374 Communications, the Media and Information Technology
Leader in E-government
E-government is an integral part of the Government's overall IT strategy. Building on a foundation laid down over the past few years, Hong Kong has launched the next stage of e-government. The key developments include:
(a) GovHK
Following its launch in August 2007, GovHK (www.gov.hk), the one-stop portal, had continued achieving a high level of user satisfaction, and had won awards for its design, services and accessibility features among other e-government services in Hong Kong and around the world.
In March 2010, the Government revamped GovHK with a new look and new functions. In December 2010 the Government introduced a personalised portal 'MyGovHK', enabling people to link up their MyGovHK with multiple personal e-government services.
(b) Data.one
Promoting value-added re-use of public sector information is conducive to the development of a knowledge-based society. The OGCIO launched an 18-month pilot scheme in March to make available real-time traffic data and geo-referenced data of public facilities at the Data. One portal (http:// Data.One.gov.hk) for free value-added re-use by the public. With these data, a number of mobile applications, some of which are available for free download, have been developed, enabling the public to obtain information easier.
(c) Electronic Health Records
Development of the first stage of a territory-wide patient-oriented electronic health record (eHR) sharing system is in progress and is planned for completion by 2013-14. The targets in this stage are: (1) to have the eHR sharing platform ready for all public and private hospitals to access; (2) to have electronic medical/patient record systems and other health information systems available in the market for private doctors, clinics and other healthcare providers to connect to the eHR sharing platform; and (3) to formulate a legal framework to safeguard data privacy and security of the eHR sharing system prior to its commissioning. Protection of data privacy and system security is of paramount importance in developing the eHR sharing system. For this purpose, the Food and Health Bureau started a 'Privacy Impact Assessment' study in late 2011 to appraise the eHR sharing system.
(d) GovWiFi Programme
The Government launched a 'GovWiFi Programme' in March 2008 to make Hong Kong a 'wireless' city. As at the end of 2011, Wi-Fi facilities were available in about 400 government premises across Hong Kong for the public to use free of charge. These premises include public libraries, public