21 March 2008 | Washington, DC, United States
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.
The World Bank e-Development Thematic Group/GICT, IT SLC QuickStart and GDLN present a Global Dialogue workshop on "New Generation Organizational Models for e-Government: Emerging Role of Centers of Excellence"
Description
The proposed session will attempt to answer the following questions:
- What changes in technologies and business models are likely to impact organizational structures supporting e-government? What will be the impact of Web 2.0 technologies?
- What will be the chief characteristics of successful organizational models for advancing e-government in the future?
- What are examples of good practice in organizational design (drawn from both the public and private sectors), for addressing the needs and requirements for successful e-government?
- How should governments go about establishing such new generation organizational structures for supporting e-government? What could be the business model for such a center to ensure sustainability? What could be the role of private sector in such centers?
- What skills and competencies should such organizations possess? Which services/functions should such centers provide?
- Are there any innovative approaches to organizational design, catering to e-government deployments in a regional context?
Speakers
- Samia Melhem, 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, on behalf of OECS E-Government and Regional Integration Project
- Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, Global ICT Dept., World Bank
- Reinhard Posch, Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Government of Austria (keynote address, via videoconference)
- Randeep Sudan, Lead ICT Policy Specialist, Global ICT Dept., World Bank
- Jaijit Bhattacharya, Country Director at Sun Microsystems India (via videoconference)
Date and Venue
Tuesday, 1 April, 2008; 9:30 - 12:30 pm ET
Location: MC C2-135 (1818 H Street, Washington DC) & Live Webcast
Additional information on this seminar, such as the agenda, speaker profiles and slides will be placed online as they become available at http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment. The event will be webcast live for Country Offices and remote audiences to enable remote participation, and several country offices will also be connected via videoconference.
The Live Webcast / e-Discussion and archived videoclip will be available at: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live.
About e-Development Thematic Group
e-Development Thematic Group is a global forum and community of professionals interested in the role of ICT in development, open for participation by both World Bank staff and external clients and partners. The e-TG is hosted by Global ICT Dept in collaboration with ISG, WBI, PREM, and other partners. Visit us at http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment to download materials for this and all previous e-development seminars (over 120 since 2001).
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