eGovernment in Poland state of art Dr Dariusz Bogucki Department of Information Society Acting Director e-mail: dbogucki@mnii.gov.pl MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

National ICT co-ordinating structure 21.12.2001: Change of Law on Central Administration Sections (fundamental for administration): the new Section “Information Technology” was introduced 1.07.2002: Minister of Science (at the Office of the State Committee for Scientific Research) responsible for: IT infrastructure, networks and systems in administration; Establishing of IT standards in administration; Supervising and supporting of IT project in public central and local administration; Education and vocation on IT Technology (standards); Development of Information Society in Poland; International cooperation within the IT sector and participation in the EU programs. 1.04.2003: Ministry of Scientific Research & Information Technology (in the place of SCoSR) MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

eGovernment Strategy (1) ePoland – The Strategy on the Development of Information Society in Poland for the years 2004-6 (approved 22.01.2004) Main Goal: building a knowledge-based economy; improvement of citizens’ living standards in Poland 3 main Objectives: to provide affordable, fast, and secure Internet access to all citizens and businesses; to develop broad and valuable on-line content and services; to achieve widespread ICT literacy MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

eGovernment Strategy (2) ePoland – 4 Priorities: Provision of broadband Internet for all schools; Development of the 'Gateway to Poland' - an integrated platform for e-government services; Development of Polish content on the Internet; Universal access to ICT training. Ministry of Scientific Research and Information Technology responsible for: Information Society in Poland Strategy implementation, co-ordination and monitoring (supervising); S.O.P Competitiveness Measure 1.5 – on-line platforms for public information & eGovernment Services MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

eGovernment key points Legal framework for eGovernment: Act on Informatization of the Operations of Entities Performing Public Tasks eGovernment Master Plan Co-ordination of regional & central activities Gateway to Poland: Integrated information platform supporting the provision of electronic public services for administration (front-office). STAP: Internal network of Polish Public Administration (back-office) EWD-P: European Information (U32) workflow for Polish Administration MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Act on Informatization Act on Informatization of Entities Performing Public Tasks: „Constitution” for Information Technology section; Horizontal law (changes in many acts where ICT was mentioned); Parliamentary works (Second Reading), voting – XI/ XII 2004; This law will be crucial for: Standardization and interoperability of Public Administration systems (minimal standards / interoperability frameworks); Front and back office integration of Public Administration systems Supervising and supporting IT project in public central and local administration; Multiannual Strategic Plan of ICT implementation in Poland (in the 2007-13 Programming context) MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

eGovernment Master Plan Objectives: Monitoring of eGovernment activities in Public Administration (both central and regional) according to the ePoland Strategy Ex ante analysis of eGovernment in Poland (2007-13 Programming context) Future actions (after approval): eGovernment best practices repository and advisory system for regions; Front-office & back-office integration of eGov! Preparatory studies for establishment of new S.O.P in 2007-13 Programming MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

eGovernment in the Regions Integrated Regional S.O.P 1.5 Measure: ICT in the regions: Broadband networks for regions; online public services at regional & local level; PIAPs Leading Projects: Silesia on-line eWielkopolska Kujawsko-Pomorskie broadband network Swietokrzyskie regional network MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Administration front office: The Gateway to Poland The Gateway of Poland MOST = Midleware & Transactional Server Back office Internal Network STAP Office1 WWW XML Office 2 WWW XML Clients Citizens and Enterprises Different Channels Portal MOST: Authorisation; Payments; Transactions (lnternal logic) Office 3 WWW XML MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Administration Back office: System of National Registers National Register: database systems, essential for State, economy and society, with quality and reliability, warranted by the Law. In Poland there are almost all necessary systems: National Registers (existing IT systems): Central Registry of Citizens (PESEL) - Census REGON (Enterprise Statistical Register); Judicial Registers (Pledge, Business Register); Tax and Customs Registers (POLTAX); Social welfare and labor system (SYRIUSZ) Planned and Developed Systems: Central Registry of Drivers and Vehicles (CEPiK) Integrated Cadastral System (physical, legal, fiscal) Social and health security registers ... Planned: works on MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Administration Back office: STAP- Internal Network STAP objectives: Secure internal network of Polish Public Administration (medium for internal administration systems like EWD-P) Back-office infrastructure for eGovernment systems data exchange TESTA Network Local Domain Secure access to Internet (one-point-access) Planned future actions: 2005-6: launching of STAP in Warsaw (56 points) 2006- : extension of STAP to the regions. MINISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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