• DocumentCode
    1709935
  • Title

    Implementing e-government accessible to illiterate citizens

  • Author

    Kettani, D. ; El Mahdi, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Al Akhawayn Univ. in Ifrane, Ifrane, Morocco
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    486
  • Lastpage
    486
  • Abstract
    Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are becoming more and more popular as a tool in the effective administrations of local and national governments worldwide. Nevertheless, developing countries still lag behind. One main challenge is automating the back office associated with public administrations. Another challenge is designing and implementing ICT systems accessible to illiterate users. This Demo presents the Fez e-government platform deployed in Fez, Morocco. The intention is to first, explain the workings of the front office kiosk and how illiterate users request and procure municipal certificates and second, to outline how the back office is integrated into the kiosk and other regional administration.
  • Keywords
    government data processing; public administration; Fez e-government platform; e-government accessible; illiterate citizens; information and communication technologies; local governments worldwide; national governments worldwide; public administrations; regional administration; Communications technology; Conference management; Continents; Convergence; Councils; Electronic government; Gold; Organizing; Platinum; Vocabulary; ICT-based municipal system; illiterate users; self-service technology; touch-screen kiosk;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), 2009 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Doha
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4662-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4663-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTD.2009.5426723
  • Filename
    5426723