On 20 September 2017 the Decision on approval of the concept of e-governance development was rendered by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. This document would go down in the annals of history as a landmark decision regulating the Ukrainian priority development fields, primary purposes and promotion measures for the next three years.
A brief overview of the prospective benefits is presented below.
PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT FIELDS
- MODERINZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES FOR CITIZENS AND BUSINESS
- Electronic services
- Electronic identification
- Electronic participation of citizens
- Open database
- MODERNIZATION OF PUBLIC GOVERNANCE FOR PUBLIC AGENCIES
- Electronic interconnection between registers
- Electronic docflow
- E-governance of basic sectors
- MANAGING THE E-GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT
- Basic IT-infrastructure
- Effective management
PRINCIPAL PROMOTION MEASURES
- Over 30 national-level e-services have been launched, with up to 100 by the end of 2018.
- Implementation of the ‘Single Electronic Window’ (SEW) via Unified portal (UK-based experience (gov.uk))
- Development of electronic Public Procurement System, electronic agreements, invoices, online auctions
- Activities aimed at promotion of e-services for Ukrainian citizens and business
OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS
ELECTRONIC SERVICES
- Birth registration
- Marriage registration
- Initial vehicle registration
- Transportation license & permits
- Tobacco and alcohol licensing
- Police Clearance Certificate
- Declaration of compliance
ELECTRONIC INTERCONNECTION
- X-Road interoperability platform (EU best practices)
- Connecting 10 state basic registers to e-interoperability
E-IDENTIFICATION
E-DOCFLOW
- Online approval of statutory and regulatory enactments
- Electronic agreements
ANY COMMENTS?
Head of the State Agency for Electronic Control Oleksandr Ryzhenko
“The taken measures are aimed at improvement of quality and transparency of customer service and business support, modernization of public administration as well as enhancement of the management efficiency. In addition, a course for the e-governance development has been launched…”
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodomyr Groysman
“We provide 30 electronic services at present. By the end of this year there would be a hundred…In practice, an access to the advanced interoperability with enhanced scope of services via e-signing would be granted. In my opinion, the process has been set in motion, yet its speeding up is needed…”
United Nations E-government Survey 2016
+45 points – in e-participation for the last two years
+25 points – in e-government Ukraine ranked 62 among 193 countries in the UN ranking of E-Government Development Index-2016 (EGDI) for the last two years.
Global Open Data Index 2017
Ukraine has entered the TOP 30 countries and ranked 24.
To this end, the last but not the least should be mentioned:
ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE IS THE KEY FACTOR TO INNOVATIVE REFORMS IN UKRAINE!