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Barbados: Plan to bridge digital divide

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Published: 25 July 2006
Government will today take the first step not only towards bridging the "digital divide" but also launching an e-government platform to revolutionise delivery of its services into the 21st century.

That's when Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley moves passage of a resolution in the House of Assembly to take note of the Draft E-Government Strategy.

The strategy, prepared by a five-member sub-committee, calls for the creation of a new statutory body – the Central Information Management Agency – responsible for developing information and communication technology strategies, policies and programmes to deliver Government services.

One of the major recommendations of the sub-committee is for the agency to set up a strategic alliance with the Office of Public Sector Reform to re-engineer processes to ensure that the use of information technology is incorporated into them to derive maximum benefit from the use of technology.

"Strategies such as expanding the community development programme, the removal of duties on computers, the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector, the EduTech programme, and the setting up of kiosks will assist greatly in bridging the digital divide, thereby providing the citizens of Barbados with the means and the ability to access Government's electronic services," the 94-page draft said.

In addition to changing the way Government interacts with businesses and the public, e-government is expected to provide such tangible benefits as the provision of services 24 hours a day.

Autor(en)/Author(s): Albert Brandford

Quelle/Source: The Nation Newspaper, 25.07.2006

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