The Federal Government has declared that there is no going back regarding the December Deadline for the takeoff of Electronic Records and Archiving System in all Government Ministries and Agencies.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack and Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the disclosure at the flag off of the Ministry Content Management System in Abuja.
The Electronic Records and Archiving System is a digital platform created to promote paperless governance, enhance transparency and accountability, and improve service delivery within the Ministry of Interior.
The Head of Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, disclosed that the Ministry of Interior has become the 18th Ministry to go live on the ECM platform adding that there is no going back on the Initiative geared towards ensuring optimization in the Country’s Civil Service.
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo emphasized the need for technology to play its role in governance stressing that technology will never replace human capacity, but it will enhance it and make us more efficient. Dr. Tunji-Ojo stated that the Citizenship and Business Department of the Ministry is now fully automated, adding that applications for citizenship, business permits, or even marriage licenses can now be done online.
Earlier in her welcome address, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, harped on the commitments to ensuring intERAS becomes a reality, stating that all the departments in the Ministry are fully automated and have computers to work with.
Highpoint of the Occasion was the flag off of the Electronic Records and Archiving System and the commissioning of the Ministry’s ICT room.
