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E-governace initiatives in Namibia, Africa
A two member business delegation from Oracle African Operations held talks with a senior politician in efforts to assist Namibia formulate its e-governance policy.
E-governance is the use of information and communication technologies(ICTs) in public administration combined with organisational change and new skills, in order to improve public and democratic processes and to further strengthen the public sector.
Considering the fact that Namibia has covered its first and second phases of its implementation process,which trains local people on technological advancement,this would empower Namibian people with skills that would ensure that they compete at an international level and reduce the importation of foreign skills to the country.
The e-governance process would start in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and will further spread to other governmental ministries. Its aim is to support and simplify administration, service delivery and interaction between the different parties including the government, citizens and businesses by using electronic means to improve these services to ensure that the political, economic and administrative systems are appropriately supported to better manage the affairs of the country at all levels of society.
At the meeting, it was agreed that Oracle African Operations would soon send trainers who will coach 10 local unemployed school leavers in the field of IT and e-governance. The government believes that apart from ensuring that there is efficient service delivery, e-governance would also ensure that citizens are well informed and connected and hence a stronger society and economy.
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