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E-Government Solutions in Ethiopia

National portals, e-services and mGovernment apps for Ethiopian ministries and city administrations, built and supported in Ethiopia.
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E-Government Services That Put Public Services Online

360Ground designs, builds and supports e-government platforms for Ethiopian ministries and city administrations. For the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) we built the National Business Portal, the national e-complaint platform, the National SMS Gateway and the upgraded National Open Data Exchange, and provide 24/7 support and maintenance for MInT’s mGovernment platform of 23+ apps. Citizens and businesses apply, pay, track cases and receive verifiable digital certificates online, in up to five Ethiopian languages. We are an Ethiopian company, accredited by INSA for government technology delivery, and build and support every platform in-country. MInT policy prioritises domestic companies for government software projects.
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Top Organizations Trust 360Ground

Ministry of Health Ethiopia logo
Ethiopian Capital Market Authority logo
Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) logo
Ethiopian Human Rights Commission logo
Ethiopian Securities Exchange
International Labour Organization (ILO) logo

Here are Some of the Specific Services We Offer

Citizen & Business Service Portals

One-stop e-service portals with a standard service catalogue listing fees, required documents, processing times and steps, so citizens and businesses know exactly what each service needs.

Online Applications, Payments & Certificates

Guided digital forms, document upload, online fee payment (including telebirr), secure messaging with case officers and digital certificates that anyone can validate online, replacing repeated office visits.

E-Complaint & Grievance Management Systems

Complaint and appeal handling with unique case IDs, SLA-driven workflows, status updates for citizens and oversight dashboards that report performance from departments up to Parliament.

Open Data Portals & Public APIs

Open data portals with metadata standards, publishing workflows, quality checks, interactive dashboards, bulk downloads and documented APIs for developers, researchers and city administrations.

mGovernment Apps & SMS Services

Mobile government apps plus two-way SMS services that reach citizens without smartphones or internet, with admin portals, scheduled broadcasts, delivery tracking and an integration API.

Multilingual Government Websites & CMS

Government websites and portals in Amharic, Afaan Oromo, Tigrigna, Somali and English, with role-based publishing, audit logs and analytics on service demand and processing times.

Case Studies

Every project is a journey, and we measure success by the results our clients achieve. From MVPs that disrupt industries to enterprise solutions that scale globally, these stories show how we transform ideas into market-leading solutions.

Boosting Commerce with Ethiopia’s National Business Portal

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Amplifying Citizen Voices with an Expanded National E-Complaint Platform

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Federal Civil Service Commission
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Empowering Government and Public Communication through Ethiopia’s National SMS Gateway

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Building Ethiopia’s National Open Data Exchange Platform

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Questions? Answers.

What is e-government?

E-government is the use of digital channels such as web portals, mobile apps and SMS to deliver public services and information. Instead of visiting several offices, a citizen or business can find a service, apply, pay, track progress and receive a certificate online. Behind the scenes, officials get workflows, audit trails and dashboards. In Ethiopia, examples include the National Business Portal and the national e-complaint platform that 360Ground built for MInT.
Institutions process applications faster, cut paperwork and publish clear fees, documents and timelines for every service. Citizens and businesses save travel and waiting time, and can follow their case from any city. Managers gain data they did not have before: application volumes, processing times, bottlenecks and SLA compliance. Digital certificates with online validation reduce forgery, and multilingual interfaces widen access across regions.
Projects usually fail when a paper process is copied onto a screen without redesign, when regions or cities work differently, when content exists in only one language, or when nobody funds support after launch. We map and standardise each service with its owners first, pilot one service or city, deliver content in the languages citizens use, train administrators and plan support and maintenance from day one.
The National Business Portal, built by 360Ground for MInT, lists each business service with its fees, required documents, processing time and steps. Applicants apply through guided forms, upload documents, message case officers, pay fees online, track status and receive a digital certificate they can validate online. It runs in five languages, with city-specific deployments for Addis Ababa, Adama, Dire Dawa and Bahir Dar, starting with construction permits.
Cost depends on the number of services and institutions, the number of languages, the integrations needed (payments, SMS, national ID and existing systems), security review requirements, hosting and the length of the support period. Most institutions control cost by piloting one service or city first, then scaling. After a short scoping workshop we give an itemised estimate in birr, phased to your budget year.
WordPress suits information websites where the main task is publishing news, documents and pages in several languages. A framework such as Django suits transactional portals with applications, workflows, payments, role-based back offices and audit logs. Many ministries need both: a CMS for public content and a custom application for e-services. We recommend the stack after reviewing your services, security needs and in-house skills.