Workshop on E-government
Last week the regional workshop on e-government readiness took place in Grand Cayman to recognise a set of demands imposed on governments in a rapidly changing world. The workshop was arranged by the Cayman Islands Cabinet Office and supported by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Cayman Islands Portfolio of the Civil Service.
At the opening ceremony at the Marriott Beach Resort, Financial Secretary the Hon. Kenneth Jefferson, JP, told delegates about these new and different demands.
He also added that technological developments are moving forward and the masses access the information via the Internet, therefore the information and service are wanted to be available and quick. This is logical to be demanded because of the development of technologies. According to Mr. Jefferson, the governments must “embrace information technology and explore its various areas of usefulness, in order to better serve the people”.
The 4-day workshop brought together people from all around the Caribbean and from Eastern Africa in order to share experience in using information and communication technology for enhancing public service delivery.
Keynote speaker, University College of the Cayman Islands President Dr Hassan Syed putt the value of e-government structures into perspective, saying that e-government is empowered to move the civil service from a bureaucracy to an efficient service provider, which will reduce costs for government and ease the burden on citizens.