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Three recommendations to boost innovation through multi-stakeholder collaboration
Across the African continent, governments are investing in digitalisation to foster economic growth and development for all. Despite multiple challenges such as limited connectivity (the latest data indicates that only one-third of Africa’s population is online) and even electricity, some countries are benefitting from leapfrogging and the adoption of digital innovations to provide more effective public services and create opportunities for citizens.
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Digital signature: The European Union’s eIDAS regulation, explained
In 2014, the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation to establish a single market for electronic identification and trust serviced across its 27 Member States. Known as eIDAS, this is the first regulation of its kind in the world. eIDAS regulates the legal effect of electronic identification and signatures across 27 member states making it the most comprehensive and well utilized framework. Therefore, it offers many opportunities for third countries outside the European Union to draw inspiration and adopt similar security standards.
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Podcast: Making interoperability a reality in Djibouti
Listen to this episode of the Digital Government Podcast which explores Djibouti's experience implementing a data exchange platform for more efficient digital public service delivery.
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Laying Ground for Digital Services: Case Studies from Africa
Panel discussion at the e-Governance Conference 2022
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WhyID: Make your case
Do digital identity systems empower users, especially those in marginalised populations? In this session, speakers discuss the importance of properly assessing the objectives, the need, and benefits of digital identity before putting programmes in place.
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Digital dividends of an e-society
This video explains the different benefits for society arising from the use of digital technologies for public service delivery.
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Meeting in the middle: Harnessing the post COVID-19 rise of digital public health engagement in sub-Saharan Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic opened the world's eyes to new possibilities in the healthcare space. 5G technology has the potential to streamline communication and data sharing between hospitals, clinics and within departments, as well as make medical services more easily accessible to patients in remote locations.
Against this backdrop, Africa.connected (Vodafone and Vodacom) have prepared a report on access to the digital health ecosystem in Africa. Featuring multiple case studies, this report showcases how connectivity can improve the reach of vaccination schemes, help parents provide better care for young children and babies, and even save lives.
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Podcast: Benin has taken off on its digital journey
Listen to this episode of the Digital Government Podcast featuring Serge Adjovi, Director General of Benin's National Information Systems and Services Agency (ASSI) and e-Governance Academy Project Manager Marit Lani. They talk about the lessons gained by the Beninese government through the implementation the Estonian-origin backbone for government e-services – the secure data exchange platform – and the development of the citizen portal for the provision of government services.
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e-Governance in the Digital World
A demonstration of e-governance solutions based on experience from Estonia, a country widely recognized as one of the world’s leading digital societies. In this video we look at the different ways a citizen can use public sector services without leaving at home: we start with registering the birth of a child, then registering the child for school, e-Health solutions, business activities, the border crossing system, justice systems, etc.
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Crossing Borders in the Digital World
Based on the Estonian experience, this video provides a demonstration of e-governance solutions involving crossing the border, enabling the smooth and efficient movement of people, goods and transportation. You can also see how the payment process is being handled and how this e-service is connected with other public services in an automated way.
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Managing State Budget in the Digital World
Based on the Estonian experience, this video looks at the state Budget Management System to see how government and public sector spending can easily be administered, unifying all government bank accounts and all government cash management.
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