In a bid to forgo inefficiency, delays and corruption President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has put forward a plan to centralise all government institutes through a ‘single data network’.
He has also given instructions to officials in the information and communication sector to build a mechanism to provide relevant services through the internet during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday (17).
Through this mechanism data from State institutes will be collected into one entity under the supervision of the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), to aid the public to obtain their national identity cards, driving licenses and passports, birth certificates, marriage and death certificates and land deeds without delay.
Storing all data into a single system will expedite the process, President Rajapaksa has pointed out during the Presidential Secretariat discussion, adding that collection of data will be instrumental in analysing them accurately in the process of making key decisions that affect the country.
The president has also shown interest in reactivating the 1919 hotline.
“Lack of information on qualified persons in relevant fields is a hindrance to appointing heads to a number of institutes which require immediate revival”, he said