[city profile] ethiopia
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WeGO member city officers Training ProgramTRANSCRIPT
Addis Ababa, March 30/2014
Major Infrastructures and e-government-related Initiatives in Addis Ababa city AdministrationPresentation Outline
• Background• Major Infrastructures in Addis Ababa - Housing - Construction of Roads & Water projects -Other Private investments• e-government -related Initiatives in Addis Ababa
Background
Africa , Ethiopia ,Addis Ababa
Major City Profile
• Capital city of Ethiopia• Seat of the African Union and the United Nations
Economic Commissions for Africa• Gate-way for diplomats and tourists• Population about 3 million• Area 540 square kilometer ( 54000 hectare)• Average Elevation is 2500m above sea level• Three layers of government: City Government at
the top, 10 sub-city Administrations in the middle, and 116 districts at the bottom.
Head office of AU
ADDIS ABABA
District Administrations:
116 districts A/Population ≈ 30,000
Sub-City Administrations:
Sub-cities:- 10 Population ≈ 300,000
City Government of Addis Ababa:
Population ≈ 3 Million
Major Infrastructures in Addis Ababa
Housing development projects• Now a days over 200,000 condominium houses
are under Construction.• Over 300,000 houses are transferred to the
people, specially, to the lower & middle classes• A number of real estate developers have been
estabilished. As a result over 1000 houses are Constructed.
Transferred condominium houses
Condominium houses under Construction
real estate house
Construction of Roads & Water projects
• To improve the coverage of roads in Addis Ababa city government allocates budgets annually in billions of Ethiopian birr. As a result the traffic management in the city become improving.
• City rail way is under construction.• To improve water supply in Addis Ababa over 30
underground water development projects are under construction.
• When these projects are completed the coverage of water supply become 610,000 m3 in a day.
Gotera ring road
Other Private investments
• As a result of free market policy in Ethiopia private institutions like Hospitals, Schools, Collages, Universities, Factories, International hotels & other commercial institutions are Constructed, & also they are under construction.
e-government activities in Addis Ababa
• In each secondary schools in Addis Ababa teaching & learning process is conducted in plasma centrally.
• Most of the time training to the leaders of districts & civil servants is given in plasma.
• Sub cities report their monthly performance to the mayor by using ICT called plasma.
• Standard Integrated Government Tax Administration System & Integrated Budget & Expenditure Management is supported by ICT.
Cont’
• But as such different activities in the city are not supported by ICT.
Example:- Traffic & Land Management System