Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Arab Republic of Egypt The Egyptian Information Society Initiative EISI- Government for Government Services Delivery Presented by: Sameh Bedair E-Government Program Director

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program The Government of Egypt realizes that: The development of a strong CIT sector is its key to foster local competitiveness in the global arena. EISI-Government is a major milestone for Egypt To bridge the digital divide. To convert to an Information Society.

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Access Health Learning Business Commerce Culture Egyptian Information Society Government

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Delivering services to customers at their finger tips according to their taste and style with appropriate efficiency and allowing them to participate in the decision making process Customers: Citizens, Business men, Investors, Companies, … The first step to have efficient service is to eliminate administrative burdens Vision

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program T he vision is guided by three main principles Citizen centric service delivery: The program slogan is "government now delivers" which reflects government intention to develop a one stop shop e-services approach focused at citizen's needs. · Community participation: EISI Government is a project with nation wide impact, thus community participation is a must. Citizens' demands are constantly being analyzed and reflected, and private/public sector companies are active participants in project's implementation and management. Efficient allocation of government resources: The project proposes techniques for increasing the level of efficiency of the Egyptian government. Productivity, cost reduction, and efficient allocation of resources are among the major expected outcomes from project implementation.

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program E-Government - The Vision Egypt eGov Trusted Infrastructure Empowered Employees Business Operations Citizen and Business Services

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Government Now Delivers EISI-Government Program Transformation The Simplest Way

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Tailoring government services to meet citizens expectations. citizens expect administrative simplification Creating a conducive environment to investors. administrative simplification attracts investors Availing accurate and updated government information. Increasing Government efficiency through modern management techniques and new working models. Reducing government expenditure Fostering local competitiveness and increasing globalization readiness Objectives of eGov. & Administrative Simplification

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Legal group E- Signature E-Contracting Cyber crime Technical group Networking Information security Interoperability Document management PKI Services for special needs Financial groupe-Payment framework ~ Work Groups

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Objectives Enhancing Egyptian government readiness to accept a strong local program and to smoothly integrate in the global community. Legal and regulatory : Remote authentication mechanism. Security and privacy issues. Technological: Lack of unified standards Multiple service providers Isolated communication islands of government bodies. Culture and economic: Poor penetration of credit cards Inexistence of suitable e-payment method. challenges Basic Infrastructure Project E-signature and Public Key Infrastructure. Document of standards. Simple but comprehensive e-payment framework Government gateway. Government communication network. Challenges and Solutions

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Objectives Providing timely, customized and quality measured government services to the citizens and investors through convenient delivery channels. Government : Reputation of quality of services. Inconvenience of delivery mechanisms Overlap among service providers. Citizen: Computer illiteracy Low PC and internet penetration. challenges Service Delivery Project Reengineering services and availing them. Establishing service centers Establishing programs to distribute PCs. Challenges and Solutions

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Objectives Increasing efficiency And reducing expenditure Reluctance and mistrust of automation. Inflexibility to modify workflows (wrongfully thinking its illegal ). Multiple auditing bodies. Overlapping authority among government bodies. Adopting new philosophies and practices of modern management. challenges Back office Automation Project EISI-Government ERP Document management and electronic archiving. Business process automation. Challenges and Solutions

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Objectives Providing accurate and updated information to serve investors and to support the decision making process. Reluctance of information sharing among government bodies. - Security and privacy issues. Ownership and copyrights issues. Lack of unified data dictionary and definitions. challenges Economic Databases and Decision Support Project Creation and update of databases.. Drafting standards and laws for information sharing, copyrights, and ownership. Challenges and Solutions

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Challenges and Solutions Draft and Publish Standards No document of standards E-signature law and PKI Infrastructure No legal framework to authenticate persons over networks Simple e-payment framework Fear of electronic payment Low penetration of credit cards No payment tools for simple citizens Multinational Contracts Low ICT readiness of government enterprises Government Gateway Complexity, overlapping and variety of service providers

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Fact !!!! NO Sucsussful eGov. Without considering and implementing administrative simplification

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Examples One-stop shops Physical e-Alex, Customer Centers Web-portals Simplification & elimination of steps in procedures. Time limits. Prizes and Incentives. MSAD Competition Creating national data warehouse and data mart. Sharing government information. Our Dream Monitoring and measuring administrative burdens.

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program ObjectivesComponents Readiness (Local and International) Basic Infrastructure Project Distinguished services Attract Investors Service Provision Project Enhance Efficiency Reduce Expenditure Readiness (Local and International) ERP Doc Arch & Mang. Local Governerates Business Process Automation Gov Net Procurement Intranet Accurate Updated Information for Decision Makers and Investors Economic Data Bases Projects Objectives and Components

ا Citizens Companies Investors Suppliers Service Centers Networks Internet Government Network Firewalls National Database Infrastructure Telephony (Ministries E-Signature Security Specifications Networks Standards PKI Doc. Classification & Handling Application development Special service needs E-Payment Standards Bawaba

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Government wide initiative not MSAD owned Partnership with Multinational IT Companies Outsourcing implementation Public Private Partnership Encouraging new models for financing Non-centralization Incentive programs for adoption and ICT employees … Policies and Strategies

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program RE TaxesJusticeHealthHousing MC DBE AE Gateway- Scenario

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Integrate with multiple back ends Connect various platforms Customer centric interface Higher security and privacy Higher return on Investment Why a Gateway?

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program The future of government services Represents the new government philosophy in serving citizens. Service outreach and 24x7 accessibility. Inaugurated January 04

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Why a governmental gateway? Official source of news and information Important alerts to citizens Ability to search for information and content

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Uniform Foundation Support Multiple Portal Multiple Devices Multiple Services One Access Portal One Access Portal Multi-Government Portals Multi-Government Portals Uniform Behavior Across Portals Uniform Behavior Across Portals Computers Computers Smart Phones Smart Phones PDA PDA Government to Government Government to Government Government to Business Government to Business Government to Consumer Government to Consumer

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program E-Government Gateway Service 1 Portal: User Interface Front End Middle-Tier Services Service 2Service 3Service 4

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Egyptian Bawaba Business men Citizens Brokers Portal Financial Institutions Gateway Ministries Information and services

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Gateway Architecture Routing Engine Authentication Engine Priority Engine Communication Center Routing Engine Tracking Engine Registration Engine Subscription Engine Binding Engine Secure Profiles Egyptian Gateway Service 1 Service Connector Service 2 Service Connector Service3 Service Connector Portal XML

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Platform Independent Gateway Back-End System Service Connector Service1 Request Results Results Displayed

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Availability Gateway Back-End System Service Connector Data Delay Delay 3 trials

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program Information services. Inquiry services. Full transaction. Integration between agencies Push Vs Pull Interaction Personalization based on AI. Service Levels

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program We’re just getting started! Egypt Gateway Portal v 2.0 Egypt Gateway Engine v 2.0 E-GAS Service on BAWABA Cairo Traffic Service on BAWABA Flight Positioning Service on BAWABA Medical Insurance Service on BAWABA Tourism Police v2.0 Service on BAWABA Alexandria “Hay Sharq” Municipality Service on BAWABA Cairo and Alexandria Opera House Service on BAWABA Giza Traffic Service on BAWABA v2.0 Alexandria Municipalities Automation (e-Alex) Egypt Post Infrastructure v2.0 MCIT infrastructure ver 2.0 Ministry of Administrative Development Web Site Ministry of Administrative Development Infrastructure Project Egyptian Organization for Standards and QC Web Site National Organization for Management Web Site Appeal Court Service on BAWABA Public Notary Service on BAWABA Social Fund for Development Service Taxation of Commercial Vehicles Service Real state Taxes Service Alexandria Traffic Service on BAWABA Delta Electricity Service on BAWABA v2.0 Egyptian Consulates Services on BAWABA Universities Graduation Certificates Service on BAWABA In Progress TODAY!!

Telephone Network IVR SMS Citizens Government Gateway Service providers Intermediaries (Post offices..) The Internet Call centers Citizens Businessmen Companies Citizens - SMEs

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program EconomicalSocial Direct 1-3% savings in procurement = 20-60M L.E. Utilizing 0.5% of dead inventory = 200M L.E. Savings from 100K transactions on line = 9 M L.E. Indirect Increase local demand on ICT New jobs Less traffic … Services Better environment Less interaction of employees and public! Return on Investment

Ministry of State for Administrative Development E-Government Program True Challenges!! It is very easy to get two computers to talk to each other … Try to do the same with government employees and government agencies !! OH

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