Although Nigeria slipped two places in global e-Government
development index to rank 143 out of 193, the Federal Government
said it planned to lift the nation to the 50th position.
The e-Government index measures the readiness of the members of
the United Nations to offer services electronically. There are
three important dimensions of the index, namely provision of online
services, telecommunications connectivity and human capacity.
In the recently released Nigeria e-Government Master Plan, the
Federal Government said it planned to leapfrog South Africa
currently occupying 68th position in the global ranking as it
targets 50th position globally.
The report said, “Nigeria improved in its world e-Government
development ranking from 162 in 2012 to 141 in 2014 and now slipped
two spaces in 2016 and unchanged in 2018 to 143 according to UN
e-Government Development Index.
“Nigerian e-Government development score increased from 0.2676
in 2012 to 0.2929 in 2014, 0.3291 in 2016, and up to 0.3807 in
2018.
“This slip occurred despite slight improvements in overall EDGI
ranking in 2016 and 2018 mainly because of stronger showings from
other countries within the same period.”
African countries higher than Nigeria in the EDGI ranking
include South Africa at 68th position, Ghana at 101st position and
Rwanda at 120th position.
The report said, “Nigeria targets a jump from the present
position of 143rd to 50th globally, leapfrogging South Africa at
68th. It means significant improvement which requires a lot of
funding and shared vision.”
The report also examined the country’s e-Participation index
which focuses on the use of online services to facilitate the
provision of information by governments to citizens, interaction
with stakeholders and engagement in decision-making processes.
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