Transcript E-Government and digital inclusion in Greece

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
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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