The First Vice President emphasized the necessity of smartization and transparency in the executive processes of the country, stating: “As long as the interference of human resources and the imposition of executive preferences are not eliminated, the groundwork for the country’s development will not be established.”
According to Mehr News Agency, Mohammad Mokhber, the First Vice President, during the sixth meeting to review the latest status of priority projects in electronic government and the Comprehensive Trade System, congratulated the birth of Imam Sajjad (AS) and referenced the reports presented at the meeting regarding the performance of executive agencies in advancing electronic government programs and this system. He stated: “One of the advantages of having young ministers and officials in executive agencies is their sufficient will to create transformation and convert traditional and physical methods into scientific and electronic methods, which can lead to the reform of processes and transformative innovations.”
He pointed out that a significant portion of the main needs of the people is dependent on a few executive agencies, asserting that these few executive agencies are the driving force of the country’s economy. If smartization, transparency, and the electronicization of processes are operationalized in these important ministries, the executive processes and performance of other agencies will also be transformed and clarified.
The First Vice President stated that the program for transparency and electronicization of processes is being pursued rigorously in the thirteenth government, adding: “Completing these programs requires legal and supportive backing, and it is essential to create a platform for implementing electronic government programs through delegating powers and granting necessary permits.”
Mokhber emphasized that the full realization of electronic government requires the cooperation and collaboration of all agencies. He continued: “Given some occasional resistances within certain executive agencies that may stem from conflicts of interest or individuals’ ignorance, it is necessary to reach an agreement with the highest official of each executive agency so that we can witness the removal of obstacles and the resolution of issues based on a specific timeline.”
Mokhber referred to customs as one of the significant executive agencies for trade and the economy of the country, stating: “The roots of existing problems and disorders in customs are some traditional and physical processes. If all processes and duties of customs become electronic and transparent, many violations and abuses will be eradicated, and issues such as the accumulation of goods in ports and the phenomenon of smuggling, which poses serious damage to domestic production, will be prevented.”
He considered the completion and full implementation of electronic government as one of the most important priorities of the country, stating: “Streamlining the government can only be achieved through the completion of electronic government. If the electronic government and its sub-systems are fully operationalized, effective steps will be taken to dismantle networks of corruption and facilitate business processes for the people.”
In this meeting, a report on the progress of the Comprehensive Trade System, electronic signatures, online order registration without human intervention, and the physical elimination of intercity transport bills was presented. It was decided that executive agencies would provide a specific timeline to complete their duties regarding the operationalization of the Comprehensive Trade System.
In this session, the Ministers of Industry, Mining and Trade, Economic Affairs and Finance, and the President’s Advisor for Free Trade-Industrial Zones and Special Economic Zones were present, and a report on the latest status of electronic government programs and the degree of implementation of the agencies’ obligations in this area was also provided.
