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Sep. 17: From Rhetoric to Action: E-Government and Aid Effectiveness  This workshop organized jointly by GTZ and GICT/e-Development Thematic Group explores the connection between e-Government and aid effectiveness.

Sep. 10, 2008: Global Dialogue on Disability and ICT - Empowering People with Disabilities for the Information Age. Archived Webcast: Windows Media (low-speed with chat and slides), Real Media (higher speed) Windows Media (higher speed), Windows Media (Bank Staff, higher speed). More...  

Sep. 15: Dialogue mondial sur les TIC et les populations handicapées - Preparer les populations handicapees a l’Age del’Information: Etude de cas autour d’un projet sur le e-Handicap en Tunisie, u ne composante de l'Unite de Gestion du Projet de Developpement du Secteur des TIC.  WEBCAST and More...

Enabling Private Sector Delivery of Public Services: The Role of Public Private Partnerships (June 25, 2008) Using case studies, the speakers drew out key lessons from PPPs in e-Government, discussing the challenges faced, solutions developed, as well as general recommendations for designing and implementing successful PPPs. ...more»

ICT Applications for the Public Sector  (April 23, 2008). This workshop aims to address practical issues in the development of projects that have ICT components; and to enhance knowledge of ICT issues so operational staff can better deploy ICT as a tool to meet the demands of their clients in various areas of public sector reform.

Government Enterprise Architecture as Enabler of Public Sector Reform  (April 17, 2008). Transforming governments is both a challenge and an opportunity. Technology is increasingly becoming an integral part of transformation efforts in the public sector. While technology alone cannot achieve transformation, increasingly..

Global Sourcing of Services for Achieving Sustainable and Inclusive Growth  (April 16, 2008). The increasing penetration of broadband, falling telecommunications costs and greater openness to FDI, has made it possible to "outsource" or "offshore" services to different locations around the globe. Services ranging from low-end data entry, medical transcription and call centers to high-end software development and R&D..


Highlights from other events 

m-Government: The New Frontier in Public Service Delivery:
This global dialogue brought together participants from 11 countries, and examines the role of mobile technologies in expansion and innovation in public services. More»

The Human Factor in Re-engineering Government:
Held in conjunction with a Global CIO Roundtable organized by GMU, this session examined the critical role of the Government CIO in meeting the challenges of e-Government. More»

National e-Government Strategies: Designing for Success:
The event provided the opportunity to learn from four different country perspectives: India, Kazakhstan, Singapore and the US, about the process of designing e-Government strategies.  More»

National e-Government Portals:
This session explored some key questions regarding national e-Government Portals: Are they really necessary? Is there evidence of social economic impact and return on investment? More»


Last updated: 2006-06-29


Events

Oct 08, 2008Disaster Risk Management in the Information Age
Sep 17, 2008From Rhetoric to Action: Aid Effectiveness and E-Government
   
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