E-Government and digital inclusion in Greece
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E-Government and digital
inclusion in Greece
Ioannis Iglezakis,
Visiting Lecture
AUTH, Greece
Lefis, 27 July 2007
Jaca, Spain
Basic concepts
E-Government: the application of
Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) to public sector.
E-Democracy: the use of ICT to
enhance the democratic processes
‘Digital divide’: the divide between
information haves and information
have nots
ICT and e-Government Penetration in
Greece
Statistics of ICT use (2006)
Desktop PC: 42%
Notebook: 16%
Internet Access: 47,4%
ICT and e-Government Penetration in
Greece
Level of services in E-Government
transaction
Two-way-interaction
One-way-interaction
Provision of
Information
3
2
1
Currently, the level of e-services reaches levels 3-4
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E-Government Policy-Making in
Greece
Ministry of Interior,
Public Administration
and
Local Administration
General Secretariat
for Public
Administration
and
E-Government
E-Government
Forum
Department …
Information
Technology
Committee
Department …
Legislative Framework on E-Government
eSignatures
Free Access
to
Public Documents
Data Protection
Re-use
of
Public sector
information
The Syzefxis Project
www.syzefxis.gov.gr
Taxisnet
www.taxisnet.gr
Social Insurance Institution (IKA)
www.ika.gr
Citizens Service Centres
www.kep.gr
Court of first Instance of Athens
www.protodikeio-ath.gr
E-Procurement
National System for Electronic Procurement
The main goals to be achieved through this
system are the following:
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Computerization of procurement procedures in order to accelerate and simplify
the whole, but also part of the procedures;
Introduction of new practices, such as framework agreements and electronic
auctions;
Interconnection of contracting authorities and private businesses (suppliers) with
the central offices of the General Secretary of Commerce (GSC);
Upgrade of IT infrastructure of the GSC;
Establishment of an open system accessible by employees of the GSC, public
authorities and suppliers;
Provision of improved information and advanced electronic services; and
Provision of training of main actors (public institutions and suppliers).
Other eGovernment projects under development:
i. National Population Register
ii. Specific Population Register
iii. Electronic Information System for the
Advocate of the Citizen (Ombudsman)
iv. Information System for the Council for
Appointing to the Public Sector
v. Information systems for Regions,
Prefectures and Local Administration
Policies with regard to digital
inclusion
increased introduction of broadband
connections
creation of Wi-Fi connections in more
than 120 Municipalities and 20 local
Unions of Municipalities
Creation of a national School
network.
Distribution of the 100-Dollar Laptop