Municipal e-points, FOSS in local government
Presenter:
Tose Misevski, Project Manager, UNDP
November, 2007
e-Governance
Exploiting the power of ICT to help transform the accessibility,
quality and cost-effectiveness of public service and helping to
enhance the relationship between public bodies and citizens
Effective usage of ICT provides possibility to overcome problems
of different social groups and citizens especially of remote
areas
Model
e-points
Addresses quality of the e-services, participation of the
citizens, provision of continuous training for the citizens and
support for the local community
Covers the distant locations and assist the development of the
rural areas
Supports e-inclusion and increase access to Internet and public
information
Increases efficiency and transparency in administration,
benefiting both the business sector and the citizens
Supports democratic processes through the tools of
e-democracy
One of the strategic measures stated in the National IS Strategy
towards efficient delivery of services to the citizens has been
formulated as: UNDP trough its ICT projects signnificantly
contributes to implementation of this measure.This is the area in
focus of next UNDP interventions. (namaluvanje na siromastijata I
podiganje na kvalitetot na zivotot osobeno vo ruralnite I
oddaleceni regioni.
FOSS project
"Support to e-Governance initiatives based on Free/Open Source
Software at the local level in Macedonia" as part of the
UNDP Global Programme :
"Capacity Development Through Knowledge Sharing and Networking:
Free/Open Software for Developing Countries"
ICT4D Projects
Project objective
To promote and facilitate the implementation of FOSS as a
cost-effective e-governance solutions at local level
The project was build upon the existing ICTC and human
capacities in Macedonian municipalities
FOSS attitude of municipal authorities was considered of crucial
importance for successful project implementation
Project was realized in close collaboration with ZELS and FOSS
community
Main project phases
Assessment of the municipal potentials , needs and priorities
for development of new applications
Capacity building, training and competency development for the
municipal employees and local supporting entities within the new
environment
FOSS based e-governance solutions development and implementation
in pilot municipalities
Awareness and knowledge about FOSS benefits to be increased
Assessment
Assessment of the potentials of the ICT infrastructure and human
capacity in municipalities
Pre-selection of 10 municipalities
Selection of 3 pilot municipalities
Needs assessment
technical requirements (selection of FOSS tools for
implementation, adaptation to local context, upgrade of existing
infrastructure)
application requirements (selection of priority applications,
their functional analysis and implementation standards)
Capacity building
Training needs analyses
Redesigning and developing new training curriculums - Practical
Guide on FOSS " prepared in collaboration with Free Software
Macedonia
Training of the municipal ICTC Support Staff and local ICTC
Foundations (16 in total)
Training of municipal administration (120 in total)
Application development
Integrated WEB database solution that incorporates:
Reengineering of municipal official WEB site
e- Municipal Council application
e- Workflow and Document Management system
e- Inter municipal cooperation portal
Solutions implemented in 3 pilot and 4 additional
municipalities
Proektnite aktivnosti zavrsija vo pocetokot na septemvri a
implementacijata vo opstinite e vo tek.
Design
Proektnite aktivnosti zavrsija vo pocetokot na septemvri a
implementacijata vo opstinite e vo tek.
Development technology
Based on:
- Joomla CMS, PHP, My SQL and XML
The system works on:
- Linux and Windows platforms
- Can be used with most major browsers including Internet
Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla
Training and deployment
For administrators of the system
For municipality employees
The application is hosted centrally
Deployment model allows easy continual updates
Awareness raising
Regional Workshops on FOSS were organized in 5 municipalities in
collaboration with Free Software Macedonia and local ICTC
Foundations (February 2007 with more then 160 participants)
National Conference on FOSS was organized in collaboration with
ZELS and participation of KIT, MASIT, SEAVUS, Metamorphosis, Free
Software Macedonia, MESA, ISOC Bulgaria, Red Hat and Novell ( May
2007 with more then 120 participants)
Migration to FOSS in pilot municipalities
Installed Linux OS stand alone on all computers without SW
license and dual boot on the others
Installed Open Office and Mozilla Firefox as standard
applications
Project evaluation and recommendations
Increase municipal awareness and capacity about FOSS
Aid development of FOSS policies and strategies
Continue development of FOSS local e-government solutions into
coherent system
Continue building partnerships and address donor community
Continue increasing public awareness about FOSS
Na krajot na Avgust
- postoenjeto na alternativata narecena FOSS- poddrska na
izgotvuvanjeto FOSS Politika i Stratefija- Da se prodolzi so
razvojot na FOSS e-Gov resenija za localnata samouprava- Da se
intenzivira gradenjeto na partnersta i vklucuvanjeto na zaednicata
na Donatori- Da se prodolzat aktivnostite na promocija i jaknenjeto
na svesta za prednostite na FOSS
Useful links
Many useful information including presentations of FOSS
workshops and National conference could be found at :
http://www.foss.undp.org
DEMO municipal web portal at:
http://www.ls.net.mk
DEMO moze da se pogleda i da se simne izvorniot kod od:
Thank you for your attention!
www.e-society.org.mk
