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MUST READ: Inside the N64 million OSGF website

Ediri Oyibo by Ediri Oyibo
May 22, 2018
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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on Monday officially launched the redesigned and upgraded OSGF website, with a charge to web managers of government websites to ensure that the contents are continually updated and kept up to date.

TheNewsGuru reports the website which costs the FG a whopping sum of N64 million, Mustapha is in commitment of the FG to the full operation of the Freedom of Information Act to engender transparency, openness, engagement, and popular participation of the citizens in the governance process.

He emphasised that a major achievement in the redesign project was the revamped e-Participation platform for citizen participation and engagement in governance, which has been integrated with the website.

The portal will allow citizens carry out the following: Request for information from Government; Submit an idea to Government; Lodge complaints to Government; Respond to Government; Report issues to Government; and Give compliments to Government.

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The FG scribe stated that the new website was in keeping with the need to lead Ministries Departments and Agencies’(MDAs) compliance with the dictates of Executive Order 001 on the Ease of doing Business, particularly relating to the directive for MDAs to host a functional website.

He stressed that the functions and responsibilities of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) made it imperative for it to have a functional website that would deliver information about the structure, policy thrust and activities of the administration on a daily basis.

According to the SGF, the upgraded OSGF N64 million website project therefore has the following three major components: Redesign and upgrade of OSGF website using newer technology platforms (Laravel and October CMS); Capacity development of Web Development Team (Webmasters), Web Content Providers for the Office, and Acquisition and installation of computer hardware.

He stated that the OSGF obtained a Clearance Certificate from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) for the project in line with the Agency’s Act 2007 and Local Content Guidelines as well as Federal Government’s Executive Orders 003 and 005.

Mustapha disclosed that arrangements were being concluded to train nodal officers from MDAs who will manage the portal, while the OSGF will serve as the Coordination Center.

Major highlights of the upgraded OSGF website include the following: Home Page; About Us; Offices; Agencies; News & Media; Resources and Contact Us.

The SGF said the old OSGF website did not reflect the status of the OSGF and was characterized with the following limitations: The technology upon which the website was developed was old, hence limited features; Limited security features which made the website prone to hackers; Media files such as video clips were hosted on external server which is contrary to Government policies; The website did not comply with the standards of operationalisation of Executive Order 001; There was the need to train and retrain staff in this area, and there was also the need for acquisition and installation of computer hardware for the office.

He commended the Permanent Secretaries for actively participating to ensure that their Offices contents were properly captured. He noted that all Offices were actively engaged in the process leading to the upgrade by their membership of the Web Content Providers Committee

He added that the upgraded website has numerous resources that are available to the public for their consumption and the OSGF will not hesitate to publish any material that would assist the public and improve governance.

 

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