IDB Annual Meeting 21 March 2003 Milan, Italy

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IDB Annual Meeting 21 March 2003 Milan, Italy

• DPADMs e-Government Activities in LAC
• Presentation by Mr. Guido Bertucci
• Director, DPADM/UNDESA

Division for Public Administration and
Development Management (DPADM) United Nations
Department for Economic and Social Affairs
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Regional Cooperation on e-Government in Latin
America and the Caribbeaning of e in
e-Government

• e-Government is not equally pronounced within the
  region.
• Risk that inequalities in critical success
  factors may further increase without deliberate
  actions and improved coordination.
• UNDESA with the support of the Government of
  Italy has undertaken two regional level projects,
  in cooperation with national, regional and
  international partners, in order to
• Accelerate and enhance government reform,
  modernization efforts, democratization, and the
  meeting of development challenges
• Address disparities and build the capacity of
  countries e-government development.
• Allow for a smoother, more coherent and more
  equitable transition to the knowledge society

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Central America and Caribbean e-Government
Projects

• Both Central America and Caribbean projects seek
  to develop Regional e-Government Strategies and
  Action Plans
• Central America, activities to date include
• Conference on ICT and e-Government for Regional
  Development and Integration in Central America
• Creation of Central America Regional e-Government
  Task Force
• Caribbean, activities to date include
• Ministerial Consultations devoted to
  e-government
• Creation of Caribbean e-Government Working Group
  
• Development of e-Government readiness assessment
  methodology
• Establishment of Regional e-government
  observatory

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Benefits of Regional Cooperation

• Raise awareness, facilitate dialogue, build
  political consensus, develop a common vision
• Overcome challenge that small countries face and
  take advantage of economies of scale
• Enhance sharing of experiences (good practices
  and lessons)
• Mechanisms for collaboration on cross-border
  issues
• Enhance cross-border data flows
• Partnership building
• Greater harmonization of national policy
• Models and guidelines on e-Government Strategies
  and Action Plans at the national level

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e-Government Developmenta Strategic Process

• Pre-implementation Phase
• Understanding key factors /egovernment readiness
• Vision and strategic goals
• People centered
• Participation and involvement of key stakeholders
• Creating enabling environment
• Adequate funding and sustainable business model
• Action plan
• Establishing priorities, measurable and realistic
  goals
• Visible projects showing results and impacting on
  civil society
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Partnerships Private sector, Civil Society,
  International community

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e-Government Imperatives a Framework
Public Sector Reform Good Governance
Driving Factors
Political Will Leadership
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DPADM e-Government Philosophy

• Capacity building for e-government development as
  a key component of public sector reform and
  development, and based on nationally and/or
  regionally identified priorities and needs.
• Work through Partnerships with
• Governments help to identify opportunities and
  address barriers to e-government, recipient
  country driven
• Private Sector locate and involve private sector
  resources and expertise, help ensure they meet
  governance/development priorities
• International Community encourage donors and
  other actors to support e-government efforts and
  pursue complementary activities which reflect
  nationally defined objectives.
• Avoid isolated, duplicative, and white elephant
  projects.aim for coordination, synergies, and
  realistic and effective programming

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DPADM e-Government Activities

• DPADM has been working with governments for many
  years through several lines of service
• Analysis and Diagnostic Tools
• E-readiness methodology Open Action Plan on
  e-Government e-Government Flagship Report
  Global e-Government Readiness Survey
• Advisory Services and Technical Cooperation
• Regional Cooperation Frameworks, National
  e-Government Strategy/Application Pilot Projects
• Advocacy and Conferences
• WSIS, WSLAIS, Regional Conferences in LAC,
  Africa, Asia
• Training
• UNPAN, Diplomat Training

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DPADM e-Government Activities in Cooperation
with Italy

• Support to III Global Forum on Reinventing
  Government Fostering democracy and development
  through e-government - Napels 2001
• Support to the International Conference on
  E-government for Development Palermo 2002
• Plan of Action on E-government for Development
• Trust Fund on e-Government for Development in
  support of the Capacity Building Initiative on
  ICT for Development
• Technical Advisory Support Facility to provide
  technical assistance
• Project Implementation in 4 countries (Albania,
  Jordan, Mozambique, Tunisia)
• 6 Projects identified and soon to start (e-Gov.
  Strategies and Action Plans, Government
  Electronic Networking, e-Land Registry,
  e-Accounting, e-Procurement)

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DPADM e-Government Activities Planned in the
Near Future

• Expert Meeting on New ICT for Development and
  e-Government, New York, Sept. 2003
• Capacity Building Workshops on Emerging
  Technologies and their impact on e-Governance,
  Mexico City, November 2003
• Support to Building e-Governance Capacity in
  Africa with NEPAD
• Expansion of Services to be offered through the
  United Nations Public Administration Network
  (UNPAN)
• Additional regional support centres to form part
  of the global support network of UNPAN
• Strengthening partnerships with development
  partners (EU, bilateral, private sector, NGOs,
  academia) on knowledge management in Government
  and e-Government
• Strengthening Parliaments Information Systems in
  Africa - A regional capacity-building initiative

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THANK YOU

• Mr. Guido Bertucci
• Director
• DPADM/UNDESA
• bertucci_at_un.org http//www.unpan.org/corethemes-
  policy-gks.asp

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e-Government Imperatives a Framework
Public Sector Reform Good Governance
Driving Factors
Political Will Leadership
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E-Government Imperatives a Framework
Public Sector Reform Good Governance
Driving Factors
Political Will Leadership
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E-Government Imperatives a Framework
Public Sector Reform Good Governance
Driving Factors
Political Will Leadership