• easier to track the needed service and locate it
  on the Portal and other Government sites.
• The supporting e-government systems would be
  closely integrated around these life events to
  ensure that the service to the citizen is
  optimised
• Grouping of services by age groups

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Infrastructure

• Communities of Interest (CoI) Approach
• Groups Governments business applications into
  Communities of Interest (CoI)
• Breaks away from organization application silos
  
• Sharing reuse of applications components in a
  CoI
• Efficient use of applications to best meet the
  needs of citizens and businesses
• Composition of end services on CoI boundaries
• Advantages
• Reduces application development costs
• Optimizes application code
• Enhances the management of IT infrastructure
• Enables customer-centric service delivery within
  the realm of the COI

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Infrastructure Projects

• Government Network
• Security Architecture
• UbarPortal eServices Gateway
• e-Payment Gateway
• e-Legislation
• Government DR Center

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eServices

• National Registry System smart ID card
• One Stop Shop
• Government Statistics Online
• Education Portal
• e-Tendering
• Student Admission System
• Will be integrated through government portal

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Training and Awareness

• Delivered through
• IT literacy certification for all the public
  sector employees
• IT Certification for teachers started 2004
• Public Sector employees started (pilot 400
  employees to evaluate IT literacy -ICDL, IC3 ,
  Cambridge)
• Include IT in basic and general education
  curriculums
• Specialized training and certification of public
  sector IT staff
• Society training in regions using school labs
• Targeted marketing and awareness campaigns
• Availing low cost PCs and internet connectivity

Training and awareness
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Training and Awareness
Training and awareness
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As Planned the First Phase of the Road show is
accomplished
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Conclusion

• Government involvement at highest levels
• Start by strategy foundation first
• eOman Strategy covering all aspects of initiative
• Create the Governance bodies
• Highly integrated implementation Master Plan

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