Egovernance-2: Why egovernnment in Nepal
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As I already discuss
about introduction of e-Government in my previous blogs. Where I regard
egovernment as the use of information and
communications technologies (ICT) to transform the traditional government by
making it accessible, transparent, effective and accountable. E-government does
not give any meaning of putting a numbers of
computers on the desks of government officials and also It is not
limited on just a government website on
the Internet. More then this Political, social, economic and technological
aspects determine e-governance. It establishes a relationship between
government officials , citizens and Business, and this provide a
greater access to government information and services by making the
government accessible online; promoting citizen participation by enabling
citizens to interact more conveniently with government officials. I again
thanks to Dr. Madan P. Pariyar and Rajesh Shakya.
Why e-Government in Nepal?
We often listened a sound about “New
Nepal”. Every politician make this word a slogan and make their sound loud in
the mass. We are in the transition period in process of building "New
Nepal". But this word should not become only a popular slogan as most of
politician do. People have some trust and aspirations with this word “New
Nepal” that geared towards the peace and progress. There are many dimensions
streamlined and drivers identified to make our "New Nepal" dreams
come true. One of such dimensions is the reformation of the government. That
means to say governance and its service process should be well reengineered to
fulfill the aspirations of its citizens. Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) and its tools can help its effective and efficient
transformation.
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e-government helps simplify
processes and makes access to government information more easily accessible for
public sector agencies and citizens
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greater citizen participation
on government works.
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e-government allows citizens to
interact with computers to achieve objectives at any time and any location, and
eliminates the necessity for physical travel to government agents sitting
behind desks and windows
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e-government include
efficiency, improved services, better accessibility of public services, and
more transparency and accountability
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support
economic growth and reduce poverty by improving ICT accessibilities and
developing e-government applications
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provide better and
efficient Service to the Public
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prove government as an efficient
good Government
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E-Government can fulfil the
mandate of government formulating a new vision of how government views its
citizens, employees and businesses, and building a citizen-centred,
service-oriented, public-participative government with efficient, accountable,
transparent and performance government system.
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provide
citizen-centered services for improving citizens’ convenience, including:
provision of on-line public service, provision of multi-channel delivery
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provide
transparent services for facilitating business activity, including: provision
of one-stop public service, disclosure of administrative information and
processes
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ICT based online service is the
most democratic and unbiased service system. It offers equal opportunity to all
races, genders, ethnic groups.
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to provide
networked services for efficient administration, including: computerization and
integration, standardization of government administration
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E-Government breaks the barrier
of geographical diversity and makes the government services handy to all
citizens at villages who are even not connected by roads and opens up many
opportunities
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It’s important to empower and
motivate government employees to expect better service from them