THE Republic of Korea in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) kicked off a three week e-Government capacity building programme on Monday, with about 22, 625 government officers expected to benefit from the scheme.
The programme, which is the 5th In-County training, is expected to cover critical e-government areas, such as: Principle of e-Government; e-Government and security, components and promotion strategies of e-Government; law and institutions; best practices of e-Government in Korea (G2G, G2C&G2B, infra).
Other areas include e-Government master plan and future of e-Government in Nigeria; HRD and awareness; best practices of e-Government in Korea (G2G, G2C&G2B, infra); safe e-Government and; country cases for e-Government.
A release made available to Nigeria Tribune through its development aid agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) revealed that the Republic of Korea is expected to spend about $8.56 million for the implementation of the project, which include drafting an e-government master plan, which was completed and handed over to the government in 2015, establishment of e-Government training centre and capacity building programme for 22, 625 government officers.
The statement explained that “the Republic of South Korea was rated first in the United Nation e-Government Development Index (EGDI); this is why the Federal Government of Nigeria is partnering with the Republic of Korea, through its development aid agency, KOICA to implement the e-Government in Nigeria.
“Participants of the training will be given certificates, while 15 best participants will be selected as champions and rewarded with various gifts such as laptops, smart watches and portable speakers.
“Already, 557 persons have been trained in Nigeria in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd In-Country training, while 117 others were trained in Seoul, Korea. Also, seven persons have graduated from their e-Government master degree programme in Korea and are now lecturing in the in-country training programmes,” it said.
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