Honiara, Solomon Islands – Traditionally, e-Governance was regarded as improving the efficiency of government agencies by providing government services online. However, this consideration has broadened to include the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to conduct a wide range of interactions with citizen and businesses as well as gather data for different purposes and enable innovation between a wider array of uses. 

All this and some other related topics were discussed at the eGovernment Workshop organized by the Ministry of Communication and Aviation and the United Nations Development Programme in Solomon Islands.

The workshop begun with Luke Mua, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communication and Aviation, who shared the current status quo of eGovernment in Solomon Islands and the various projects developed under the National ICT Policy, the overarching policy framework that guides ICT development in the country.

The workshop presented a brief overview of the coverage of eGovernment possibilities and the potential of a whole-of-government approach that can be developed.

Participants representing ministries within the government had the chance to raise questions about risks, concerns, and requirements for eGovernment and share ideas for the future development of the strategy. Mr. Mua referred to their participation as “fundamental…to capture relevant information that will guide the policy development and accurately represents the needs of the different government agencies.”