Georgia to develop e-Governance

Georgian citizens will soon be able to access Government services in more convenient, efficient and transparent ways.

The Government has begun working on ways to improve electronic governance.

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili led the first meeting of the Commission for Supporting e-Governance on Monday.

Commission members discussed ways to develop technology driven governance in Georgia.

Garibashvili talked about the importance of local self-governance and suggested an increase in the number of public service centres.

The Justice Ministry’s Data Exchange Agency presented an action plan and strategy for four years, from 2014 to 2018. The document, titled ‘Digital Georgia’ consisted of 11 priority areas.

The Commission agreed to work on the issue daily within working groups and submit a report to the Prime Minister once a month.

E-Governance is the application of information and communication technology for delivering government services and exchange of information communication transactions. It also covers integration of various stand-alone systems and services between government-to-citizens, government-to-business, and government-to-government.