ICT Unit
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) UNIT
The ICT Unit of the Federal Ministry of Finance was formed in August 2005 as part of the Public Service Reforms. The unit which is responsible for all ICT related matters started operation in September, 2005. It is headed by an Assistant Director and has a total number of 26 staff.
FUNCTIONS
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Provide a sustainable enterprise-wide information system in the Ministry that will enhance fast, easy and cheap access to information within and outside the Ministry.
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Provide maintenance services on all Hardware, Software, Local Area Network (LAN) and other ICT related infrastructure of the Ministry.
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Provide blueprint or proposal for the process of re-engineering and transformation of the Federal Ministry’s manual methods into automated functional systems;
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Develop in-house capacity to operate and manage the vast ICT resources in the Ministry through hands on training.
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Maintain an update the Ministry’s website and provide unhindered connectivity to the global information community;
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Maintain the Ministry’s database;
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Coordinate the Integrated Financial and Economic Management Information System (IFEMIS);
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Support other service-wide projects that share or collaborate information process with the Ministry;
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Offer technical support to Departments, Units, Sections and individual user;
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Advise the management at all levels on the need for constant update of ICT infrastructure;
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Supervise the implementation of ICT capital projects for the Ministry;
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Represent the Ministry on all ICT related Fora.

