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Step2 Leadership and Vision of the Mayor
OpenCityPortal
Delta Nigeria, November 2008
Contents1. What is Vision from the Top?
1.3. The e-government plan1.4. The goals of the vision
2.4. Universal access
2.5. Participatory approach
1.1. The importance of leadership1.2. The message to the citizens
2. Creating the Vision Statement in OCP2.1. Broad goals2.2. Benefit to citizens2.3. Initial priorities
3. Remarks about the Vision
Contents1. What is Vision from the Top?
1.3. The e-government plan1.4. The goals of the vision
2.4. Universal access
2.5. Participatory approach
1.1. The importance of leadership1.2. The message to the citizens
2. Creating the Vision Statement in OCP2.1. Broad goals2.2. Benefit to citizens2.3. Initial priorities
3. Remarks about the Vision
1. What is “Vision from the Top”?Creating a City Portal requires a political decision at the top level.
The mayor or the top official of the municipality should announce a short strategic vision explaining to citizens why the municipality needs a Portal and setting out the long-term goals.
The vision should include the principle that the Portal will be developed in a participatory and inclusive manner.
We will call this document the “Vision Statement”
1.1. The importance of leadership
All significant social/economic changes ,as e-government is, require strong leadership to successful transformation
Leadership made the decisions balancing the interests of both, the Public Administration and the Citizens and solves the arisen disputes.
The leader accompanied by his/her staff, must develop and apply the new and integrated processes and procedures using modern technology tools.
e-Government means modernizing the Public Administration structure
Main objective of the e-Government initiative: Providing an excellent customer service
The cost savings comes as well when achieving this primary goal.
Methodology to achieve its objective: Government becoming service-oriented instead of process-oriented
Integrating services and establishing and maintaining high service-level quality
The requirement of a leader to perform the methodology and achieving the goal
Why is leadership important for the success of e-government:
1.1. The importance of leadershipLeadership from top management is one of the critical success factors for e-government initiatives. Therefore, commitment to the development of e-Government must begin with the top management team of the government.
1.1. The importance of leadership
Properly training and equipment for the staff is critical. People working on the modernized administration must count with the necessary experience and knowledge to achieve the highest service delivery quality and productivity gains.
Investment in people is as important as in technology.
A strong leadership and a well-trained staff assures the success of the e-government project.
Not only the leader, but also his or her equipment
1.2. The message to CitizensThe vision should clarify the role of the City Portal in relation with higher objectives stated in the basic city development strategies:
– the city's long-term goals of economic and social development – the necessity and means of attracting and generating business opportunities
in the city
The vision should also include information and communication strategies: the pursuit of open and transparent city information policies the creation of efficient information management systems the involvement of the citizens in the policy-making processes
1.2. The message to the Citizense-Gov plan follows the strategic principle: ”Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast”
Think Big
- Before any single and concrete e-Government initiative is implemented, an overall picture of e-Gov should be sketched outIncluding: short- and long- term objectives, plans for funding and all connected issues- "Think Big" does not mean a very large-scale e-Government plan
Start Small
- The portion selected must be: simple, easy to carry and achieve, with limited investment required and the least risk- Purpose: ensure the success of the first stepsThe project team will be given credit, gain substantive experience, learn lessons and win support from users and top management.
Scale Fast
- Anything achieved should be applied to the entire government agencies promptly, so as to enlarge the 'victory' and obtain as much economic and social benefit as possible-By starting on a small scale, all the problems, resistances and obstacles will be exposed and this will benefit the entire e-Gov plan- This also means keep pace with advancing technologies
1.3. The e-government plan1. A vision and insight of the potential of e- Government will be formulated by the
top government teams2. The short- and long-term objectives and goals of e-Government development
will be clearly defined 3. The priority areas for e-Government development will be identified and a
development plan worked out 4. The funds for the planned e-Government projects will be in place at the right
time5. All the issues connected to the e-initiative will be given proper consideration;
issues such as legitimacy, regulations, norms and standards and organization and management.
1.4. The Goals of the VisionEmphasize direct benefits of e-gov to the daily life of citizens
Explain easily how the City Portal will benefit the "daily life" of the citizens: providing better access to information on schools and hospitals, shortening transaction times, increasing the efficiency of the government, etc.
Identify initial priorities and time lines
- Some initial priorities to achieve in one or two years- Simple but useful promises for example giving all the contact information and office hours, will be on the portal within a certain time
Explain how all the people can gain access to the Portal
People with no personal computers or internet connections can access the Portal, for example, through public information centers located in the city offices, schools, libraries and post offices.
Invite and encourage citizens to contribute contents to the Portal
Include all citizens not only in accessing information but also in sending it. Benefits and importance of this should be explained as well.
Contents1. What is Vision from the Top?
1.3. The e-government plan1.4. The goals of the vision
2.4. Universal access
2.5. Participatory approach
1.1. The importance of leadership1.2. The message to the citizens
2. Creating the Vision Statement in OCP2.1. Broad goals2.2. Benefit to citizens2.3. Initial priorities
3. Remarks about the Vision
2. Creating the Vision Statement in OCPWhen creating the OCP platform for your municipality,
you will be requested to write the vision of it
1. Broad goals and long-term strategyhow IT systems will be used to achieve the goals established
2. Direct benefits to citizenstranslated in improvements in their daily lives
3. Initial priorities that will be address in the first one or two years
4. Universal access for people not having their own computer or Internet access
5. Participatory approachinvolving citizens in taking part in the development of the platform
This vision statement will be published in the City Portal’s “Goals” page
VISION STATEMENT Items
2.1. Broad GoalsLong-term goals of the project of the creation of the Open City Portal:
OCP enables all citizens to control and monitor local policies Need ot the Government to be trustworthy
Information Technology need efficient Information Management IM benefits for citizens and businesses alike
Transparent policies + efficient Information Management system generates business opportunities for local entrepreneurs.
This makes the region richer, which attracts even more businesses
ICT initiatives not well understood by citizens with no ICT/Internet knowledge
The Vision should explain in a plain language how the City Portal will benefit the daily life of the citizens:
• better access to information• shortening transaction time • increased government efficiency• …
2.2. Benefit to Citizens
Area Impact on
Financial Current/anticipated income, asset values, liabilities, entitlements…
Citizens profit from the increased regional wealth, as well as better services due to new businesses opening in the area
Political Personal or corporate influence on government policy, political affairs and political parties or prospects
Citizens have better information on the local policy-making and know more
Social Family or community relationships, social mobility, status, and identity
OCP creates opportunities for new social ties and relationships
Strategic Economic or political advantage or opportunities, goals, resources for innovation or planning
Favorable climate encourage valuable individuals to remain in the community and improve it
Ideological Alignment of government actions or policies or social outcomes with beliefs, moral or ethical positions
Citizens monitor government’s activities and judge them in the light of their moral convictions
Stewardship Public’s view of government officials as faithful guardians of the value of the government itself in terms of public trust, integrity, and legitimacy
Citizens develop more trust on their government’s integrity
2.3. Initial Priorities
• Uploading the office hours and contact information for the different city services to the Portal
• Uploading information about the different local government officials
• Establishing a schedule of the project for the citizens to consult, so they can follow the progress of the initiative and see their contributions
2.4. Universal AccessCitizens with no access to personal computers or Internet connections must be involved in the project as well.
So, the vision should mention how these people can access the Portal, for example, through the public information centers located in the city offices, libraries and post offices
E-government plan must be carried out together with a infraestructure development strategy to provide citizens with access to e-gov tools
2.5. Participatory Approach
Seek the inclusion of all citizens not only in accessing information but also sending information or developing content to the Portal
Contents1. What is Vision from the Top?
1.3. The e-government plan1.4. The goals of the vision
2.4. Universal access
2.5. Participatory approach
1.1. The importance of leadership1.2. The message to the citizens
2. Creating the Vision Statement in OCP2.1. Broad goals2.2. Benefit to citizens2.3. Initial priorities
3. Remarks about the Vision
3. Remarks about the VisionWhen finally writing the Vision of your OCP Proyect,
Keep in mind the following tips
To see a video about how to include the Vision in your OCP Platform,Click Here
The Vision says what your objectives are, and what you want to achieve with this project.
The target are the citizens. Therefore, it should be written shortly and easily to be understood by all.