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

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formed. The technical committee will formulate plans for implementing
the project, provide technical support, and make recommendations to the
Executive Director.
Activities of the project will be conducted by the Technical Assistant
Project Proforma/Portfolio Project (TAPP/PP) passed by the Government
of Bangladesh and as per financial allocation made therein. The
existing laws will support it, rules and regulations and all procurements
will be made as per Public Procurement Regulations, 2003 of the Government
of Bangladesh.
Various steps would be required to be followed to ensure a reliable
path of achievement:
• A situation report in regard to the coordination, cooperation and
decision-making among the Ministry and the departments will be
prepared to understand the current status of the decision-making
process.
• Technical needs assessment will be conducted. A competent
technical team will conduct the assessment and prepare a technical
proposal for integration and interconnection among the departments
and the Ministry.
• A policy framework containing precise descriptions of dos and
don’ts of day-to-day activities will be prepared to use as a
guideline. The policy will also provide clear instruction on
information security, coordination network principle, entitlements,
and responsibilities on the part of different stakeholders
at different levels.
• A general consensus statement of contents would be prepared in
order to make all stakeholders know the pertinent information
that they can access, and the information that they need to
upload on the network.
There will be a conducive atmosphere within the project administration
to allow private ICT sector entrepreneurs to participate in the implementation
of the project. Private sectors can support preparation of necessary
customized software, and implementation of data communication infrastructure
such as Radio Link, ADSL or DDN connections.
D. Implementation schedule
The project will be implemented within a period of one year
commencing from January 2006 and ending in December 2006.
E. Sustainability and benefits of the project
Strategically, the implementation of the project will provide online
facility for the electronic delivery of government information and services.
It will cover the departments of the Ministry of Science and Information &
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