e-Governance in Nepal

5/1/2020 Juddha Bahadur Gurung URL: Member Secretary High Level Commission for Information Technology Government of Nepal Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal http://www.hlcit.gov.np

eMail: [email protected]

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What is e-Government?

 E government has been defined as ‘the use of ICT to promote more efficient and effective government, facilitate more accessible government services, allow greater public access to information, and make government more accountable to citizens”.

The resulting outputs can be:  less corruption,  increased transparency,   greater convenience, revenue growth,  5/1/2020 cost reductions.

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Goal of e-Government

 Better Service Delivery to Citizens  Improved Services for Business  Transparency & Anticorruption  Empowerment through Information  Efficient Government Purchasing 3

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e-Governance Model

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Why is e-Government Important?

 Support economic growth and poverty reduction, through improved access to ICTs.

 Ensure citizen centricity (also extended to include businesses) and service orientation (amidst changing level of expectations at par with private sector entities)  Strengthening tenets of good governance – efficient, transparent, accountable and inclusive  Expectations of Citizens changed –They expect the service from government as they get from private business  Generating information and knowledge in line with socio-economic dynamism 5/1/2020 5

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Policies, Laws and By-Laws

IT POLICY 2000 Vision

• T o make Information Technology accessible to the general

public and increase employment through this means.

• To build a knowledge-based society. • To establish knowledge-based industries 

IT POLICY 2004 (Revised) Vision “By 2015, Nepal will have transformed itself into a knowledge based society by becoming fully capable of harnessing information and communication technologies and through this means, achieving the goals of good governance, poverty reeducation and social economic development.”

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IT Policy 2004 again revised in 2007 (BS 2065) and is now in the process of Government approval Cyber Law (Electronic Transaction Act 2004) amended in 2006 (BS 2063)

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Related By Laws

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Chronology of e-Government related Developments in Nepal

Introduction of computer for census (IBM1401) Establishment of Electronic Data Processing Centre and later named as National Computer Centre, for promoting computer usage and computer literacy.

First Private Overseas Investment in software development by establishing company for export, DSI Pvt. Ltd.

Distribution of Personal Computers in Nepal Liberalization on imports of equipment Establishment of Computer Association of Nepal Establishment of the Ministry of Science & Technology Announcement of the first IT policy, “IT Policy 2000” Establishment of National Information Technology Center (NITC) Establishment of High Level Commission for Information Technology (HLCIT) Enactment of Electronics Transaction Act Establishment of Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC) Publication of National Standard Code for Information Interchange.

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Key application Development of Existing Systems

Vehicle Registration (G2C) – Transfer of Ownership, Blue Book Renewal Pollution checking, driving license test and issuance (G2C) Vital Event Registration System (G2C) Computerized Citizen Card Distribution System (G2C) Registration of Cottage and Small Industries (G2B) E-Procurement (G2B) Company Registration (G2B) E-Postal service (G2C) Government Accounting system - Disbursement Centres (G2G) Personnel Management System (Civil Service Records) (G2G) E-HMIS ( Ministry of Health) (G2G) Revenue (G2B)

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E-VAT (Integration with e-Gov umbrella) (G2B) E-PAN (Integration with e-Gov umbrella) (G2B) E-Filing (Integration with e-Gov umbrella) (G2B) E-TDS (Integration with e-Gov umbrella ) (G2B)

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Applications Development of Emerging Systems   NID (G2C) Vital Registrations (G2C)       Birth Registration Death Registration Marriage Registration Divorce Registration Relationship Certificate Migration Certificate     Excise (G2C) Passport (G2C) Local Government Planning, budgeting and monitoring (G2G) Public Service Commission (G2C and G2G)   Investment, Trade and Supplies System (G2B) Online Jobs and Recruitment abroad (G2C)  E-education (G2C) 5/1/2020 9

E-Government Readiness

5/1/2020 Nepal – 150 th Nepal – 126 th position out of 192 Countries in 2008 position out of 191 Countries in 2005 Source :UN e-Government survey 2008 10

E-Government Readiness of Nepal

E-Government Readiness Data 2008 5/1/2020

Source :UN e-Government survey 2008

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E-Government Readiness of Nepal

Infrastructure Data 2008 5/1/2020

Source :UN e-Government survey 2008

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E-Government Readiness of Nepal

Infrastructure Data 2008 5/1/2020

Source :UN e-Government survey 2008

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Key Milestones in e-Government Development

  e-Government Master Plan Initiation of ICT Development Project 5/1/2020 14

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e-Government Master Plan (eGMP)

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e-GMP – What is it?

 e-Government Master Plan (eGMP) Consulting Report prepared by HLCIT in cooperation with major government agencies: NITC, MoEST, MoIC, MoGA, MoF and with technical support from KIPA.

 Process initiated in January 2005, e-Government Master Plan Consulting Report completed in November 2006 16

e-GMP Objectives

The main purpose of this project is to ‘Realize Good Governance and Socio Economic Development’ by establishing an effective, systematic, and productive e-Government.

Good Governance and Socio-Economic Development Establishment of Effective, Systematic, Productive e-Government Establishing Vision, Strategy, Framework Selecting Major Project and Defining Roadmap Defining Direction of Execution Organization Defining Direction of Restructuring Legal Framework

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e-GMP Vision and Mission

Knowledge Based Society Citizen-Centered Transparent Information and Service

Citizen/Business

Opinion/Policy Proposal Internet Mobile Telephone, Fax, Mail Visiting Government One- Portal Integrated Petition Center Provide Information and Integrated Services Efficient Knowledge Sharing APP

IDC

DB HOST Mass Processing Networked Integrated Processing Platform

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Ministry Website Ministry 1 Ministry 2 Ministry 3 Government wide Interconnection Ministry N

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Priority Projects

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Groupware

 Intranet within Ministries   Hierarchal Approval System Email & Scheduling

Government Representative Portal

 One-window system

National Identification (based on birth registration) e-Education Enterprise Architecture Communication Network

 Intranet within government & other institutions

Government Integrated Data Center (GIDC)

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Sector

e-GMP Roadmap Milestone

Ph1: Fundamentals 2007 2008 Ph2: Enhancement of Realization 2009 2010 2011 G2C G2B G2G Infra.

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Government Representative Portal (MoEST/NITC) National Identification System (MoHA) Vehicle Registration system (MoLTM) e-Drivers License(MoLTM) Passport (MoFA) e-Customs (MoF) e-Health (MoH) e-Agriculture (MoAC) e-Procurement (HLCIT) BRAMS e-Commerce (MoICS) Groupware (MoEST) e-Educational Administration System (MoES) e-Authentication e-Tax (MoF) e-Land Registration System (MoLRM) Immigration Management System (MoHA) EA (Enterprise Architecture)(MoEST) GIDC (MoEST/NITC) ICT Organization (MoIC) PKI (MoEST) Establishment of Basic Act Gradual Improvement in Law/Institution (MoLJPA/MoEST) Development of ICT Literacy and HRD Program (MoES) National Unified Code System Development (MoEST/NITC) Expansion of ICT Resource (back-bone, Internet Facility, H/W)

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Financing Plan

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Project Investment Plan

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Execution Arrangements

Project Management

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers (OPMCM) will be responsible for overall project implementation and coordination as the Executing Agency. Project Management Unit (PMU) Chief Project Director – Secretary Project Director – Joint Secretary (administration) Project Director – Executive Director, NITC (technical) Treasurer Project Management Consultant 5/1/2020 23

Project Components & Execution Responsibilities Project Components Responsible Organization 1.Rural e-Connectivity

Ministry of Information and Communications 1.1 Wireless Broadband Network 1.2 Village Network 1.3 Telecenters

2. Government Network

2.1 Government Information and Data Center Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology 2.2 Government Groupware

3. E-government Application

3.1 Enterprise Architecture 3.2 NID/Citizen 3.3 e-Gov. in Public Service Commission 3.4 Land Records Management 3.5 Vehicle Registration Driving License

4. Human Resource Development

High Level Commission for IT Ministry of Home Affairs Public Service Commission Ministry of Land Reform Mgmnt Ministry of Labor & Transp. Mgmnt Ministry of General Administration 5/1/2020 24

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Implementation Arrangements

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Implementation Schedule

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Evaluation

ADB Project Cycle

E-Government Master Plan Preparation PPTA ADB Project Cycle

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Implementation Appraisal Approval /

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Guiding Principles for Successful e-Government

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Vision / Political Will a) Leadership and Commitment b) Integration Common Frameworks / Co-operation c) Inter-agency Collaboration d) Financing Customer Focus e) Access f) Choice g) Citizen Engagement h) Privacy Responsibility i) Accountability ii) Monitoring and Evaluation

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Thank You For Your Attention

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