A group of Afghan government officials has visited Korea to learn about how online government services work in the country.
The 13-member delegation talked with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior on Feb. 28 to seek ways to put in place an e-government system in Afghanistan that is similar to the existing one in Korea.
At the talks, the Afghan delegation called on the Korean government to share more e-government related skills and to provide more training programs for Afghan officials. The two sides vowed to work together to establish a stable e-government system in the South Asian country by making government websites more modern and by boosting the capabilities of government officials.
A group of Afghan government officials visits Korea on Feb. 28 and holds talks with representatives from the Ministry of the Interior, to learn about online government services provided by the Korean government and to put in place a similar system in their own country.
During their time in Korea, the delegation will attend educational programs and talk about a possible set of platforms that could deal with government and public affairs online, including Korea’s National Computing and Information Service, an integrated management system that handles information resources at each government body, and its On-Nara BPS System, a system that has computerized all the processes of government and public affairs, such as policies and civil petitions.
The Afghan officials will visit several facilities that run such e-government systems, like the Korea Public Finance Information Service, which manages the government’s financial activities, the Incheon Airport Immigration Office, and the Future Healthcare Exhibition, where visitors can get hands-on experiences with digital healthcare services based on advanced IT.
“We will spare no effort to share with our Afghan friends our know-how on running an e-government, so that the country will be able to innovate the way in which it runs its own government. We also hope that both countries will further increase exchanges in this sector,” said an official from the Ministry of the Interior.
By Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos: Ministry of the Interior
jiae5853@korea.kr
A delegation of Afghan government officials poses for a commemorative photo after talks with a group of Korean government officials in Seoul on Feb. 28.
