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Nigerian Government Partners Korea International Cooperation Agency to Launch e-government Master Plan

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The Federal Government of Nigeria says the Korean government through its agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), spent the sum of $500m in developing the Nigerian e-government master plan and building human capacity for its implementation.

The Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu made this known in Abuja even as an e-government Master plan was launched by the Nigerian government to drive transparency and improve the quality and the cost-effectiveness of public service delivery in the country.

 

According to him, the e-Government Master plan will drive transparency and improve the quality and the cost-effectiveness of public service delivery in Nigeria.

Mr. Shittu, noted “that the National e-Government Master Plan was developed with its vision and objectives linked to the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) and that the move would improve the quality of life of the citizens by enhancing national competitiveness, facilitating market economy, promoting participatory democracy, and improving transparency in the public sector.”

He added that the overall purpose and rationale of the project is to strengthen the efficiency and transparency of public administration service and provide multiple access and delivery channels for citizens, businesses and government employees.

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