eGovernment Implementation in Nigerian Rural Areas: eGovernment and rBusiness

1. National eGovernment Strategies. eGovernment Implementation inNigerian Rural Areas:eGovernment and rBusiness a presentation byDr. Olu Agunloye,Executive Vice Chairman, National eGovernment Strategies, 417 Kumasi Crescent, Wuse II. Abuja. Nigeria 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

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 INTERACTIONwith citizens, businesses and organizations andINTEGRATIONbetween 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 WHY PPP? - for Private Sector Drive, Funds, Management & Discipline • FGN set up a tripartite Joint Venture - National eGovernment Strategies Limited, NeGSt comprising – • Fed Govt – rep by NITDA, • Banks and Investors, • Strategic Partners & Technology Providers.

7. The Nigerian eGovernment Model The Basic Model GoNigeria GAINS eREFORM Improved Services eGOVT eCOMMERCE Citizens PROFIT Private Sector 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

9. eGovernment as part of National IT Deployment Goals Statistics Network Content & Knowledge Public Service Network eApplications & DB Trade Network Back-end & IT Transport Citizens Network eNIGERIA Taxes Drivers & Vehicles Core Agencies Core Ministries Land Use Central Bank of Nigeria Export Zone National Planning Commission Professionals Food & Drugs Law Enforcement Developing Interoperable National Database

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. Link could be plain old copper, DSL on copper, coaxial cable, optical fibre, or even power lines. AC Telephone Network 200 to 2,000 SUs SU 700 m to 25,000 m SU - Subscriber Unit AC - Access Centre Internet Scalable Access Centre serving multiple subscribers BASIC CONCEPT OF INEXPENSIVE eACCESS

14. 10 Km LOS DIU CBS E1 line To Exchange Voice IP SU To Internet INEXPENSIVE WIRELESS eACCESS FOR RURAL AREAS Compact Base Station Single or multiple antennae (sectorial or omni or both) corDECT – DECT Interface Unit Switch, controller and manager Single or multiple Subscriber Unit

15. 25 Km RBS CBS SU 30m mast 10 Km corDECT CREATING GREATER ACCESS FOR RURAL AREAS Multiple Base Stations Relay Base Station

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

18. eRegistration The eVillage as Access to eGovernment in Rural Areas eSchool eLearning eHospital eHospital eVillage HQ corDECT ePhone eSchool Video eMail 20-30 Km Diameter eTrader eKiosk eSchool eAuthentication National eGovernment Strategies

19. ACCESS POINTS

20. NAPCOFApplications Internet & VoiceBackbone NeGSt eVillage Command eGovernmentSolutions FUNDS eGovt Solution Provider eKiosk Operator The SIMBA/MIDAS RURAL eGOVERNMENT MODEL

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 Locally constructed, Kiosk casing costs about $500 (N65,000) Ready to go eKiosk costs about $900 - $1,200 Good for SoloPC, Touchtone, Simputers, Low power by Inverters 10-12 Kiosks can be loaded in a “PICK-UP” Van 3-5 Kiosks can be loaded in a Keke NAPEP

25. Operator Serviced eKiosk Leveraging on recruiting out of 110,000 jobless graduates created annually

26. National eGovernment Strategies LOCAL CARPENTER IN ACTION CREATING A KIOSK

27. National 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 • eHEALTH Zankli Hospital, Mabushi, Abuja • Remote Hospitals: Maitama District Hospital, MaitamaPrimary Health Care, Yanyan • eDoctors: National Hospital, Abuja

35. REAL LIFE EXAMPLE

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38. THANK YOU NeGSt, 28 June 2005