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and subcomponent of the Project will be assigned PSC will meet regularly at least twice a year, or more
an implementing agency as follows: (i) for the rural often if necessary, to set the direction for overall project
e-community component, the Ministry of lnformation and implementation, guide the PMU on specific project
Communications (MOIC); (ii) for the government network implementation issues, and resolve any dispute between
component, the Ministry of Environment, Science and the PMU and the project implementation agencies.
Technology (MOEST); (iii) for the enterprise architecture
subcomponent, HLCIT; (iv) for the national identification 4. Nepal's Position on e-Readiness
system subcomponent, the Ministry of Home Affairs; (v) e-Readiness is the ability to use lnformation and
for the e-governance in the Public Service Commission Communication Technologies (lCT) to develop one's
subcomponent, the Public Service Commission; (vi) economy and to foster one's welfare. Each year, the
for the land records management subcomponent, the Economist lntelligence Unit produces a ranking of
Ministry of Land Reform and Management; (vii) for the e-readiness across countries, based on six pillars of
vehicle registration and driver's licenses subcomponent, e-readiness: connectivity & technology infrastructure,
the Ministry of Labor and Transport Management; and business environment, social & cultural environment,
(viii) for the human resources development component, legal environment, government policy & vision and
the Ministry of General Administration. consumer & business adoption. Nepal is at 164 positions
Project implementation units (PlUs) will be named by with e-readiness in 20!2.
the various lmplementing Agencies for their respective
components and subcomponents, as follows: NITC, for Tqbte 7: e-Government reqdiness ronkings for southern Asio
the government network component and the government
representation portal subcomponent; the Department
of Land Reforms and Management, for the land records Country 20L2 20LO 20L2 20LO
management subcomponent; and the Department of Maldives 0.4994 0.4392 95 92
Transport Management, for the vehicle registration and lran 0.4876 o.4234 100 102
driver's licenses subcomponent. For other components Sri Lanka o.4357 0.0.3995 L15 1.t7
and subcomponents, the lmplementing Agency will lndia 0.3829 0.3567 125 119
establish a PIU headed by a project manager. The PlUs will Bangladesh 0.2991 0.3028 150 134
be established within one month of effectiveness and will Bhutan 0.2942 0.2598 152 L52
(i) coordinate with the contractors and monitor the day-to-
Pakistan 0.2823 0.2755 156 t46
day progress of project management and implementation,
Nepal 0.2664 0.2568 L64 153
(ii) prepare fund withdrawal applications and submit
Afghanistan o.L70L 0.2098 184 1.68
them to the PMU under the OPMCM for endorsement,
(iii) prepare monthly project progress reports and submit Sub Region o.3464 0.3248
Average
them to the PMU under OPMCM, (iv) take charge of
World Average o.4882 0.4406
procurement for their respective areas of assignment,
and (v) keep the project accounts and prepare the annual (Source: united Notions e-Gov. Survey 2012, Page 26,
reports. Toble LL7)
Overall project implementation will be supervised
by a project steering committee (PSC). The PSC will be 5. Challenges for lmplementation of e- Government in
established within one month of effectiveness, will have Nepa!
the chief secretary of OPMCM as chair, and will comprise lmplementation of e- Government has changed
the project director (vice-chair), the secretaries of MOIC the way of living of the people in many countries.
and MOESI, the member-secretary of HLCII, and the However, in Nepal the implementation of e-Government
executive director of NITC (committee secretary). The is little difficult because of its developing status. The

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