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4.  Organizational Capabilities

General

  1. Are there mechanisms in place to ensure an ongoing ability to manage e-government applications, including skilled staff, knowledge management, appropriate tools and techniques and attention to managing the e-government program?
CRITERIA GENERAL QUESTIONS PROBES
1. e-Government Competencies
  1. Has the organization identified the competencies required to implement its e-government strategies and plans?
  2. Have staff received the training appropriate for their responsibilities?
  • Have competency levels been defined for all relevant positions?
  • Have skill requirements and current gaps been defined and appropriate staffing and training programs established to address the gaps?
  • Has e-government training been built into the regular training program?
2. e-Government Tools & Techniques
  1. To what extent are web-based tools which support analysis, knowledge management, communication and collaboration available to staff. Do staff have the skills and knowledge to use them effectively?
  2. Are these tools upgraded regularly based on recent trends in technology?
  • How sophisticated are the communication and collaboration tools available to staff? Have staff been trained in the effective use of these tools?
  • Are data analysis tools, such as data warehousing and data mining, available to, and understood by, staff
  • Is there a regular review of the tools and techniques available to upgrade tools consistent with the organization's strategy
3. Organizational Learning
  1. Does the organization support sharing of information among staff and the formal gathering, storing and providing access to information?
  2. Do the organization's vision and strategy support the technology to facilitate organizational learning?
  • Is the concept of organizational learning understood and supported within the organization?
  • Are staff encouraged to share information which will help them achieve the organization's objectives?
  • Do staff have access to databases of relevant information across the organization? From other databases and other organizations?
  • Is knowledge shared at a work group, sector/division or organization level?