Monday, February 20, 2006

The Italian e-Government for Development Initiative,

The Initiative
The e-Government for Development Initiative, launched by the Italian Government at the Palermo International Conference on e-Government for Development in April 2002, aims to assist developing countries and the transition economies in modernising their public administration using information and communication technologies. The ultimate objective is to make government more efficient and transparent, especially in the management of the public finances, and thereby boost social and economic progress in those countries.
Due to the technical nature and specific features of the initiative, the Prime Minister charged the Minister for Innovation and Technologies with implementing the project, working in close conjunction with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Goals of the Initiative:
to create conditions that can sustain efficiency and transparency in government administration
to reduce the cost of running government, thus increasing the availability of funds for investment
to promote the creation of an economic environment capable of attracting public and private foreign investment
to develop skills and expertise capable of formulating e-Governance policies in line with the development objectives of set at the international level
to reduce the digital divide by contributing to the dissemination and uptake of ICT by citizens and businesses
to create a "virtuous" development cooperation approach with a positive cost/benefit ratio

E-Government for Development
The e-Government for development is an internationally shared priority objective that aims to help Developing Countries and Countries with economies in transition in modernising their public administration through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
The Initiative
The Initiative is an innovative development cooperation methodology aiming at the dissemination of e-Government in Developing Countries and in Countries with economies in transition through the design and implementation of operative, result oriented, and measurable projects.
The Organisation
The Technical Unit puts the Initiative into practice and mainly operates in concert with the beneficiary Countries, International Organisations, Italian public institutions, and is increasingly involving Italian and foreign businesses.
The Projects
The programme consists in the implementation of working projects, whose results can be measured, in an increasing number of Developing Countries and Countries with economies in transition.
Special Announcement
02/01/06: Procedures for the recruitment of two experts
The procedures for the recruitment of two experts, one on the public accounting field and the other on the ICT field, are open for the e-Accounting Project in Albania till the 5th of February 2006. For any further information, please see the official site of UNDP (www.undp.org.al/?vacancies).

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