Dominica has been ranked 73 in the region, E government development ranking, according to the United Nations.
In 2005, Dominica was ranked 119 in the world, jumping to 105 in 2010.
Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Kelver Darroux says this has been the best improvement in any country’s ranking in the world from 2010 to 2012.
Darroux told the start of an Electronic Government for Regional Integration project Wednesday that government has been creating an enabling environment for the adoption of E government over the past two years with increasing success.
“We look forward to even greater success. We will continue to work smarter and more effectively, as we introduce technologies that streamline our business processes,” he said.
However, Darroux said several factors can affect government’s decision to invest in ICT.
“We need to get pour legislation on electronic communications right. Through predictable legal environment, we can give certainty to investors to increase competition, consumer choice and stimulate innovation,” he pointed out.
Outstanding progress! Keep it up DA…
its so pathetic…can you please show at least one public service which works on e-government model? No such thing here is online filling and documents submission..so this rating is phony rating and says nothing…
DNO’s article is incomplete. It fails to mention that this was announced at the start of an 8 day training workshop organized by the OECS. Additionally, this project is designed to deliver a number of systems and services (both internal and external of government).
A simple google search would show all this. http://oecs.org/projects/egrip
the future of Dominica is linked to how well it integrates with the internet!
The internet is not only the all-powerful equalizer, it can be the economic future of Dominica as a whole!
Just take a look at the phenomenal online video by K-pop star Psy called, “Gangnam Style”! It was viewed by nearly a billion people; and Youtube reviews alone generated 1.7 Million Dollars US!
Even DI, the South Korean semiconductor manufacturer for which Psy’s dad is chairman, and uncle VP, experienced a 154% surge on stock price following the internet video!
Expert online training for all ages and all trades is FREE on the internet! From youth to adults, from Khan Academy and TED Talk videos, for the first time in history anyone has access to extraordinary FREE training via internet!
Many years back Anguilla created the amazing, Anguilla Commercial Online Registration Network – An instant, savvy, extraordinary online IBC creation portal. People from around the world can log on and instantly purchase Anguilla International Business Corporations; and other financial products.
Online businesses create no pollution, cost nearly nothing in over head, and reach billions!
Isn’t it time the People of Dominica – both young and old – make full use of this world equalizer we call the internet?
Online businesses creating no pollution is highly debatable.
Copper, arsenic, mercury, lead, and other toxins from e-waste, that is computers monitors, modems and other hardware discarded as obsolete are quickly becoming a major pollution problem here in Dominica.
Even as International treaties prohibit the export of obsolete computer hardware from developed to developing countries, they are not enforced.
53 percent of children under 12 in India’s cities are lead-poisoned, meaning permanent brain damage that claims up to 20 percent of a child’s I.Q., the very brainpower that has taken that country into the information technology age.
Yet there are some among us who will argue that such collateral damage in the pursuit of E-ranking is acceptable.
My advice would be to have a safe e-waste disposal plan in place before it’s too late.
As Bob Marley said, “Don’t jump in the water if you can’t swim”
Online businesses creating no pollution is highly debatable.
Copper, arsenic, mercury, lead, and other toxins from e-waste, that is computers monitors, modems and other hardware discarded as obsolete are quickly becoming a major pollution problem here in Dominica.
Even as International treaties prohibit the export of obsolete computer hardware from developed to developing countries, they are not enforced.
53 percent of children under 12 in India’s cities are lead-poisoned, meaning permanent brain damage that claims up to 20 percent of a child’s I.Q., the very brainpower that has taken that country into the information technology age.
Yet there are some among us who will argue that such collateral damage in the pursuit of E-ranking is acceptable.
My advice would be to have a safe e-waste disposal plan in place before it’s too late.
As Bob Marley said, “Don’t jump in the water if you can’t swim”