[kictanet] INVITATION - New Generation Organizational Models for eGovernment: Emerging Role of Centers of Excellence, April 1, 2008; 4.30-pm-6.30 pm

[Harry Hare]

Dear colleagues,

 

You are kindly invited to join us for a Global Dialogue workshop on New
Generation Organizational Models for eGovernment:  Emerging Role of Centers
of Excellence.  The event will take place via video conference from 4.30pm
on April 1, 2008 at the World Bank offices in Nairobi.  The event is
organized by the e-Development Thematic Group/Global ICT Department of the
World Bank in collaboration with GDLN, DGF, ECCB, IIS Russia, African
eDevelopment Resource Centre in Kenya and other organizations.

 

Workshop Description

 


Given the complexities of designing and implementing e-government
applications, institutional structures are extremely important for achieving
success. Traditionally, governments have established specialized ICT
agencies/organizations to deal with technology issues in the public sector.
Such agencies variously deal with policy, operational and procedural aspects
of e-government. However, rapid changes taking place in technologies and
business models, require a fundamental rethink of the organizational
structures and institutional designs for ICT organizations supporting
e-government. Apart from the public sector, the private sector has some
useful lessons of experience to offer in this regard. For example,
Integration/SOA Competency Centers are playing a useful role in
rationalizing and coordinating IT deployments, in cost effective and
efficient ways.

                                                                     

 This workshop will discuss the role of a new generation of e-government
organizations which could extend the role of e-Government "Centers of
Excellence" or "Competency Centers" in keeping with emerging technology and
organizational  trends. These organizations could potentially help expand
and scale-up successful e-Government approaches, including those using
Service Oriented Architecture and Web 2.0 technologies. These "e-Gov 2.0"
organizations could be designed as hybrids with flexible structures, drawing
expertise from government agencies, academia, private sector and  industry.
The session intends to explore promising approaches to the design of such
organisations drawing upon successful experiences from the private and
public sectors. The session will discuss the applicability of such next
generation e-government organizations to different environments. In
environments where e-Government projects are risky and, involve high level
technical skills, and domain expertise, such approaches could effectively
meld the business of government with new technologies and business models to
achieve future oriented and high impact eGovernment  applications.


 


 The speakers will include:


 


    Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, Global ICT Dept., World Bank


    Reinhard Posch, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Government of
Austria

    Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, Global ICT Dept., World Bank


    Jaijit Bhattacharya, Country Director at Sun Microsystems India


    Samia Melhem (Moderator), Senior Operations Officer, Global ICT Dept.,
World Bank; and Chair, e-Development         

    Thematic Group


    Juan Navas Sabater, Senior Operations Officer, Global ICT Dept., World
Bank                                         

 


Additional information on this seminar, such as the agenda, speaker profiles
and slides will be placed online as they become available at
http://go.worldbank.org/2LA3GGGEA0.

Participation to the event is free; however, one needs to register to get
access to the venue. If you are interested in participating send an email
directly to  <mailto:susan at africanedevelopment.org>
susan at africanedevelopment.org giving your name, organization, position and
contacts. Space is limited at the venue; only 15 places are available and
will be given out on a first-come-first-served basis. Deadline for
registration is midday Monday 31st March 2008.

Kindest Regards

Harry Hare

 

African eDevelopment Resource Centre

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PO Box 49475 00100

Nairobi, Kenya

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