Members of the Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) and the Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA) are the latest private sector officials to get a firsthand glimpse into the Bahamas’ e-government portal.
They were given a tour through Bahamas.gov.bs, led by Carol Roach, deputy director at the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Information Technology.
“We’ve seen a steady increase in the number of persons registering on the site and are pleased with the response,” said Ms Roach.
“The personal presentations go a long way in helping people understand how much information and how many services are available to them on the site and through the portal.”
The Department is on a drive to boost site usage and registration through a round of mini presentations to various professional and civic organisations.
The Government launched the site to re-position the Bahamas to compete in an increasingly sophisticated online world where everyone expects current information to be available with a quick scroll or click of a mouse.
The website provides links to services in every government agency and department, 365 governmental forms, current news, access to legislation, news from the Family Islands, health information and a secure means for online bill payment.
“Feedback has been encouraging. This demonstrates that the direction the department is heading in with regards to the online content and services is long overdue,” said Ms Roach.
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