Transcript e-Croatia 2007 Fostering the Development of Information

REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
Central State Administrative Office for e-Croatia
e-Croatia 2007
Fostering the Development of
Information Society in Croatia
Diana Šimić, Ph.D. Deputy State Secretary
Central State Administrative Office for e-Croatia
INFuture 2007 – The Future of Information Sciences
Zagreb 7-9 November 2007
Programme e-Croatia 2007
Background
 Framework programme for development of
information society in Croatia
 Built on international best practices
 WSIS
 eEurope, i2010
 eSEE Agenda
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Programme e-Croatia 2007
Key Enablers
 Strong political commitment
 Clear and well communicated vision
 Good coordination and planning
 Monitoring and benchmarking
 Enabling regulatory environment
 e-Readiness of all stakeholders
ICT providers
Government
Citizens
Business
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Programme e-Croatia 2007
Main goals
 Safe and secure communications infrastructure
 Enabling legal framework
 Promoting use of ICTs in all sectors
education, science, culture, public administration, business
 Public administration reform
 Reduction of administrative burdens
 Optimisation of business processes with use of ICTs
 eGovernment services
 IT education at all levels
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Implementation Mechanisms 1/4
 Central State Administrative
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Office for e-Croatia
Cabinet level body
National Council for
Information Society
Government advisory
body
APIS IT
e-Government
implementation agency
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Implementation Mechanisms 2/4
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Information and Communication Technology Strategy (2002)
Programme e-Croatia 2007 (2003)
HITRO.hr Programme Strategy (2004)
National Programme on Information Security (2005)
Open Source Software Policy (2006)
Broadband Strategy (2006)
National Programme of Digitalization of Archive, Library and
Museum Heritage (2006)
National Strategy for Development of e-Business
(entered technical consultations)
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Implementation Mechanisms
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Benchmarking online availability of public services:
2004 – 3,5 %
2005 – 31,6 %
2006 – 50,6 %
Citizens
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Implementation Mechanisms
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Infrastructure
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Information security
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Law on information security
Institute for Security of Information Systems
CARNet CERT
Electronic communications
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Law on telecommunications (2003)
Broadband strategy (2006)
Regulatory Agency
Research infrastructure
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CARNet
AAI – EduRoam
CRO – NGI (Srce and partners)
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Education
 Computers and access to Internet
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All educational institutions equipped with computer labs and
Internet connection
All student dormitories provide free broadband for students
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Central school portal (www.skole.hr)
e-Learning portal “Nikola Tesla” (lms.carnet.hr)
On-line educational system (ucilica.carnet.hr)
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National Educational Standard defines ICT curriculum
ECDL adopted as a national standard for basic skills
CARNet’s ELA – e-Learning Academy
 e-Learning
 Curriculum for ICT skills
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Science
 Open access portal for Croatian scientific journals
(hrcak.srce.hr:150 journals / 1425 issues / 14006
articles with full text)
 World Summit Award
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In 2003: www.blue-world.org
In 2005: www.kopacki-rit.hr and www.fauna.hr
In 2007: host to the WSA Grand Jury
 iProjects
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Culture
 Croatian cultural heritage – rich source of digital content
 Libraries – at the forefront of e-services
 National Programme of Digitisation of Archival, Library
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and Museum Heritage (2006)
ARHiNET – Central Archive Information System
CultureNet (www.culturenet.hr)
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eGovernment Services
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Fully on-line services
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Tax services for businesses
Customs and tariffs services
e-Crew
Central pension registry
Obligatory pension insurance
Registry of Concessions
Central Registry of Databases
containing Personal Data
etc.
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Access to information
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Company registry
Land registry and cadastre
Ship registry
Registries of NGO’s, political parties
etc.
 Official Gazette –legislation and notices
on public procurement
 National Archives – Central Information
System
 HIDRA – Croatian Information,
Documentation and Referral Agency
 Central Portal – MojaUprava
etc.
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Central Portal
 User in the focus
 Information accessible to everybody
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(organization, content, style and web accessibility)
All information in one place
Horizontal coordination structure
Strategic partnership with APIS IT, gov3
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eBusiness
Legal Infrastructure
 Electronic Signature (2002)
 Telecommunications (2003)
 Electronic Commerce (2003)
 Intellectual Property Rights (2003)
 Personal Data Protection (2003)
 Electronic Media (2003)
 Right of Access to Public Information (2003)
 Electronic Document (2005)
 Information Security (2007)
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eBusiness
Strategic goals
 Remove remaining legal barriers to eBusiness
 Build institutional capacity in public administration,
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judiciary and the archives
Adopt international standards for eBusiness
Develop infrastructure for public knowledge
Establish advisory services for eBusiness
Improve adoption rates of eCommerce with eOrder and
eInvoice
Establish best practice recognition systems
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eInclusion
 Access to technology and equal opportunities
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Broadband Strategy and e-Croatia Programme include
specific measures to reduce digital barriers
(e-Islands, digital Istra, etc.)
PCs and internet in all schools
 W3C – Web Accessibility Initiative
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(http://www.w3.org/WAI/)
Strategy for switching to Digital TV broadcasting
(all EU MS to switch-over by 2012)
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Next steps
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 Infrastructure
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Round up the legal framework for information security
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Legal framework for electronic communications
Institutional capacity (Institute for Information Systems
Security, CARNet CERT)
Digital TV switch-over
 Education
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Education in use of ICTs for teachers
Creating high quality online national educational content
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Next steps
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 Science
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Increased funding of IT research
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Include digital research publications in peer review for
scientific promotion
Foster participation of businesses in scientific research and
faster transfer of technology
 Culture
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Digitalization of national heritage
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Next steps
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 eGovernment
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Further development and implementation of the National
interoperability framework (in line with EIF)
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Central authentication and authorisation gateway for access
to all eGovernment services through the Moja Uprava portal
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National eID on smart-card
Secure transactional infrastructure for eGovernment services
Extending HITRONet
Connecting HITRONet to the EU sTESTA
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Next steps
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 eInclusion
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Subsidized development of broadband infrastructure on
islands and other remote areas
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Availability of PCs and internet in all schools
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Subsidized ECDL training for unemployed and senior citizens
Digital TV switch-over for rich media content
Implementation of W3C WAG to make digital content more
easily accessible to people with disabilities
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Conclusion
Now, here, you see,
it takes all the
running you can do,
to keep in the same
place. If you want to
get somewhere
else, you must run
at least twice as fast
as that!
Alice and the Red Queen running hand in hand — Illustration to the second chapter of Through the
Looking Glass by John Tenniel. Wood-engraving by the Dalziels.
(source: victorianweb.org, http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/lookingglass/2.4.html )
This image may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose.
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