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Aug 08, 2018 News
Two experts from the eGovernance Academy (eGA) of Estonia have returned to Guyana on a second visit, and as part of the first phase in a project to develop the Action Plan for the creation of a Digital Governance Roadmap.
As soon as they arrived on Monday, they called on Public Telecommunications Minister, Cathy Hughes.
Also there was Head of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Mr. Floyd Levi.
The mission of the experts on this second intervention is to meet separately with Cabinet members and technical officers in key agencies including the police and fire services and the Attorney General’s Chambers, as part of the research and fact-finding phase.
The visiting Estonians are Dr. Arvo Ott, Chairman of the Management Board of the eGA, and Project Manager, Tonis Mae.
“They spoke briefly about the best ways to harmonize the various ICT projects being implemented in Guyana, and to retrofit these initiatives into the national ICT Strategy.”
According to the Public Telecommunications Ministry, Hughes expressed great optimism for Guyana’s economic future and the well-being of the citizenry, who stand to benefit from digitized government and public services, commerce, manufacturing and social life.
“There’s a growing awareness and understanding of Guyana’s efforts to ensure that all aspects of life, including Government, are computerized and inter-connected. The biggest challenge for us as a country was sourcing the best international skills to guide us in the crafting of this Roadmap,” she said. “Now we are well on the way.”
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