Designing e-Government for the Poor - Tanzania Development ...

Annex I: Workshop Agenda
• Sell information about business opportunities
• Charge for issue of certificates such as birth and marriage
Group 3
Rapporteur: Mr. Santisouk Simmalavong
• Advertising
• Service fee to be charged for G2C transaction, and G2B transaction,
but subsidized for poor
• Service provider contributes in form of rebate
• Local government shares cost of maintenance and start up costs
• Selling items online
• Private company sponsorship
Group 4
Rapporteur: Mr. Surya Prasad Acharya
• Service charge such as for photocopy and e-mail
• Registration fee
• Advertisement
• Budget support from local government
• Private company sponsorship
Mr. Lee suggested utility computing as another mean to financially
sustain a portal. Mr. Kushner said that utility computing is a popular and
efficient method, however, the procurement guidelines set forth by donor
agencies are often inadequate for the private sector. Mr. Wescott said that
ADB is currently considering using project funds for operation and maintenance,
but that this was a risky method. He suggested that a better model
for financing is private-public partnership such as share and savings scheme
in which a private company invests and provides funding for maintenance
and technical expertise. Mr. Hwangbo said that in the case of the Republic
of Korea’s smart card system, private-government partnership has proved to
be effective. Mr. Gunawardena said that people, especially the poor, recognize
the usefulness of ICT services so that utility computing can be
feasible.
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