Development of Electronic
Government in the Ministry of Agriculture-Jihad
The electronic government is being
interpreted as the application of information and communicational technology for
improving the performance of the government’s execution of its duties and
services. To be more specific, it is the usage of digital technology for the evolution
of government operations which help delivering the best service to the people.
The more online services available and the
more the use of these services become more publicly accessible, equally the
effect of the electronic government is doubled, it can be successful if it comes with the high demand of
the people.
Among government agencies, the ministry of Agriculture-Jihad
of the Islamic Republic of Iran has a long-term program with an explicit vision
and strategy for the successful implementation of e-government.
The vision of the
ministry in the field of e-government development
includes: increasing the efficiency and transparency of the working process and
services of the Ministry of Agricultural-Jihad, by applying the most effective ICT
Solutions.
The mission of the ministry of Agriculture-Jihad in the
field of e-government development is to create a suitable electronic infrastructure
for supervising, guiding and comprehensive and systematic supporting of
agricultural activities, and continuous improvement of the relevant work
processes.
The
principles and values that the Ministry
of Agricultural-Jihad which is committed to and requires itself to closely
apply them, in the field of e-government development, is as follows:
1-Respecting the
clients and improving the level of satisfaction of the people
2-Improving the health of the administrative system
3-Increasing the involvement of the people in the
government
4-Reducing costs, time, and complexity of work procedures.
5-Using modern
management systems and promoting the culture of innovation in the body of the government.
The strategic
objectives of the ministry of Agriculture-Jihad in the field of e-government development include the
following:
1-Shrinking the government body, deregulation and increasing agility.
2-Developing communications and creating information integrity between the
ministry of Agricultural-Jihad and other governmental sectors.
3-Taking advantage of new and successful technologies , according with the mission.
4-The provision
of re-engineered e-services and value-creating activities for beneficiaries.
5-Providing
on-time information through integrated IT systems.
6-Upgrading the potency and expertise of the Ministry of Agriculture-Jihad
in the assessments and decisions making
IT Strategy;
The ministry of Agriculture-Jihad
strategy in development of e-government and providing services is applying Service
Oriented Software Architecture, through executing Quick Wins projects, and
short term software projects.
In this direction, the following electronic systems have been developed and exploited at the national level: