| New
AGD Intranet System |
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| In early September
2003, the Accountant-General’s Department
(AGD) launched its Intranet system as part of its
ongoing efforts to meet the needs of its clients
more effectively and efficiently.
The AGD
Intranet system provides a one-stop portal where
users can enjoy the following:
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direct
access to the central systems for conducting
financial transactions easily |
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an
integrated helpdesk |
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direct
access to all the accounting and financial
information they need |
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a
channel for giving feedback on AGD’s
central financial and accounting systems as
well as its professional services |
AGD’s Intranet system provides users with
easy access to the following central systems and
features:
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NFS@Gov
is about the New Financial System for managing
the finances of the Government. |
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PaC@Gov
is the comprehensive payroll and claims system
that ensures employees are paid accurately
and on time. It also enables civil servants
to find out about their salaries and to make
claims for reimbursement electronically. |
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SAS@Gov
allows users to evaluate how well they have
complied with financial procedures. This system
also allows a ministry to compare results
across its departments and with other ministries. |
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The
eLearning feature provides users who wish
to improve on or reinforce their knowledge
of financial procedures with a set of interactive
exercises designed for that purpose. |
Another special feature of the AGD Intranet
system is Helpdesk One, which is a consolidated
helpdesk for the various AGD systems. This way,
customers no longer have to visit different sites
to seek help for their problems. Moreover, the Helpdesk
One team has been trained to be efficient and consistent
in their responses.
When users click on Customer Reference on the
AGD Intranet menu, they can learn how other users
have assessed the services provided by AGD. From
time to time, AGD will conduct customer surveys
on the services it provides. The survey findings
will be published in this section.
Users who click on InfoLinks on the menu can access
the following:
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an
archive containing all AGD circulars |
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resource
accounting (RA) manuals, which set out the
accounting principles that apply to preparing
a full set of resource accounts |
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RA
Infohub, which offers the latest information
on resource accounting |
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NFS@Gov
Infohub, which provides updates on the New
Financial System |
Also available in the AGD Intranet system is information
on the suite of services provided by the Department
including accounting and financial services; financial
administration, assurance and advisory services;
resource management and financial competency and
education services.
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