1

eGovernment Implementation inNigerian Rural Areas: eGovernment and rBusiness

National eGovernment Strategies.

at the eNigeria 2005, Conference on

ICT Deployment for Sustainable Development in Nigerian Rural Areas,

28 - 30 June 2005Organised by the National Information Development Agency, Abuja

a presentation byDr. Olu Agunloye,

Executive Vice Chairman, National eGovernment Strategies,

417 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II. Abuja. Nigeria

2

PART 1:What eGovernment?

3

What is eGovernment?• The use of ICT tools to improve

efficiency, effectiveness, transparency & accountability so as to achieve citizen-centred administration and better governance

• …. enhanced revenue generation is only a side-product …

4

eGovernment

...is about INTERACTION with citizens, businesses and organizations

and

INTEGRATION between government ministries and all tiers of government

5

What the Science & Tech Minister, Professor T. T. Isoun says … ... it is the breakthrough

The Isoun Vision.

… convergence of opportunities in IT

deployment and emergence of Information

Society will lead to the breakthrough of a new

economy with rapid transformation of

eCommerce …

6

eGovernment from Public-Private-Partnership

• FGN set up a tripartite Joint Venture - National eGovernment Strategies Limited, NeGSt comprising –

1. Fed Govt – rep by NITDA, 2. Banks and Investors,3. Strategic Partners & Technology

Providers.

WHY PPP? - for Private Sector Drive, Funds,

Management & Discipline

7

The Nigerian eGovernment Model

GoNigeria

eREFORM

GAINS

eCOMMERCE

Private Sector

PROFITCitizens

Improved Services

eGOVT

The Basic Model

Public-Private-Partnership for eGovernment

8

Define eGovernment Equations

eGovt = eGovt’ + eCommerce + ePreparedness + eInfrastucture

+ eEnvironment

where

• eGovt = this “eGovernment”• eGovt’ = gBusiness + Integration +

Interaction• eCommerce = mobile Commerce + ePayment• ePreparedness = Political Will + Personal

Commitment (of Mr. President)

• eInfrasturcture = People + Hard + Soft• eEnvironment = the way the others respond

9Developing Interoperable National Database

eNIGERIA

Trade Network

Statistics Network Content & Knowledge

eApplications & DB

Core Agencies

National Planning Commission

Central Bank of Nigeria

Drivers & Vehicles

Back-end & IT Transport

Public Service Network

Citizens Network

Law Enforcement

Food & Drugs

Core Ministries

Taxes

Professionals

Export Zone

Land Use

eGovernment as part of National IT Deployment Goals

10

PART 2:What rBusiness?

11

Key Issues of rBusiness within eGovernment Project

CONTENT• People empowerment• Millennium Development Goals• eDemocracy

eACCESS STRATEGY• Local Ingenuity• Proven “rural” solutions• Community Ownership

ACCESS POINTS• All existing modes – ISPs, Cyber cafes, Business Centres, GSM

etc • Inexpensive Digital Kiosks• “Carry Go” modes

12

ACCESS STRATEGY

13

BASIC CONCEPT OF INEXPENSIVE eACCESS

Scalable Access Centre serving

multiple subscribers

Link could be plain old copper, DSL on copper,

coaxial cable, optical fibre, or even power lines.

700 m to 25,000 m

200 to 2,000 SUs

ACSU

TelephoneNetwork

Internet SU - Subscriber UnitAC - Access Centre

14

Compact Base StationSingle or multiple antennae(sectorial or omni or both)

corDECT – DECT Interface UnitSwitch, controller and manager

Single or multiple Subscriber Unit

INEXPENSIVE WIRELESS eACCESS FOR RURAL AREAS

10 Km LOS

DIU

SU

CBS

Voice

E1 line

IP

To Exchange

To Internet

15

Multiple Base Stations

CREATING GREATER ACCESS FOR RURAL AREAS

Relay Base Station

25 Km

10 Km

RBSCBS

30m mast SU

corDECT

16

REMOTELY POWERED COMPACT BASE STATION

•Simple•Weather proof•Low power•Easy to install•Sectorial•Omni-directional

17

THREE CBS UNDER TEST AT WUSE II

•Two 90 degrees Sectors – 10 km•Omni – 2 km

90 deg Sector

90 deg Sector

Omni

18

VSAT

Metered Link

20-30 Km Diameter

eTrader

eSchool

eLearning

National eGovernment Strategies

eRegistration

eHospital

Video eMail

eSchool

ePhone

eAuthentication

eVillage HQ

eHospital

eSchool

The eVillage as Access to eGovernment in Rural Areas

eKiosk

corDECT

Metered Link

19

ACCESS POINTS

20

The SIMBA/MIDAS RURAL eGOVERNMENT MODEL

eGovt Solution Provider

eVillage Command

NeGSt

eKiosk Operator

Internet & VoiceBackbone

NAPCOFApplications

eGovernmentSolutions

FUNDS

21

eKiosk is Basically a Typical Digital Kiosk

PCWeb CamPrinter (optional)eAccessPower

22

A High Profile eKiosk

For Urban Areas

23

A Low Profile Customised eKiosk

For Urban and Rural Areas

24

INEXPENSIVE COLLAPSIBLE KIOSK

10-12 Kiosks can be loaded in a “PICK-UP” Van

3-5 Kiosks can be loaded in a Keke NAPEP

Ready to go eKiosk costs about $900 - $1,200

Locally constructed, Kiosk casing costs about $500

(N65,000)

Good for SoloPC, Touchtone, Simputers, Low

power by Inverters

25

Operator Serviced eKiosk

Leveraging on recruiting out of 110,000 jobless

graduates created annually

26

LOCAL CARPENTER IN ACTION CREATING A KIOSK

National eGovernment Strategies

27National eGovernment Strategies

ASSEMBLING “CKD” LOCAL KIOSKS

28

eKIOSK CONTENTS

29

SAMPLE OF CONTENTS

• eHospital

• eRegistration

• eLearning

• eCitizen

• Voice and Video email

• eAgriculture

• etc

30

Samples of eKiosk Content Delivery

31

MDG RELATED eGOVERNMENT CONTENT

Remote Medical Diagnosis in Rural Areas

32

Remote Diagnosis in Rural Areas

Remote diagnosis kit measures:

• temperature,

• blood pressure,

• pulse count and

• ECG of patients

33

Remote Diagnosis in Rural Areas

• Remote eDoctors can also listen to heart-beats using remote stethoscopes.

• Combined with video-conferencing, it enables eDoctors to effectively deliver medical treatment remotely.

34

LIFE EXAMPLES

•Remote Hospitals: Maitama District Hospital, MaitamaPrimary Health Care, Yanyan

•eDoctors: National Hospital, Abuja

•eHEALTH Zankli Hospital, Mabushi, Abuja

35

REAL LIFE EXAMPLE

36

REAL LIFE EXAMPLE

37

REAL LIFE EXAMPLE

38

THANK YOU

NeGSt, 28 June 2005