Leveraging e-Government for Administrative Reform, Poverty Reduction and Growth

The e-Development Thematic Group, GICT and IT SLC
in collaboration with the Growth TG & Administrative Reform TG presented a Quickstart seminar on:

Watch this event on:
http://vcg01.worldbank.org/eDev/
(Select page 3 for page 1 and page 4 for part 2)

How does a logical framework for an e-Government project look like? What are the key principles of e-Government? What key public administration reforms are induced by e-Government? What tools does e-Government offer for poverty reduction? What are the most successful models for provision of e-services to the poor? What are the critical issues in private sector involvement in e-service provision to the poor?

Assuming audience familiarity with e-Government, this session will explore the role that e-Government can play in the administrative reform and poverty reduction agendas. Drawing on the latest evidence from the field, the session will focus on e-government concepts, principles and models that play a key role in these agendas. The panel discussion will feature several Bank experts, including:

Chair:
Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, CITPO, Global ICT Department

Opening Remarks:
Ronald Myers, Sector Manager, ECSPE

Speakers:
Eduardo Talero, Senior Consultant, e-Government, SASFP/ISGEG
Samia Melhem, Senior Operations Officer, CITPO, GICT

Discussants:
Gary Reid, Lead Public Sector Management Specialist, ECSPE and Chair of
Administrative and Civil Service Reform Thematic Group
Edgardo M. Favaro, Lead Economist, PRMED and Chair of Growth Thematic Group
Deepak Bhatia, Manager, ISG e-Government Practice

Target Audience:
TTLs and other Bank staff interested in administrative reform, poverty reduction,
growth and e-Government

(This course was delivered as part of the PREM Knowledge and Learning Forum)