DUE PROCESS & E- GOVERNANCE BUREAU Today in Bayelsa, a quiet revolution in the area of Due Process and e-Governance has started. The Government of Hon. Seriake Dickson, the Executive Governor of the State, established the Due Process and e-governance Bureau for the purpose of transforming the way government business is undertaken by enthroning the culture of responsibility, accountability and transparency. It is using information and communication technology (I.C.T) to achieve good governance. The Due Process & e- Governance sector encompasses: The Information and communications Technology unit Due Process (Ethics, Monitoring and Pricing) To support and promote the diversification of the state’s economy, the Due Process & e- Governance Bureau is proactively creating awareness as well as seeking ways of introducing Information and Communications Technology as a key sector in the state’s economy and as such the Due Process & e-Governance Bureau is championing the introduction of ancillary services such as the provision of internet services, provision of telecommunications services to encourage the location of industries in the state. To promote and encourage fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability, the Due Process & e-Governance Bureau has established guidelines including quality assurance and pricing intelligence that will improve the award, confirmation and implementation of contracts in the state; More-so to improve education and develop the knowledge economy in the state, the Due Process & e-Governance Bureau actively developing information repositories that will create knowledge base and data banks for educational, social, cultural and technological initiatives, findings, research and development. OUR MISSION To work towards the sustainable development of Bayelsa State by ensuring procurement best practice by all MDAs (Ministries, Department and Agencies) enabling Sustainable Development through the integration of ICT solutions state-wide; and ensuring Sustainable Development Strategy is properly and adequately employed. OUR GOALS To improve Good Governance, including transparency, accountability and civil society participation in governance by the deployment of e- Governance Strategies and technologies. To eliminate all forms of fraud and corruption in the public service through the deployment of appropriate technologies and procurement best practice and regulations. To improve the state’s economy by growing the ICT sector; ensuring savings through better procurement practices and by developing ICT to all state transactions and other economic activities. OUR POLICIES To support the Bayelsa Vision of United, secure and prosperous society by providing innovations and Information and a Communications technologies to meet the challenges of sustainable development while ensuring procurement best practice and the proper coordination of the Bayelsa State Sustainable Development Strategies. OUR PLANS To deploy e-Governance coordination system for Finance, Project Administration, Electronic Document Management, Human Resources Management, School Administration, Geographic and Land Management, etc. To construct an Information and communication Strategy that can be applied to the Sustainable Development of Bayelsa State and the growth of the ICT sector. To institute processes that will evolve a strong outsourcing sector in Bayelsa State. To Build State-wide ICT infrastructure including fabric optic backbone, reliable internet sources (fibre optic and V-SAT) for data coverage to meet household, business, educational and other applications. To continue training to build capacity within the public service in procurement best practice, ICT use and innovation and sustainable development strategy, construction and implementation. OUR OBJECTIVES Harmonization of existing government policies and practices on public procurement and ensuring probity, accountability and transparency in the procurement process; Establishment of pricing standards and benchmarking. Ensuring the application of fair, competitive, transparent, value for money standards and practice for the procurement and disposal of public assets and services; and Attainment of transparency, competitiveness, cost effectiveness and professionalism in the public procurement system. OUR FUNCTION Formulation of general policies relating to public procurement for the approval of the State Executive Council, including regulations, guidelines, directives, instructions, technical notes and manuals; Maintaining a list of procurement entities and, subject to the approval of Executive Council, make regulations or guidelines for the composition, functions, powers, and procedure of the procurement Board of any procurement entity; Publicizing and explaining the provisions of the Public Procurement Law; Certifying all procurement prior to award of contract in line with the thresholds approved by the council; Certifying all contract awards within the monetary review thresholds defined by the State Executive Council on public procurement; Certifying all procurement in line with the established threshold before award and conducting process compliance review for procurement below the threshold. Monitoring procurement and ensuring compliance with statutory and contract requirements; Monitoring the prices of tendered items and keeping a data base of standard prices; Maintaining a database of the particulars classification and categorization of suppliers, contractors and service providers; Collating and maintaining in an archival system all procurement plans and information covered by the public procurement law; Undertaking procurement research and surveys; Organizing training and development programmes for procurement professionals; Periodical review of the socio- economic effect of the policies on procurement and advising the Executive Council accordingly; Advising the State Government on issues relating to public procurement; OUR POWERS Enforcement of the monetary and prior review threshold approved by the Executive Council for the application of the provisions of the public procurement Law by procurement entities; Issuance of “Certificate of No Objective” for contract award within the prior review threshold for all procurement within the purview of the Law and “Certificate of No Objective” for payments at different stages of payment; Stipulating to procurement entities the procedures and documentation prerequisites for the issuances of the “Certificate of No Objection”; Inspect or review any procurement transaction to ensure compliance with the Law, if the need arises; Review and determine violations by procurement entities; Recommend to the Executive Council where there are persistent or serious beaches of the Law and guidelines; Investigate and act upon complaints received; Nullify the whole or any part of any procurement proceeding or award which contravenes the Law; and Do such other directives and perform such other functions as may be necessary to achieve the objectives of the Law; Request for and obtain from any procurement entity information including reports, memoranda and audited accounts, and other information; and Liaise or collaborate with relevant bodies or institutions national or international for effective performance. Goals and Objectives for the 2010- 2013 period The Due Process and e- Governance Bureau has the following goals and objectives, which were drawn from the high-level policy documents and priorities of the State in the medium term. Targets Computer literacy for all identified system uses especially top government functionaries including everyone in the service upwards from director cadre. Competent ICT professionals in the service capable of supporting the wide adoption of technology in government. ICT Graduates immediately useful to employers. Provide state’s requirement for ICT Engineers, Programmers, Web Designers & technicians by 2013. Completion of all ongoing internal roads Yenagoa and its environs. Completion of all ongoing projects in the rural areas of the state. Provide complete Enterprise Network Infrastructure that would be the foundation for information management and communication, providing support for the Budgetary, Treasury, Accounting, Revenue Capturing, Monitoring, Transparency, Management, and Administration & coordination. Implement Messaging & Collaboration System that will serve as the basic information system within government, which would be available to mobile phones. Implement Electronic Document Management System that will automate documents, workflow, and business process automation. Budgetary Implication The government’s averred commitment to promote and encourage fiscal discipline, transparency and accountability, has through the Due Process & e-Governance Bureau is actively established guidelines including quality assurance and pricing intelligence that will improve the award, confirmation and implementation of contracts in the state; More-so the government desire to improve education and develop knowledge based economy in the state, the government through Due Process & e-Governance Bureau is actively developing information repositories that will create knowledge base and data banks for educational, social, cultural and technological initiatives, findings, research and development. Given the above position, the government has earmarked 1.55% of her capital budget for the 2010-2013 medium term period to this sector which translates to N5.61b
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:21:40 +0000
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