Main roles and responsibilities

Last updated: October 2011

National eGovernment

Policy/Strategy

Ministry of General Government Affairs

Policy and strategy on eGovernment are drawn up by the Prime Minister through the Ministry of General Government Affairs (Ressort Präsidium) under his responsibility. The Ministry of General Government Affairs has the constitutional and administrative responsibility for the planning of the public information strategy based on the principles of timeliness and balance.

Coordination

Office of Human and Administrative Resources

The Office of Human and Administrative Resources is responsible for the coordination of all eGovernment activities, including the National Administration Portal of Liechtenstein (LLV eGovernment Portal).

Implementation

Office of Human and Administrative Resources

The Office of Human and Administrative Resources is responsible for the implementation of eGovernment activities and the use of modern information and communication technologies in public administration in order to offer easier and quicker services to citizens.

Support

Office of Human and Administrative Resources

The Office of Human and Administrative Resources provides information technology support to all Government Offices and Departments with the broad mission to enable them to achieve their objectives in the most efficient and effective manner. It also supports more than 700 employees in public authorities, ensuring the efficient provision of user centric services, as well as the smooth flow of administrative activities.

Audit/Assurance

National Audit Office

The National Audit Office provides independent auditing services for all government and private sector organisations. The National Audit Office, through the Audit Act of January 2010 supports the parliament and the public accounts committee in the exercise of their constitutional powers and financial oversight of public financial management and public accounting, and the government in exercising its supervisory function.

Data Protection

Data Protection Unit

The Data Protection Unit is the authority responsible for the safeguard and the application of the provisions of the Data Protection Act, and the accompanying legislative framework. It also monitors and provides registration of relevant data collections and data communications.

Regional & Local eGovernment

Policy/Strategy

Municipalities

As the union of its two regions of Vaduz and Schellenberg, the Principality of Liechtenstein constitutes an indivisible and inalienable whole. The region of Vaduz (Oberland, Upper Country) consists of the municipalities of Vaduz, Balzers, Planken, Schaan, Triesen, and Triesenberg; the region of Schellenberg (Unterland, Lower Country) consists of the municipalities of Eschen, Gamprin, Mauren, Ruggell and Schellenberg.

By means of a municipal code, the municipalities specify the rights and duties of their inhabitants, the organisation of the authorities and the procedure for interacting with authorities. Since 1998, all municipalities have a municipal code tailored to their needs.

As far as eGovernment is concerned, state and municipal levels are independent according to legislation.