Youtube Video how to download and use some of the Apps

Youtube Video how to download and use some of the Apps that are freely available on Google play. You can see and like the video. Instructions how to use Traffic Symbol App and Instruction how to use Cooking Ethiopian Dish

CITCoT:- for Informed ICT Decisions and Operations

In this digital age, iCT solutions are considerably facilitating services and businesses of companies/organizations in almost all important sectors. It is well-known that successful and cost effective implementation of iCT solutions require informed decisions and operations. To that end, CITCoT is established by a group of enthusiastic professionals with ample local and international experience in the iCT sector. The main objective of the company is to boost best and informed iCT decisions and operations in the Ethiopian iCT market creating strategic partnership with leading players in the iCT market. CITCoT takes professionalism and honesty as its core values to deliver quality services to its customers based on thorough research and innovation. The company envisions to be a leading enabler of informed iCT decisions and operations in the region in 2025.

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1. Services
2. About the co-founders
3. Contact

• Email:- info@citcot.com
• Phone:- +251912641135
• Address:- Sao Thome & Principe St, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Government App Store

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has published a Government App Store to host different mobil Apps to display and access government services. All the apps that are approved by the government to access information/services from Ministries and Institutions are available to download. The project is  implemented by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Ethiopia.

Mobile Apps Customzed to Ethiopian users

In this paragraph we are introducing some of the Mobile Apps customized to Ethiopian users. The list of the Apps are many but, you can easily find them using the link here. Just to list some of the popular ones:-

1. Cooking Ethiopian Dishes:-This App is used to guide you how to cook Ethiopian dishes. Currently the number of recipes are few, but planned to include some more in 3 different category. Fasting, non fasting and other. More than 50 menu are introduced. Link here. 
2. Ethiopian Calendar:- This App can be used  to show the Ethiopian Calendar along with Gregorian calendar. You don't need Amharic Fonts on your devise to use this App. Link here.
3. Ethiopian Traffic Symbols:- This App can be used to understand the traffic symbols applied in Ethiopia. However, the symbols included in this version are common to most of the Countries in the world. So any body can use it. Here some sample exams are also included. Link here

Lehulu Unified Billing System (UBS)

The Unified Billing System (UBS) project, as part of E-Gov initiatives, is one of the major interventions by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT), Ethiopia, to unify the bill payment of various utilities for the convenience and benefit of citizens. It focuses on enhancing the quality of service available to the citizen through re-defining the way citizens pay their utility bills.

The key utilities identified for this pilot project are: Addis Ababa Water & Sewage Authority (AAWSA), Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCO) and Ethio-Telecom (ET). The objective of the initiative is to establish a suggestive PPP model for realizing an ICT enabled Integrated Utility Billing for the three public institutions with a highly competent, and efficient private partner. For more pictures of the UBS inaugurations, please use the following link.UBS Project implemented using PPP in Ethiopia

Public Private Partnership in E-Government Initiatives

Public Private Partnerships (PPP) as a model is an efficient formula to implement public services by forming collaboration between private partners and the government. PPPs are complex legal arrangements designed to share the control, risks and rewards of a set of specific investments among private partners and a government sector. In most PPP models, the assets are legally owned and used by the private partner to produce a specified category of services for specific period, and then the government gains operational control and legal ownership of the investment, often without payment. Applying the PPP in the E-Government projects helps to achieve the objectives of e-government by effectively planning and implementing the project. For full paper reading, please use the following link.Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in the E-Government Initiatives for Developing Nations: the case of Ethiopia