Zsa Zsa Laing was the first Grand Bahamian to come into the department to collect her renewed license after applying for it online last week.
Laing said she was impressed with the e-Government initiative and particularly pleased that she could now apply for her driver's license without having to travel to the Road Traffic Department.
"Now I can get my license done at home and hopefully in the future more things can be done from home or on my laptop, flying in the air or wherever I am there in the world so I think it will be great," she said.
Laing said her license was actually ready three days earlier but she had been tardy in collecting it.
Laing who is a self proclaimed techie, said applying for the license online was very easy and the procedure took her about five minutes to complete.
"I just think e-Government is the way to go and I think The Bahamas will be able to profit tremendously from moving in this direction because that's the direction of the world," she said.
Deputy Controller of the Road Traffic Department Basil Rahming presented Laing with her new driver's license.
Rahming said since the platform was launched last week, four Grand Bahamians have applied for their driver's licenses online.
He added that the first driver's license being issued as part of the e-Government is proof that the system is actually working.
He said while it is easy to apply for the driver's license online, users have to fill the application out completely and answer questions correctly or the system will refuse it.
Rahming said the new system gives people options and makes the application process easier because it eliminates the hassle of standing on lines.
"It gives them an option so instead of having to come physically to the department in person to stand on line, as sometimes the place gets busy and if you come here during one of the busy periods you have to wait for some time before you actually receive the service you require and it saves you that waiting time," he said.
Rahming said people also have the option of filling out their applications from the comfort of their home or wherever they may be by simply going onto the Internet.
"I believe that because it's a brand-new system, once all the kinks are worked out and I think as the public becomes more and more familiar with the system itself, I think more persons are going to avail themselves of the opportunity to take advantage of it," he said.
He added that the public could access the new portal at www.bahama.gov.bs or govenet.bs to fill out applications online.
"Once they insert the correct information the system will immediately respond and then they will be able to quickly access the availability of picking up their driver's license here," Rahming said.
He added the there are two options – collecting the driver's license at the Road Traffic Department or have it mailed to the post office for collection.
Three additional services were made available online with the e-Government launch including real property tax payments, service-wide customer service and vendor equity.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Cleopatra Murphy
Quelle/Source: The Freeport News, 10.08.2011
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