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e-Development Thematic Group

A Global Community of Practice on e-Government and ICT for Development
globeThe e-Development Thematic Group is a global forum and community of professionals interested in the role of ICT in development, which is open for participation by both World Bank staff and external clients and partners.More»...

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Workshop on Universal Access and Service (UAS) and Broadband Development

 
November 23, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.


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November 5, 2009: Second Korea ICT Day This forum focused on national IT enablement, Green IT, Knowledge Infrastructure as well as job creation in the knowledge-based society.

October 28, 2009:  M-Health: From Policy to Implementation This one-day workshop brought together lessons, innovations, and perspectives from over 30 practitioners and policy makers from key organization in the m-Health field.

September 30, 2009: The Singapore Experience: Ingredients for Successful Nationwide e-Transformation The workshop focused on the role of ICT in the public sector transformation agenda and Singapore’s success in eGovernment via close collaboration with the private sector

September 16, 2009: Mobile Innovations for Social and Economic Transformation:From Pilots to Scaled-up Implementation This workshop raised awareness of the transformational role mobile technologies can play in improving service delivery, efficiency and transparency.

June 22, 2009:  Investing in Broadband Infrastructure for Short-Term Stimulus and Long-term Growth? The workshop was centered on the response to the financial crisis through the usage of ICTs.

June 16, 2009:  ICTs for Women's EmpowermentThis workshop focused on the inequality of access to ICTs and the usage of ICTs. 

June 16, 2009:  Financial Crisis and Cloud Computing: Delivering More for Less A government transformation initiative workshop focused on demystifying Cloud Computing as enabler of government transformation.

May 28, 2009: e-Sri Lanka: Transforming the Country with ICT Discussed lessons learned from implementing an integrated e-government program in Sri Lanka

May 7, 2009: Service Delivery & Electronic Identification How National ID Cards and Other eID Applications can Improve Service Delivery and Governance

April 17, 2009: Open Standards for Government Transformation: Enabling Transparency, Security and Interoperability The workshop discussed issues surrounding  public financial management, e-procurement, cloud computing, electronic identification, security, and interoperability frameworks.

Jan. 29, 2009:  International Good Practices for the Establishment of Sustainable IT Parks This workshop highlighted some key findings from infoDev’s report “ on the topic and discusses the implications for World Bank / IFC operations and clients.

Jan 26-29, 2009: ICT Sector week - During the last week of January 2009, the World Bank presented a series of events as part of the ICT Sector Week Strategy Conference. The goal of these events and panel discussions was to invite open discussion, while reviewing the outcomes and latest trends in the ICT in development agenda. Watch Videos!

Dec. 10, 2008: Demystifying Electronic Government Procurement The workshop was aimed at catalyzing e-GP implementation in participating countries, identifying "quick wins" and exposing key myths and misconceptions.

Nov. 18, 2008:Mobile Transformation in Africa: Next-Generation Mobile Services for Government, Health and Financial Sector How can we take full advantage of the largest distribution and service delivery platform that is available for development community? How can the mobile phone transform the development agenda in Africa

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Kiran
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on Global Outsourcing

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Ray Anthony
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Roxas-Chua
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Gary Doucet
Gary
Doucet
 on e-Government Architecture

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Jim Alexander
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 on e-Government Architecture

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