Nat'l Business Portal Expansion Project Launched

 

Addis Ababa, March 6, 2025 (ENA)-- The Ministry of Innovation and Technology has launched the National Business Portal (NBP) expansion project, a web-based platform, where the government e-services and various e-service providing government agencies are brought together in a centralized platform.

The portal was initially developed by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology in 2019.

In the beginning, the portal offered a one-stop service for various processes delivered by only the Addis Ababa City Administration, such as issuance of construction permits and registration of property.

Having assessed the innovative service launched, the ministry identified that tremendous improvements were made in the service delivery, time efficiency and decreased transaction cost for both the public and service providers.

Then, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology initiated a plan to expand and scale up the services to other parts of the country.

 

While the overall objective of the project was improving Ethiopia's business climate, it also targeted the provision of technical support by the ministry to the different Ethiopian government agencies to develop e-transactional portals for potential e-government processes.

Accordingly, Adama, Bahir Dar, and Dire Dawa cities are allowed to provide their services online, mainly the issuance of construction permits, the ministry stated.

The expansion has also introduced new features, for instance a payment gateway where customers can be able to pay the required service fees online, it was indicted.

The National Business Portal expansion project was launched with presence of Minister of Innovation and Technology Belete Molla and regional and city administrations representatives.