E-Government
E-government involves national, state, and local government agencies leveraging ICTs to revolutionize 
the way they interact with businesses, civil society, and other arms of government. Alexius International offers a wealth of experience in working with government agencies to embrace e-government. Our methodology involves analysis and implementation on different levels, beginning with core backend systems, through the functional layers of ensured administrative and transactional capacity, and to the outermost interfaces that are available to all, such as public websites, integrated mobile services, and call centers. Following implementation, Alexius strongly believes in developing a shared or in-house ICT training or support capacity within the government agencies. This enables both the government and its constituents to continue reaping the benefits of e-government through ongoing improvements in human capital.
Strategic e-government developments must begin with determining the output of a solid e-government assessment, derived from gap analysis results, benchmarks, and best practices informed by well-known strategic management methodologies. Each institution must be positioned relative to its peers and political context based on factors of strategic vision, capacity for execution, and long-term sustainability. All program and project implementations and deployment plans flow from the outcomes of these strategic planning phases.
Simply providing short-term technical and financial support to developing countries in the name of e-government is insufficient. In order for sustainable growth to take place, developing countries must retain strategic control of projects, objectives, and coordination. Along the way, a solid IT foundation, including the availability of an applicable technology tools, such as those from our PAK-IT project, will be an indispensable component to the achievement of e-government functionality in developing and transitioning countries today.
Alexius has helped develop e-government in the following projects:
- ADA & ICT Sector Positioning
- This project helped strengthen the Armenian Development Agency through positioning the technology sector as a key catalyst in Armenia's economic growth and improving institutional functions.
- CARICOM Virtual Secretariat
- Alexius helped CARICOM - RNM develop a virtual space for many regional offices to meet and discuss trade policy and negotiations.
- Case Tracking System & Property Automation
- Alexius worked with the Nicaraguan government to streamline the process of compensating people for land that was nationalized during the Sandinista administration.
- IT for Development Assessment
- Alexius completed an IT for Development Assessment in Georgia to determine the status of ICTs in Georgia and how they could be better positioned to aid development in the country.
- Labor Inspection Case Tracking System
- Alexius worked with the Guatemalan Ministry of Labor to create a Labor Inspection Case Tracking System which expedited the compilation and analysis of labor data.
- Last Mile Initiative
- Overview of LMI.
- LMI Colombia
- Alexius helped expand telecommunications access into rural Colombia, which helps institutionalize democracy and involve people in the nation's economy.
- LMI Ecuador
- Alexius partnered with USAID to deploy a high speed Internet connectivity through the Credit Union network in order to service rural communities.
- LMI Guatemala
- In this project, Alexius created the Oportunet brand, under which micro-telcos operate. Through this, rural communities gained access to telecommunications, which then delivered new social and economic opportunities to those communities.
- LMI Paraguay
- LMI-Paraguay provided internet access to 100 organizations throughout Paraguay, before the private sector brought internet access to them, in order to help them learn how to maximize the community benefits of internet access.
- LMI Peru
- Alexius and partners deployed one of the first micro-telcos in Peru, giving various organizations internet access. After seeing the vast development potential, the Peruvian government allocated more funds to create more micro-telcos in rural areas.
- Ministry of Labor Initiative, Guatemala
- Alexius helped modernize the Ministry of Labor in order to create a more efficient, knowledgeable office.
- National Smart Card Retail Payment System
- Alexius helped plan and implement a credit/debit card system for Armenia, allowing for increased business transactions and from that increased economic growth.
- Open Source Integrated Back Office
- Alexius helps organizations with limited budgets set up Open Source applications and platforms in order to create reliable, sustainable service.
- Open Source Migration
- Alexius worked with the Ministry of Labor in Guatemala to implement a sustainable solution to its information systems platforms, implementing Open Source software with extensive training sessions. Through this, the Ministry has a sustainable cost structure and licensed software, allowing it to better serve Guatemala.
- PAK-IT
- The PAK-IT Project compiled a portable set of state-of-the-art technology in order to support demonstrations aimed at increasing the awareness and education of USAID development professionals, leading to more efficient interactions and business practices and thus more effective aid work.
- Portal and E-Government Development
- Alexius worked with the Ministry of Labor in Guatemala to deploy an extranet portal with documents such as labor laws, which allows the Ministry to better serve Guatemalans.
