ICT for Local Governance: A Case Study for eLocal Governance in the Kebeles of the City Government o

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ICT for Local Governance A Case Study for
e-Local Governance in the Kebeles of the City
Government of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
LOG-IN Africa Project, Team Leaders Meeting

• Dawit Bekele, Solomon Atnafu,
• Dessalegn Mequanint, and Yigeremew Adal
• Department of Computer Science
• Addis Ababa University
• November 17 -18, 2006
• Kampala, Uganda 

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Outline

• Overview
• General Objectives
• Developments since the Tanger Workshop
• Research Methodology
• Preparation of the Inception Report
• Addis Ababa
• Services Rendered at Kebele Level
• Issues for Discussion
• Conclusion

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1. Overview

• The LOGIN Africa Network, objectives
• Define a standard framework of measurement and a
  commonly accepted methodology of monitoring and
  evaluation of the impact of ICTs on local
  governance in Africa
• Create and design a standard roadmap for e-Local
  Governance Projects in Africa
• etc.
• The Ethiopian team, under the framework of LOGIN,
  focuses on e-local governance at Kebeles,
• which are the lowest administrative units in
  Ethiopia where citizen-centered services are
  rendered.
• The team has chosen Addis Ababa since it provides
  a number of opportunities for the successful
  implementation of the Project.

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2. General Objectives

• to identify the key drivers/factors for
  successful implementation of e-local governance
  in the local administrative systems (Kebeles)
  of the Addis Ababa City Government
• to identify policy and strategy-related issues
  for successful implementation of e-local
  governance and
• to propose a roadmap for an effective
  implementation of e-local governance at the
  Kebeles of the City Government of Addis Ababa.

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3. Developments Since the Tanger Workshop

• Recruiting an additional Researcher
• Defining Working Procedures and division of
  Responsibilities,
• Setting the Methodology
• Preliminary Survey,
• Writing Inception Report,

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4. Research Methodology

• Identification of the Data to be Collected,
• Identification of the Sources of data
• Sampling

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4.1 Data to be Collected

• Structure, powers and duties of local governments
  (Kebeles),
• Types and nature of services rendered to citizens
  by Kebeles,
• Socio economic conditions of communities and
  citizens in general at local government areas as
  obtained from secondary data,
• ICT equipments and systems in use at local
  government level,
• ICT equipments and tools in use by citizens,
• Level of knowledge and awareness to use ICT tools
  among local governments civil servants, and
  citizens,
• Citizens participation in and interactions with
  the local governance,
• Service delivery by kebeles and citizens
  satisfaction.
• Economic potentials of local governments and
  citizens to invest on ICTs for e-local
  governance, and
• Opinions of citizens, local government civil
  servants and stakeholders about promoting good
  governance

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4.2. Sources of data

• Local government (Kebele) offices,
• Civil and political local government officials as
  key informants,
• Documentations proclamations related to local
  governance, guidelines, organizational structure,
  relevant articles and reports of local
  governments,
• Residents,
• Consultative workshops.

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4.3. Sampling

• Large number of Kebeles, (99 in Number)
• How,
• What parameters to Consider,
• Preliminary data collection

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5. Preparation of the Inception Report

• Literature review
• Establishing contact with sub-cities
• Investigating the organization of
  city-governments
• City Government
• Sub-city
• Kebele

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6. Addis Ababa
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City map boundaries (Addis Ababa)

• Factors
• Economy,
• Level of awareness education,
• Culture,
• Infrastructure,

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Bole Sub-City

• With 11 Kebeles and 280,000 population

• Factors
• Economy,
• Level of awareness, education,
• Culture,
• Infrastructure,

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Municipal Services City Government Level) 

• Land Administration Authority
• Infrastructure Construction Works Authority
• Water Sewerage Authority
• Road Authority
• Transport Authority
• Land Development Agency
• Housing Agency
• Sanitation, Beautification Parks Development
  Agency
• Acts Civil Status Documents Record..
• Fire and Services
• Code Enforcement Service
• Public Enterprises

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Sub-Cities / No of Kebeles / Population
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The Organs of Kebele Administration

• Kebele council
• Kebele chief Executive
• Kebele Standing Committee
• Kebele Social Court

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7. Services Rendered at Kebele Level

• Issuance of ID (new, renewal, replacement),
• Housing (Registration, distribution,
  maintenance),
• Evidences (health, employment, economic status,
  residence, marriage, decides, family, departed,
  new arrivals, etc.),
• Communication (other offices, sub-city, City,
  etc.),
• Social organizations (license, support, etc.),
• Developmental activities (schools, sanitation,
  health, village roads, house construction, etc.)
• etc.

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8. Issues for Discussion

• Good Governance, (participation, transparency,
  responsiveness, equity, effectiveness
  efficiency, accountability, rule of law,
  consensus orientation, and strategic vision)
• Metrics of measuring good governance,
• Sample Selection,
• Selection of Service to deal with (selection
  criteria),
• Data collection tools
• Data analysis (qualitative quantitative),
• Result / Output (road map, strategy, model,
  design, etc).
• The Language Issue (Localization, training, etc)

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9. Conclusion

• The Ethiopian project is moving forward,
• Currently the inception report is produced,
• We will try to use the good initiation of the
  city government to execute our research project,
• Data collection will start after the Kampla Team
  leaders meeting,

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Thank You ? Merci ?