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The
East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers approved
the Regional e-Government Framework for EAC at its 13th meeting
which ended on 29 November 2006.
The EAC Regional e-Government Framework was developed with
assistance provided under the Global ePolicy Resource Network
(ePol-NET), funded by the Government of Canada, and the Cooperation
on ICTs with the Government of Finland. Canada's ePolicy Resource
Centre (CePRC) also greatly participated in the development
of the e-Government Framework through the provision of Canada's
expertise as well as training and sharing of experiences with
members of the Secretariat and the Interim Working Group on
e-Government.
The EAC Regional e-Government Framework document was prepared
after thorough consultations with stakeholders. The document
aims at creating a framework for sharing, promoting collaboration
on cross-border political and data flow issues to avoid duplication,
error, and aggregate resources for the benefit of the community.
The framework document includes a short-term and mid-term
action plan for the immediate implementation of the framework.
The final draft of the framework was processed by the EAC
secretariat for political approval as per the EAC protocols.
The Council of Ministers is the policy organ of the East African
Community. It consists of the Ministers responsible for regional
co-operation of each Partner State and such other Ministers
of the Partner States as each Partner State shall determine.
Among it functions, the Council promotes, monitors and keeps
under constant review the implementation of the programmes
of the Community and ensures the proper functioning of the
regional organization.
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