ICTDAR launched the Regional e-Government Institute (REGI) during the WSIS
e-Government: Arab Sharing PortalImplementing e-Government has enormous potential as a tool for Government administrative and political reform, economic and social development, democracy and good governance in the Arab region. Strategic e-leadership is needed to provide a map for countries aiming to develop the infrastructure necessary to support effective e-Government initiatives and leapfrog the developmental stages of e-Government. By empowering all constituents—citizens, private sector, public sector—with information for effective economic, financial and political decisions, and tools to enhance efficiency & transparency, e-Government can result in increased Government accountability, lower costs of delivering services, better procurement programs, improved efficiency & productivity and enhanced governance, and more participatory democracy. Further, the key is to go beyond technology and to adopt a new culture and attitude in the provision of services based on efficiency, optimization and transparency.
This initiative has three main components:
e-Government at Arab Sharing Portal (e-gov@ASP)ICTDAR already started developing an Information/Knowledge sharing portal on e-Government, e-gov@ASP. The e-Government Arabic portal would help the Arab States address major challenges they currently face in the macro-economic environment, demographic, labor issues and structural reforms.
Regional e-Government Institute (REGI)A feasibility study was conducted by ICTDAR to assess the needs of Arab countries regarding e-Governance issues. It led to the establishment of a Regional e-Governance Institute (REGI).
The Regional Bureau of Arab States (RBAS) engaged into an open and transparent consultative process with Arab countries regarding REGI hosting. A set of criteria was identified, based on which, several Arab countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, UAE and Tunisia) expressed interest.
REGI provided a policy-oriented forum for e-Government leadership in the MENA region, in order toprovide knowledge, advice and counsel on e-Government policies, models, and initiatives; process simulation; test-bed applications; multi-disciplinary training; and e-Government benchmarking standards. Further REGI would act as the channel and coordination mechanism for e-Government aid & cooperation programs in the Arab region and would serve as research and documentation centre on e-Government for the Arab States. Finally, REGI would monitor and would report progress on e-Government implementation in the region and organize conferences, workshops and seminars & would establish international and regional Technical Working Groups.
Arab/Arab Information and Knowledge ExchangeICTDAR organized a series of Regional meetings and workshops to enable Arab/Arab exchange leverage and promote transfer of information and knowledge.
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