Lack of databases providing access to centralized and certain Government
information;
Scarcity of trained IT staff in public institutions; and
Law and order and the efficient administration of justice.
127. Similar to private sector organizations, the Government faces significant challenges
in increasing its use of ICT. These include budgetary issues (availability of funding
for ongoing maintenance and development of systems, as well as initial setup
costs); hardware issues (aging and below-specification PCs, poor server
accommodation, poor quality cabling); software issues (poor anti-virus protection,
poor or ineffective backup, lack of disaster recovery); and manpower issues related
to the scarcity of skilled IT personnel. Nevertheless, the Government is committed
to finding solutions to these challenges, in order to improve governance in future.
128. ICT have a significant role to play in supporting fulfillment of these development
needs.
Strategies
129. A range of development strategies target the maintenance of law and order,
elimination of corruption, and improvement in public administration. Existing
development objectives to which ICTs may lend support include:43
Improving the efficiency of government accounting services.
Implementing human resource management processes and training.
Enhancing the capacity of the Electoral Commission to maintain accurate
electoral registers.
Developing bottom-up processes for participation in the preparation of
Provincial Plans.
Improving provincial administrations’ service delivery by providing an
enabling environment for delivery of goods and services.
Improving government service delivery nation-wide by establishing
information sharing systems with provincial administrations.
Improving provincial administrations’ service delivery by providing an
enabling environment for delivery of goods and services.
Improving government service delivery nation-wide by establishing
information sharing systems with provincial administrations.
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Solomon Islands Government National Development Strategy 2011 to 2020 (2011).
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