The Government of Namibia (GRN) is making strides in its quest to improve public administration and bring services closer to the people.
This was said by President Hage Geingob during his 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament on Wednesday, where he said the Government has accelerated the rollout of e-Governance services at national and regional levels.
“These include a functional e-procurement portal for all public entities to register, manage and publish procurement plans and bids. Three public entities, namely; the Ministry of Finance, City of Windhoek and NamPower, are currently utilizing the portal,” Geingob said.
He added that going forward, all public entities will be obliged to make use of this portal.
The president highlighted that through e-governance, the country has seen the launch of the new national identification cards in November 2021, which are compliant with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards and can be used for cross-border travel.
“To this end, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is engaging the Government of Botswana and other neighbouring countries to permit its use at border entry points,” Geingob stated.
He added that as part of the drive toward paperless hospital management, the national e-health system was launched in December 2021 to gradually replace all manual procedures and systems in hospitals.
He added that the Government has also operationalised the Integrated Client Services Facilities (e-Business), which provides a business registration and one-stop-portal service.
“In addition, the civil registration and identification system will be linked to the social protection system in the near future for more efficient and transparent information management,” he explained.
He stated that the Ministry of Justice is also at an advanced stage of migrating from the manual processing of applications for legal aid to a digital case management system so as to contribute to improving service delivery in the administration of justice.
Source: The Namibian Press Agency