eGovernment

SocketWorks Limited eGovernment solutions automate and enable the virtual flow of public services and information, and help to promote good governance and enhanced public participation.

Our eGovernment solutions are based on a comprehensive model called “e-Change”, which provides innovative approaches and new technologies to accelerate growth through the institutional adoption of reforms by automating existing processes, streamlining business operations, increasing transparency, and reducing the cost of doing business.

SocketWorks Limited's core eGovernment offering is the National Immigration Management System (NIMS), a program that provides automated management tools capable of handling a broad range of immigration related activities, from border control to passport and visa application processes to the issuance of work permits.

Case Study

SocketWorks Limited's National Immigration Management System (NIMS) was developed as a solution to the automation needs and moral hazards facing the Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS). Challenges of the NIS included chaotic passport and official documents administration, a “forged travel document” syndrome, and various forms of financial fraud.

Under a PPP and ASP framework, NIS has partnered with SocketWorks (Nigeria) Limited to provide an electronic Immigration Service Administration System comprised of the following:

• Online application for passports and visa
• e-Payment platform for all immigration services using debit cards and smart cards
• Management of Applicants (including vetting of IDs) by immigration officers nationwide
• Schedule of duty administration for immigration officers
• Border Control, Expatriate, and Work/Residency Permit Administration
• Homeland Security System