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Developing Electronic Governance in the
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This event aims to bring together the stakeholders from academia, government, non-governmental and UN organizations in order to: 1) Discuss the limitations of traditional North-South cooperation to develop Electronic Governance in the South, 2) Present the state of South-South cooperation in this area, 3) Highlight the challenges in developing effective South-South cooperation frameworks in the area of Electronic Governance 4) Recommend new models for effective South-South cooperation to build Electronic Governance in the South 5) Review the roles of stakeholders; particularly the UN system in the new models Representatives of local, national and regional governments will present cases of South-South cooperation programmes, considering the degree of experience sharing, adoption of regional best practices, capacity development, trade facilitation of ICT goods and services, development of e-infrastructure and electronic public services, etc. Challenges and lessons learnt, both positive and negative, will accompany presentations of individual cases. Guided by the shared agreement on the reported challenges and their causes, presenters and participants will attempt to jointly evolve new models for effective South-South cooperation in local, national and regional contexts for advancing Electronic Governance in the South.
Guido Bertucci is currently in charge of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration, Finance and Development, which promotes sound governance and efficient and competent public administration around the world. He has been responsible for advocacy activities in governance and public administration at the global level and for promoting high-level intergovernmental discussions and consensus on these themes. He has written, spoken and organized meetings worldwide on topics such as democratic governance, civil service reform, leadership, innovation in government and public administration, e-government, decentralization, economic and social governance, ethics and integrity. He has been responsible for the creation and management of networks in governance and public administration. Mr. Bertucci has managed large scale departments and operations including financial and human resources. Has taught, lectured and delivered training and provided advice and technical assistance to countries in the area of governance and public administration. Tomasz Janowski is the Head and founder of the Center for Electronic Governance at the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology in Macao (UNU-IIST-EGOV) where he is also a Senior Research Fellow. Author or co-author of numerous publications in Computer Science, Software Engineering and Electronic Governance, he has been a Program Committee member and PC Chair at many international conferences including the newly established International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV). Tomasz Janowski has led several research, development and capacity-building projects in the area of Electronic Governance, such as the e-Macao Program to build a foundation for Electronic Government in Macao SAR, China, and the UNeGov.net initiative to building a global Community of Practice for Electronic Governance. As part of UNeGov.net, he co-organized numerous schools and workshop on Electronic Governance around the world. His research interests include foundations and frameworks for sustainable Electronic Governance, tools and applications of formal techniques, and rigorous development of enterprise systems for the public sector. Tomasz Janowski holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Warwick, England, and an MSc in Mathematics from the University of Gdansk, Poland. Maria Isabel Mejia Jaramillo is the Executive Director of the National Connectivity Agenda, leading the development of the Electronic Government in Colombia. A systems and computer engineer by profession with specialization studies in informatics strategic management, she has a distinguished career coordinating Information and Communications Technology projects in the public and the private sector. Tsoodol Nyamkhuu is a Director General of Policy and Planning Department, Information and Communication Technology Authority (ICTA), Government of Mongolia. He had earned his Master Degree in Computer Science from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand in 1998, since then he had been worked in ICT sector of Mongolia for around ten years. As for his career in Mongolia related to the e-government initiatives, he has been engaged in last two years for implementation Mongolian e-government master plan, and before that he had also conducted a policy research on Freedom of Information and e-government initiatives in Mongolia under the fellowship programme from Soros Foundation. Also, he had involved in ITU and APT’s e-government related activities several times as Mongolian delegation. Adegboyega Ojo is a Research Fellow at the Center for Electronic Governance at the United Nations University – International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) located in Macao SAR. He also holds the position of a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the Department of Computer Sciences, University of Lagos in Nigeria; where he is presently on leave of absence. Coming from the background of an academic with rich experience in the software industry, he is presently deeply engaged in several electronic government projects, studies and research - from policy and strategy formulation to technical, organizational and human development. He has taught several courses and schools on the foundational aspects of electronic governance in developing countries and written a good number of research papers on sustainable e-government program framework and implementation particularly for developing countries. He is also currently working on innovative cooperation framework for countries of the South specifically in the area of software technology and electronic governance. He serves as program committee member for some well-established conferences on electronic government and related disciplines. Adegboyega holds a doctorate degree in Computer Science from the University of Lagos in Nigeria. Francisco Simplicio is Chief of the Knowledge Management Division of the Special Unit for South-South Cooperation. The Special Unit was created by the United Nations General Assembly in New York with a broad mandate to promote and coordinate South-South Cooperation in the UN system. As innovation is becoming both more accessible and more global, it can be helpful to both developing and developed countries to put into practice new innovation strategies that tap into proven local experiences and engage them into productive cooperation processes so they connect to other forms of capital to become global platforms. The Special Unit is piloting 3 experiences on building global platforms based on successful experiences in E-Government pioneered and implemented in developing countries: a) The WIDE platform, derived from a system initially developed by the Brazilian Research Council; b) the GATE system, based on the experience developed by the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange (SUAEE) and c) the Social Stock Exchange, based on the Environmental and Social Investment Exchange experience developed by BOVESPA, the Brazilian Stock Exchange of Sao Paulo. Mr. Simplicio has a BS degree in Economics and Master Degree in Computer Science by the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Imperial College, University of London. Robert Schware managed the World Bank's largest portfolio of IT investments in the education, health, and public management sectors before retiring in 2006 after 22 years of service as Lead Informatics Specialist and e-Government Practice Group Leader of the Global Information and Communications Technology Department. He is currently Managing Director of the Global Learning Portal (www.glp.net), a free, social network of teachers and educational organizations, and a Senior Consultant with the Global E-Team on e-Government and Technology Policy. While at the World Bank, he was responsible for the World Bank's World Summit on the Information Society report on "e-Development: From Excitement to Effectiveness." He was the team leader for the Information and Communications Sector Strategy Paper of the World Bank Group. He worked in the field on telecommunications reform and information technology-related projects in East and South Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East. His early work at the World Bank facilitated a pioneering competitive strategy for India's software industry with NASSCOM and the former Department of Electronics. He helped the Ministry of Education in Turkey establish its education portal, and 5,000 IT classrooms with Internet connectivity and local software throughout the country. He helped break the telecom monopoly in the Eastern Caribbean and establish the region’s independent regulatory agency, ECTEL. He authored and co-authored such works as an Internet Toolkit Manual for Policy Makers in Africa, Information Technology and National Trade Facilitation Guide to Best Practice and Rural Applications of ICT in India. He received a PhD from the London School of Economics, and was a Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations. He has worked with UNIDO, UNITAR, ASEAN, and was a member of the feasibility study for the establishment of the UNU IIST in Macau. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India. Hanny Toxopeus joined the Canada School of Public Service (CSPS) in the year 2000 and has headed up its International Division since then. Since April 2004 Learning Advisory Services was added to her responsibilities. More recently, she became responsible for an additional business line, the Strategic Change Group. Mrs. Toxopeus previously worked with the International Affairs Branch (IAB) of the Department of Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) as a Senior Advisor. Mrs. Toxopeus has been the primary negotiator and project director for technical assistance projects in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Hanny Toxopeus has been a federal public servant since 1979, having served as a Special Assistant in the Prime Minister’s Office (1984-1987), a legislative assistant to two members of Parliament and as a manager in the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Health and Welfare Canada, and the Department of Human Resources Development. During her career in government, Mrs. Toxopeus has acquired expertise in social security (policy and programs), disability issues (policy and programs), aboriginal issues, program management and performance measurement, communication strategy, legislative development, labour and employment policy and programs. Prior to her career in the federal public service, Mrs. Toxopeus was a teacher at the secondary school level and worked with community programs to promote education and children’s development issues. Mrs. Toxopeus is married to a Senior Microbiologist and she is the mother of three daughters. Her education includes three degrees in the fields of English, Anthropology and Education. Her language capacity includes English, Dutch and French (with fluency in English and Dutch).
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The United Nations University, International Institute for
Software Technology (UNU-IIST), Center for Electronic Governance (both based in
Macau) and the United Nations University Office at the United Nations, New York
are organizing, an event, Developing Electronic Governance in the South- New
Models for South-South Cooperation.