518 No. 41 of 2021] Application of Act Electronic Government 3. Subject to the other provisions of this Act,nothing in this Act prejudices, limits or restricts any other law regulating the dealings between the Government and the public. PART II GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF E-GOVERNMENT Guiding principles for e-government 4. The guiding principles of e-government include the following: (a) e-government shall focus on the needs of citizens and businesses in the delivery of services; (b) development and utilisation of innovative design and transformational integrated business processes which are streamlined, collaborative, and citizen-focused for the enhancement of service delivery; (c) innovative application of solutions in order to reduce longterm operational costs and create opportunities to evaluate and eliminate redundant steps and processes and reduce cycle times associated with conventional processes; (d) integrated provision of e-government service which recognises the unique roles and capabilities of public bodies; (e) sharing of administrative information among public bodies which avoids information duplicity; (f) protection of information held by a data controller used in accordance with the law; (g) prudent and responsible use of public resources in the implementation of e- government activities; and (h) collaboration with the private sector for the promotion and optimisation of sustainable resource utilisation. PART III ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT DIVISION Establishment of electronic Government Division 5. (1) There is established the Electronic Government Division as a Division in the Office of the President which is responsible for the administration of this Act under the general direction of the President.

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