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National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has pledged to remove all IT barriers to effective intergovernmental processes in the country. Speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement on Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework (Ne-GIF) held in Abuja yesterday, NITDA Director-General, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami said “NITDA is committed to change the narrative by working closely with stakeholders to remove existing barriers caused by silo deployment of IT solutions.

“It is an-obvious fact that applying information technology (IT) for governance holds tremendous potential to improve the way governments deliver public services.

“It is worthy to note that seamless exchange of Information between various MDAs’ IT infrastructure and applications is critical to cross-portfolio service delivery and public service transformation. He stressed that the barriers have made information sharing a nightmare among MDAs. “Accordingly, at this information age, going digital for any government is the optimal route to attain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” however, “Silo e-Government systems would not help Government deliver public services efficiently.

“Through robust e-Government applications, It is possible to make the transactions and get the service delivered on a single portal.

Citizen-centered service delivery involves breaking up silos, integrating across agencies, innovating new ways of doing business, and creating a service-focused culture. He added that: “e-Government and ICT tools can among other things, cut down the cost of governance, improve national economic growth; enhance access and quality of services as well as render public agencies more transparent and accountable. Nigeria as a developing country has her own share of good experience of e-Government or ICT adoption for streamlining and improving governance.

“Such good initiatives where Nigeria has recorded success in using ICT to drive government policies include Treasury Single Account (TSA), Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS), Government Information Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS), Bank Verification Number (BVN), e-Taxation, e-passport, e-wallet for farmers among others. “The implementation of TSA and IPPIS/BVN saves Nigeria N4.7 Billion and N20 Billion respectively every month and assist in the elimination of ghost workers in various MDAs. However, “the Nigerian government is becoming more complex and wide- reaching than ever before and citizens believe and expect that public services must be delivered effectively and at speed,” he said.

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Autor(en)/Author(s): Ayoni M. Agbabiaka

Quelle/Source: Blueprint, 23.05.2018

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