Using the Intranet

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Electronic/Mobile Government in Africa Building
Capacity in Knowledge Management Through
Partnershiphttp//www.unpan.org/emgkr_africa Add
is Ababa, Ethiopia 17-19 February 2009
Presentation by Sherin Shoukry, COMESA
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• THEME

Applying ICTs effectively for socio-economic
development
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• Burundi, Comoros, DR Congo, Djibouti, Egypt,
  Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar,
  Malawi, Mauritius, Rwanda,Seychelles, Sudan,
  Swaziland,Uganda,Zambia, Zimbabwe

Pop. - 398m GDP - 286b Area - 11.6m km2 Total
Trade - 150b Source COMSTAT Database
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Strategic Objectives/ Milestones

• Customs Union with a CET
• Monetary Union
• Common Investment Area
• 2025 Fully integrated, internationally
  competitive regional economic community with high
  standards of living for all its people

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Organisational Chart
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Co-operating Partners

• European Union
• USAID
• African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)
• Commonwealth Secretariat
• African Development Bank (ADB)
• UNECA
• ...

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• The Policy Environment

The COMESA Treaty the Common Market
Information System (Art 139). This Article of
the COMESA Treaty provides COMESA with a mandate
to develop and implement regional information
systems.
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COMESA e-Government Programme

• e-Readiness Assessments
• e-Government Resources Web Portal
• Identification of Priority Projects
• Development of Capacity for Implementation of
  e-Government Projects
• Harmonisation and Collaboration on e-Government
  Programmes

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Framework on E-Government for COMESA

• Framework done by Consultant from the COMESA
  region. Adopted by Council in December 2008
• Objective was to draw-up an e-Government
  Framework that COMESA member states can adopt,
  based on international best practices
• Desk-based Study to produce framework looked at
  four countries in the region
• 2 were advanced (Egypt Mauritius)
• 2 were start-ups (Kenya Uganda)

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Overview

• Vision A leading Electronic Common Market
  (e-Common Market area)
• Mission Pervasive utilisation of e-Government
  services as one of the key promoters to the
  achievement of the COMESA vision, mission and
  objectives

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Strategic Objective

• To use ICT to Transform the Delivery of COMESA
  Secretariat and Member State Services to the
  Citizens, Business and non-Citizens within the
  Region

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Expected Benefits

• Facilitation of Trade and Commerce
• Regional Cooperation in Awareness Campaigns
• Knowledge Sharing and Lessons Learnt
• Pooling together of Financial and Human Resources
• Cross Border Data Sharing
• Regional Capacity Building Programmes

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• Four E-Government Pillars in the Framework

• Pillar 1
• Institutional Framework
• Pillar 2
• Legal and Regulatory Framework
• Pillar 3
• Common ICT Infrastructure
• Pillar 4
• Priority e-Government Services

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1st Workshop Awareness on the COMESA
e-Government Framework

• Gave definition of e-Government
• Clarified on the objectives and elements of the
  COMESA e-Government Framework
• Encouraged Member States to adopt and adjust the
  Framework to individual country level requirements

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2nd Workshop Roadmap for Implementation of
Framework

• Second workshop focused on drawing up of a
  Regional e-Government Implementation Action Plan
  and Roadmap
• Obtained status of e-Government implementation in
  the Member States
• Made recommendations on implementation challenges
  being faced
• Developed Implementation Action Plan and Roadmap

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Identified Flagship Projects

• Development of Regional e-Government Master Plan
• Development of an e-Government Resources Web
  Portal
• Awareness and Advocacy Program
• Regional e-Governance Academy
• Capacity Development
• Harmonisation and Collaboration with other
  regional initiatives
• Facilitation of cross-border connectivity between
  Member States

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Way Forward

• Implementation of Proposed Flagship Projects
• Collaboration with Partners
• Technical Expertise
• Funding
• Sharing of Experiences and Best Practises
• Pooling of Resources
• Identification of more projects

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Thank You