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<p class=MsoPlainText>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Transforming governments is not easy. While technology
alone cannot transform governments, governments today cannot transform without
technology. In the fast paced world of technology, new approaches constantly
extend the boundaries of what is possible. The pace of change is evidenced by
the fact that terms like SOA, WOA, community sourcing, cloud computing, software-as-a-service,
and Web 2.0 that seem almost common place today, were not in the lexicon only a
few years ago. It would be good to step back and take a dispassionate view of
where the practice of government is heading. Some interesting questions, in a 5-10
years time perspective include: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* What
is the future of government? Is technology facilitating a movement towards
minimalist government? Joined-up, seamless government: is it feasible? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* What
is likely to be the next frontier in moving from e-government to i-government
to u-government*? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* How
will government services be delivered in the future? What technologies are
likely to be most relevant? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* What
should governments do to leverage existing and emerging technologies to achieve
transformation? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>* What
are the major challenges in moving towards Government 2.0 and beyond? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>It is from this background that African eDevelopment
Resource Centre in conjunction with the Kenya ICT Board and the eDevelopment
Thematic Group of the World Bank invite you to participate in the Global
Dialogue on the Future of e-Government via videoconference at the World Bank
Office Nairobi on 29 July 2008 3.30 pm – 6.30pm local time. Participation
is free but one needs to register. Should you be interested in participating,
please send your request to <a href="mailto:wangechi@africanedevelopment.org">wangechi@africanedevelopment.org</a>
by mid-day 28<sup>th</sup> July 2008.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText>Kindest regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Harry<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>African eDevelopment Resource Centre<br>
eDevelopment House<br>
604 Limuru Road, Old Muthaiga<br>
PO Box 49475 00100<br>
Nairobi, Kenya<br>
Cel +254 725 650044<br>
Land +254 20 3741646/7<br>
<a href="http://www.africanedevelopment.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.africanedevelopment.org</span></a></span><span
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lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'>July/August 2008 Training Opportunities<br>
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Records Management 28-30 July<br>
IT Security 6-8 August<br>
GIS 20-22 August<br>
VSAT Eng 27-29 August (Dar es Salaam)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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