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Title: Facilitating G2P payments – a real life

recount

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Location: Cape Town International Convention

Centre (CTICC), Cape Town, South Africa

Time: 5.20 – 5.40PM

Presented by:

Olutoyin J. Oloniteru

Director-General, ICT

Government of Ekiti State , Nigeria

Agenda

1. Introduction

2. Ekiti State Smart governance Model & ICT Strategy

3. The advantages of G2P payments for the government entity

and for the payer

4. The model adopted

5. Future improvements and roll-out

6. Ecosystem Partners & Opportunities for the Private

Sector/NGOs

7. Conclusion

Introduction

Ekiti State is one of the 36 States in Nigeria

The Capital City is Ado-Ekiti

The State was created in October 1, 1996

It is located in South West region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

It has a population of over 2.75m

It is bounded by Kwara, Kogi, Ondo and Osun States respectively to the west, north, east/south respectively

Official website is http://www.ekitistate.gov.ng

Current Governor of the State is His Excellency, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi

The State’s ICT function is driving by the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (DICT)

Mission State of the Directorate of ICT

“Driving innovation and service delivery to improve quality of life and build a robust knowledge economy”

Cont…,

G2P mean Government-to-Person

G2P payment implies any form of payment from

government to individuals (citizens, residents in the

State’s jurisdiction, her employees etc)

The reverse can also be considered under this

framework i.e. P2G payments i.e. Person-to-

Government payments

P2G payments can be collectively termed Collections

Why? – The two types of payments rely on the same

or almost similar infrastructure!

Cont….,

G2P Payment Schemes

Pension payment to retirees

Salary payment to government workers

Social Security payment to senior citizens/elderly group

Fund distribution to youths under the Youths in Commercial

Agriculture Development (Y-CAD)

Payment to unemployed youths/Job Creation

Others

Digital Media Strategy

M D G8 – Point

Development Agenda

ICT Strategy

Transformation Agenda

Dissemination Social MediaStrategy

ImplementationVehicle

Enabling Development

Transformational Government

Transforming Governance

for Development

[TGOV]

[ICT4D]

[GOV 2.0]

[C4D]Dissemination & Participation

[GOV4D]

Maintenance & Evaluation

SmartGovernance for Development Framework

ICT POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

SUPPORTING INTERNAL GOVERNMENT

OPERATIONS AND CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM

ENABLING DELIVERY OF QUALITY

PUBLIC SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND

BUSINESS

•Whole of Government approach to MDA ICT needs and solutions •Development of secure and reliable

government-wide network infrastructure

•Cost optimization of government ICT expenditure

•Leverage ICT as a tool for providing poverty eradication •Development of Electronic Government Services for Residents and Businesses •Providing ICT4D services to support Govt’s 8-Point Agenda •Increasing ICT literacy of residents

ICT LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Digital Signature and Electronic Document, Data Protection, Cyber Security

Ekiti State ICT Strategy Framework

Government to Person (G2P) Payment

Where is G2P payment within our Smart governance

for Development framework and ICT Strategy

G2P is a central part of Government of Ekiti State,

Nigeria’s 8-Point Development Agenda, which is geared

towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals

(MDG)

G2P is part of our Transformational Governance

Process

G2P comes under our (Public Facing Service Delivery) – External

to the Public ICT Strategy, E2P-S)

The advantages of G2P payments for the government

entity and to the recipient/ for the payer

For the Government (G2P & P2G)

Reduction in level of fraud

Reduction/total blockage of leakages in collection

Reduction in cost of governance to government

More efficient and effective government operations and service delivery

Promotion of e-Government and e-Governance

Increased productivity of Government workers

To the Recipient (G2P Payment)

Elimination of fraud as dispensed fund gets to receiver directly

Increased recipient’s productivity: recipient can focus on other activities as they get fund

transferred to their card/mobile account (for those using these channels

To the Payer (P2G Payment)

Payments are sure to have been made directly to government; authenticity of genuine

payment

Efficiency and increased productivity; payments can be done on mobile payment device,

using cards at agent’s locations or at ATM/POS point etc

No risk of long distance travel to effect payment; with its attendant cost

The Model Adopted by Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria Currently Mixed Methods of G2P and P2G payments are used

Semi-manual for the disbursement of stipends to the senior citizen/elderly under the

State’s social security programme; attempt is being made to automate this process now

E-Payment for Government employees and appointees’ payments

Mobile Payment for the Y-CAD Scheme

E-Payment for Collections (P2G)

Basis

The elderly group/senior citizens are not mobile payment literate

Mobile payment framework currently not fully developed

Lack of coordinated and integrated Agents’ network in the State

Youths are early adopter of mobile payment services and are mobile payment literate

Our Belief

The State believes in and understand the potential that e-payment/mobile payment brings

to the G2P and P2G payments space

Our Ekiti Digital Transformation Programme will address many ICT infrastructure issues;

which will help to drive growth of the G2P and P2G payments in Ekiti State

Great opportunities for the private sector to participate in this space especially in

deploying agency network; expanded ICT infrastructure provisioning to rural/underserved

areas

Future improvements and roll-out

Implementation of the State’s Citizens’ Information Management System

(CIMS) and linkage with National Identity Management Commission

(NIMC) issued National Identification Number (NIN)

We are implementing a CIMS Project with the Social Security Database as subset; starting

already

Mobile Payment for the Y-CAD Scheme, Pension, Employee payments and other services

E-Payment for Collections (P2G): mobile payments from citizens and residents

Rollout of Agency Network

Collaboration with Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) on Agency Rollout

Collaboration with Ecosystem Partner on our Ekiti Digital Transformation Programme

(See next page)

Our strategy welcomes partners that bring value to us: private sector, governments,

NGOs, developmental agencies, Ekiti-in-Diasporas, etc

Legal Backing for E-Payment Operations and Payments

Enactment into law of Ekiti State’s Digital Signature, Electronic Transaction and e-

Document (Proposed Bill) of 2013, which is currently work-in-progress

Ekiti Digital Transformation

Program (EKSG)

Ecosystem

Private Sector

Ekiti-in-Diaspora

NGOs/Development Organizati

ons

Governments &

Institutions

Ecosystem: Partnership & Opportunities

Questions Section

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