The Bahamian government has engaged the government of Singapore to recommend best practices on e-government in an effort to strengthen ICT infrastructure and improve online service delivery in Bahamas.<\/p>\n
Singapore government\u2019s technology subsidiary, IDA International, will act as the ICT advisor to Bahamian government managing the overall e-government programme deployment in the country.<\/p>\n
Zhivargo Laing, Minister of State for Finance on Bahamas E-Government Programme Development, said the government will seek to lay the technical foundation and governance structure in the Singapore Model to drive the Bahamas\u2019 e-government agenda.<\/p>\n
He noted Singapore as one of the world\u2019s leaders in delivering e-government and for over some thirty years has been successfully in using technology to improve the lives of its citizens and expand its economy.<\/p>\n
The Bahamas government\u2019s first batch of online services will be launched in July.<\/p>\n
These will include Payment of Real Property Tax, Renewal of Driver\u2019s License, Vendor Inquiry (payments, invoices, purchase orders) and Application for New Business Licenses.<\/p>\n
The United Nations has ranked The Bahamas 65 out of 184 countries in terms of e-government services.<\/p>\n
However, studies of IDA International concluded the lack of governance structure in the current system would not allow for the definite strategic direction needed to implement the proposed widespread policy changes.<\/p>\n
Laing said there\u2019s a lot of work to be done including the provision of ICT training on e-governance. It also means change of workflow, change of attitude, change of skills for some people, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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