Government crawls towards 21st century
(CNS): Although government is still a long way from fully utilising modern e-technology to deliver its services more effectively and more cheaply, it is making some baby steps. One of those is the launch of an on-line service at the Department of Vehicle and Driver’s Licensing (DVDL). People who register for government’s new e-services identification (ESID) number will be able to renew their vehicle and drivers’ licences online. People can collect their own personal ESIDs from the department, which will enable them to renew and pay for both licences on the DVDL’s website and have the documents sent to them by post or collect them from the DVDL offices.
Once drivers have an ESID then the details of their vehicle inspections can be electronically submitted to the DVDL and driver can then complete the on-line process and the documents can be posted or collected. Driver’s licences can also be renewed on line but the office has not quite reached the technical capability to accept submitted photographs, so drivers must still pick up their new licences from the DVDL where their picture will be taken.
For more information about online vehicle and driver’s licence renewals, interested persons should visit www.dvdl.gov.ky, www.eservices.gov.ky or tel. 945-8344
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Does anyone remember we once had a Minister for e-commerce?
Yes 11:04, and he could not himself use a computer, a bit of a drawback. Also, he was busy with other things and could only give 10% of his time to it.
This is all great, a move in the right direction…assuming anybody will actually be in and working at any civil service institution to get the applications through!!
Why didn't they start with the cheaper option of renewing tax by post, why don't Immigration do the criminal records check when they receive the work permit application, etc, etc……
I think its more to do with keeping unhappy, bored and sometimes rude civil servants in menial jobs that quite frankly wouldn't tax a small child. It wouldn't be so bad if were effective, but they will quite happily let a huge queue sit and wait for hours whilst they have 'breaks', answer their BlackBerry's and chat to their colleagues. And why is there never a full complement of staff working at every window?
Do away with these ridiculous queues and the miserable staff who wouldn't know customer service if it hit them with a 2×4.
Here's your national ID. Give it time and you'll need your unique ESID to do any transaction with government. 'For Your Convenience'.
And this is a problem because?
Spoken like someone who has accepted the totalitarian ideal that the state should control the individual. In any and all things. Remember: Security Through Obscurity.
This system has saved me a lot of time by renewing my vehicle licence online.
Well done government workers
This should read, "CIG crawls into 19h century"..they are even CLOSE to reaching the 21st century..
Out of curiosity, exactly where did they have online vehicle and driver's licence renewals in the 19th century? Not snarking, just asking, because… well I wasn't alive then you know. Surely given the relative dates of the mass production of the car and the introduction of the Internet where we are at is at least mid 20th century. Would it have hurt so much to give us that small crumb? Some backwards, backwoods Caymanian must have done you very wrong.
This is a landmark day for Cayman residents. This service will save time and money for all residents who drive and or own vehicles legally in the Cayman Islands. I went down to DVDL today and received my ID quickly and without fuss. Thank you Ellio and the Cayman Islands Government for doing something we've needed for a long time.
Thank you Ellio for the landmark day now I will sit and pray that iit is not met with the same fate as the e-service trading firm Segoes. That was indeed a sad day for Caymanians. How I miss those days……
I don't think you know what the word "landmark" means. I also doubt Ellio had much to do with it.
laughable…… i thought e-technology was meant to make things easier……