More efforts are needed to acquaint the public with the benefits and necessity of using e-services, the government said, as figures showed that 48 per cent of Jordanians have not used any e-government service.
“Many people still prefer the traditional ways to complete transactions,” ICT Minister Majd Shweikeh said at an event on Thursday held by the Jordan Strategy Forum (JSF).
There are 100 e-services available at present in various government institutions, including the Department of Lands and Survey, the Traffic Department and the Greater Amman Municipality.
Weiterlesen: ‘48% of Jordanians have not used e-gov’t services’
International digital security firm Gemalto said it’s been selected by the Ministry of ICT to implement a new citizen ID program across Jordan.
Amsterdam-based Gemalto said in a statement it’s been tasked with delivering e-ID cards as well as automatic fingerprint identification systems to reinforce national security, strengthen immigration controls, and minimize the risk of electoral fraud.
Work on connecting public facilities in the southern governorates to the National Broadband Network and providing them with high-speed Internet is scheduled to start in 2016, according to Cisco, which recently won the tender to implement the second phase of the national project.
Under the second phase of the multi-million dollar project, public facilities including schools and healthcare centres in Karak, Tafileh and Maan governorates will be connected to the network, Ziad Salameh, managing director at Cisco Gulf, Levant, Iraq and Pakistan and country manager for Jordan, told The Jordan Times in an interview at the Internet of Things World Forum, which was recently held in Dubai.
Weiterlesen: JO: 'Work to extend broadband network into southern region to start in 2016'
The government will start adopting e-signatures in all transactions during the first quarter of this year, a government official said Monday.
The e-signature will be used for internal transactions at public entities, between the government and the private sector, and between the government and citizens, a source at the ICT Ministry told The Jordan Times.
“This is a very important step towards increased usage and adoption of e-services in Jordan, a matter that will play a key role in ensuring convenience for users and faster operations in the public sector,” the source said on condition of anonymity.
Weiterlesen: JO: ‘Gov’t to start adopting e-signatures in its transactions’
Websites of public agencies and ministries should be more interactive and regularly updated to be of value to users and media outlets, a study recommended Sunday.
The study by the Centre for Defending the Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ) revealed that websites of public agencies provide information in a rigid format and all look the same, indicating that they need to become more user-friendly.
The websites also lacked e-services and electronic applications to allow users to obtain information under the Access to Information Law, the study showed.
Weiterlesen: JO: ‘Rigid’ public agency websites should be more interactive