OECS E-Government for Regional Integration Program (APL)

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The overall development objective of the E-Government for Regional Reform Program for Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) countries is to promote the efficiency, quality, and transparency of public services through the delivery of regionally integrated e-government applications that apply economies of scale. There are two components to the project. The first component is the horizontal e-government interventions. The objectives of this component are to strengthen and harmonize national and regional e-government processes, operational Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) platforms and frameworks; to promote more efficient regionally-based ICT development and strengthen capacity, and to provide an enabling environment to achieve public administration objectives in a globally competitive context, and to better serve citizens, businesses and consumers in the region. There are sub-components to the project. The first subcomponent is the policy and strategy implementation. This subcomponent will build on existing e-government policy and strategy development efforts, notably under European Union (EU)-funded programs. The purpose of this subcomponent is to provide assistance in specific aspects of implementation of the national e-government strategies, as well as provide support for updating and harmonizing e-government policies and strategies across the region through on-going consultation with key actors, as well as provide a framework for regional e-government cooperation activities. The second subcomponent is the regional e-government institutional framework strengthening. This subcomponent will assess the current institutional framework for e-government project implementation and technical support in the participating countries, and will provide assistance in the strengthening of the regional institutional framework for e-government. Finally, the second component is the vertical e-government interventions. The objective of this component is to harmonize and improve key e-government systems by focusing on specific interventions in core areas of public finance.