digitising a small island state: a lesson in faroese
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DIGITISING A SMALL ISLAND STATE:
Morten Meyerhoff Nielsen
TUT-RNS / democratise
ICEGOV16, Montevideo (UR), 1 March 2016
A LESSON IN FAROESE
SMALL ISLAND STATES
- Semantic variation, but small in size and population- Economic concentration and dependencies- Little or no influence on terms of trade- Limited financial and human resources- Considerable largesses from abroad- Open to eratic markets, events and weather- Externalities spills over into cultural and psycohologicaldependence
FAROESE SNAP SHOT
Population 48.846
Territorial size 1.399 km2
Population density 34 per km2
Official languages Faroese, Danish
Ethnic groups 91.7% Faroes, 5.8% Danish, 0.4% Icelandic, 0.2% Norwegian, 0.2% Polish
GDP 2013 € 1,966.88 million
GDP per capita 2013 (approx.)
€ 40,977
Unemployment April 2015 3,0%
Imports January-April 2015Exports January-April 2015
€ 223.64 million€ 257.80 million
DANISH RELATIONSHIP:Minimums krav bandlyser jura og burokrat sprog,
THE DANISH RELATIONSHIP:- Parliamentary democracy within the Dnaishconstitutional monachy (Rigsfællesskabet)
- Recognize the Danish monach as head of state- Danish hegmony on foreign and defence policy- 2 members in Danish parliament (of 179)
LOCAL CONTEXT:- 32 member parliament, Løgtinget, elected every 4 years- 32 municipalities- 18 islands- 40% of population in Torshavn- 10-20% of Faroese abroad for work or study
GOVERNANCE
MOST PRE-CONDITIONS ARE IN PLACE
FAROE ISLANDS
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Mobilephone
Internetaccess
Smallislands
andperifiry
15-19year olds
20-29year
30-39year
40-49year
50-59year
60-69year
70-79year
80+ year
CHALLENGES
- Pop should be growing but face aging and emmigration- Skills gap ambilfied by 40% of students not returning- 98% of exports from fishing, some tourism and textiles- Limited domestic demand- Resistance to change
ICT CHALLENGES:- Relevant techincal and managerial skills difficult to
identfy for complex ICT and change managementinitiatives
- Skills gap ambilfied by 40% of students not returning- Resistance to change from people, municipalities and
institutions- No unique business register- Property register not complete- Lack of eServices (some for e.g. tax, health, daycare) - High cost of internet
ICT ACHIEVEMENTS:- BSL, centralised financial system- EHR, Electronic health record and system- KT landsin shared ICT service and centralised Agency- Simple MinLykil eID, need update and take-up- MyBoks need take-up - Most key registers digitised (e.g. ID, tax, cadastral)
THE STATE
SO WHERE TO NOW?
ICT FOCUS ON:- Data exchange and resue- Digital identy and signature- Services- Governance, cooperationand legislation
GENERAL AIMS- Back-office productively gains and cost savings- Front-office accessibility and quality- Burden reduction and once-only-principle- Private sector competitiveness and job creation- Socie-economic benefit of 1% of GDP or €20.14annually once fully implemented
PHASES AND BUDGET- 2015: €0.3 million for research, strategydevelopment and consultation
- 2016-2020: up to €29.91 million cost
eGOVERNMENT STRATEGY 2016-2020
- Adapted X-road 5.0 model (for flexibilty and cost reduction)
- Gradual implementation(cost and risk spread)
- Change the funding model
DATA EXCHANGE AND REUSE FOR INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
DIGITAL IDENTITY AND SIGNATURE FOR EASY, SECUREAND PERSONAL SERVICE –AND IT IS CHEAPER
CHALLENGE:- MyKey/ MinLykil encryption coreoutdated
- Limited use and a private sectorsolution. Banks solution different
- Fear of cyber attacks
AIM:- Secure eID and signature- Link to national ID numbers- Personal data stored on the Faroes- Collaboration with banks and telecoms, incl.co-financing and use
- One key, multible locks- Tested technology, device independce
eSERVICES AND PORTAL
TODAY TOMORROW THE FUTURE
CONSULTATION, COOPERATION AND A STRONG MANDATE
JOINT-NATIONAL STEERING
COMMITTEE
eID AND SIGNATURE PROGRAMME
INTEROPERABILITY AND DATA EXCHANGE
PROGRAMME
DATA QUALITY AND EXCHANGE PROGRAME
eSERVICE AND PORTAL PROGRAMME
SECREITARIATE
1 STRATEGY
4 PROGRAMMES
MULTIPLE PROJECTS
1 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
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INNOVATION AND HOLISTIC THINKING- Burden reduction and process reengenering first!- Shared standards, infrastructure, service centers, data and systems
- Pooling of resources and cooperation- Outcome focused development, right teams and skillscombinations
- Benefit realisation and value-for-money- Programme, project and simple business case model- Political committment, consultation, consensus,recognised mandate
THE ESTIMATED OUTCOME AND BUDGET
BUDGET:€29.91 million budget for 2015-2020
€9.40 million for data exchange, data quality assurance and new finance model
€6.38 million for eID and digital signature based on chip based ID card (2/3s of cost) and SIM card solution
€2.15 million for eService tool kit and portal
BENEFITS:Approx. 1% of GDP or €20.14 million annually when fully implemented in 2020
CONTACT
MORTEN MEYERHOFF NIELSEN
Tallinn University of Technology, Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance
Ehitajate tee 5
19086 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel (EE): +372 59 06 07 09
Tel (DK): +45 23 92 22 91
Mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @mortenmeyerhoff
LinkedIN: mortenmeyerhoff