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DEVELOPMENT GATEWAY FOUNDATIONMONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE E-GOVERNMENT dgCOMMUNITY
APRIL 2006
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In this edition of the newsletter:
I. FIVE MOST POPULAR RESOURCES OF THE MONTH:
(1) REPORT: Digital Governance in Municipal Governance 2005
(2) USEFUL TOOL: Interactive Knowledge Economy Benchmarking Tool ? Knowledge Assessment Methodology 2006
(3) PROGRAM: Executive Masters in e-Governance
(4) USEFUL WEBSITE: eOman Launched
(5) REPORT: EIU 2005 e-Readiness Rankings
II. SELECTED NEWS ITEMS OF THE MONTH:
(1) UAE: 12 Awarded Dubai Government Excellence Program
(2) IRELAND: M-government Could Yield EUR20m in Savings
(3) SWITZERLAND: Introducing First Biometric Passports
(4) SOUTH KOREA: Winning UN Award for Government Innovation
(5) BULGARIA: Fight Corruption with e-Government
III. NEW MEMBER DIRECTORY
IV. UPCOMING EVENTS (9 items)
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I. FIVE MOST POPULAR RESOURCES OF THE MONTH:
(1) REPORT: Digital Governance in Municipal Governance 2005
"Digital Governance in Municipal Governance 2005: A Longitudinal Assessment of Municipal Websites Throughout the World" has been released by UN Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) and replicates a survey completed in 2003. The present survey evaluates the practice of digital governance in large municipalities worldwide in 2005. Digital governance includes both digital government (delivery of public service) and digital democracy (citizen participation in governance). Analysis includes security, usability, and content of websites, the type of online services currently being offered, and citizen response and participation through websites established by city governments. This report is a collaboration between the E-Governance Institute at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Campus at Newark and the Global e-Policy e-Government Institute at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1060580?intcmp=906
This article contributed by Charlotte Moser:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/um/showGeneralMemberProfile.do?userId=120669&intcmp=906
(2) USEFUL TOOL: Interactive Knowledge Economy Benchmarking Tool ? Knowledge Assessment Methodology 2006
March 2006 update. The KAM uses more then 80 structural and qualitative variables for a group of 128 countries to generate a range of comparative data tables, charts and diagrams for a simple visual representation of different aspects of countries? Knowledge Economy readiness. Various modes can display and compare countries? overall Knowledge (KI) and Knowledge Economy (KEI) indexes and demonstrate performance scores on the four main Knowledge Economy pillars: Economic Incentive and Institutional Regime, Education, Innovation, and Information & Communications Technology (ICT).
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1060389?intcmp=906
This article contributed by Alexey Volynets:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/um/showGeneralMemberProfile.do?userId=245891&intcmp=906
(3) PROGRAM: Executive Masters in e-Governance
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are changing the economy, society, and culture in increasingly pervasive and complex ways. Developing efficient, reflective, sustainable governance mechanisms and corresponding tools to master and steer their underlying dynamics ? in both public and private organizations ? has become a necessity. To respond to this need, the Chair MIR at the College of Management of Technology of EPFL has designed a one-year Executive Master program in e-Governance, with its 2nd edition starting on September 4th, 2006. Join the Executive Master in e-Governance 2006/07 and you will learn how to make use of ICTs for effective action and to steer your business, your organization or your agency. Join a group of highly motivated executives to clear your mind for decision-making globalized and fast-changing networked world. With our Executive Master in e-Governance, you will go through a challenging "learning journey" in which you can sharpen your leadership competences. The program is international and conducted in collaboration with highly renowned partners worldwide, with residential classroom modules in Switzerland, Europe, North America and Asia.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1060193?intcmp=906
This article contributed by Nadia Afrin:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/um/showGeneralMemberProfile.do?userId=747311&intcmp=906
(4) USEFUL WEBSITE: eOman Launched
The Sultanate of Oman's digital society initiative - eOman - was launched during a ceremony attended by members of the royal family, ministers, undersecretaries, diplomats, IT professionals, leading public and private sector officials and dignitaries. "eOman will offer every citizen, business and government entity a wide variety of convenient, cost-effective and customer-oriented electronic services that will empower and transform life for the better," said Mohammed Nasser Al Khusaibi, secretary-general of Ministry of National Economy, on the occasion.
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1061103?intcmp=906
This article contributed by Hmayak Arazyan:
http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/um/showGeneralMemberProfile.do?userId=84212&intcmp=906
(5) REPORT: EIU 2005 e-Readiness Rankings
This annual e-readiness ranking measures the e-business environment of 65 countries around the world, gauging the extent to which each market is prepared to take advantage of internet-based opportunities in the public and private sectors. The report, which was prepared by IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), found that Europe continues to dominate the rankings, taking six of the top 10 spots. Denmark is the most "e-ready" country in the world, followed by the US, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, Finland, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/rc/ItemDetail.do~1061870?intcmp=906
This article contributed by Hmayak Arazyan: http://www.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/um/showGeneralMemberProfile.do?userId=84212&intcmp=906
I. SELECTED NEWS ITEMS OF THE MONTH:
(1) UAE: 12 Awarded Dubai Government Excellence Program -
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/news/showNewsItemDetails.do~23335~~?&intcmp=906
(2) IRELAND: M-government Could Yield EUR20m in Savings -
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/news/showNewsItemDetails.do~23129~~?&intcmp=906
(3) SWITZERLAND: Introducing First Biometric Passports ?
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/news/showNewsItemDetails.do~23436~~?&intcmp=906
(4) SOUTH KOREA: Winning UN Award for Government Innovation -
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/news/showNewsItemDetails.do~23435~~?&intcmp=906
(5) BULGARIA: Fight Corruption with e-Government -
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/egovernment/news/showNewsItemDetails.do~23434~~?&intcmp=906
FOR MORE NEWS ITEMS, PLEASE VISIT:
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/e-government/news/viewAllNews.do~all=all?intcmp=906
III. NEW MEMBER DIRECTORY
With over 30,000 registered dgCommunities members, the Member Directory provides a one-stop shop for key contacts and collaboration worldwide. We invite you to take advantage of this unprecedented collaborative tool and add your profile today!
Our new Member Directory enables you to more easily contact fellow professionals in the international development community for expert advice, information, and collaboration. You will be able to find development practitioners from over 200 countries, with interests and expertise in dozens of areas, including your own! We?re sure you'll find the profiles very useful when using the Member Directory to communicate and collaborate with fellow members on your next program or project.
Member Directory Quick Start - 4 Easy Steps:
-ESTABLISH YOUR PROFILE
Let your colleagues in development know more about your interests and expertise through your dgCommunities profile. Simply log in, go to My Gateway, scroll down to "My Member Profile", and click "Edit this information".
http://www.developmentgateway.org/topics/um/user/showUserAccount.do?intcmp=906
-SEARCH FOR MEMBERS
Log in to the Development Gateway, and click the Member Directory link located in the right column on any dgCommunity home page. You can search by: name, country, interest, expertise, organization, organization type, or by keywords in member bios. Search results will show you a list of members with a link to their profiles. You can also reach the Member Directory when you log in, go to My Gateway and click on "Add Members to My Contacts".
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/um~user/showMemberDirectory.do?intcmp=906
-COMMUNICATE WITH MEMBERS
When viewing a member's profile, click "Contact this user". This will open a message box in which you can type and send an email through our email forwarding system.
-CREATE OWN CONTACT LIST OF MEMBERS
You can build a list of key contacts and form your own network of members. Searching for members will produce a results list; you can then select members to be added to your "My Contacts" list by clicking on the plus sign under "Status" for each desired contact. Or, when viewing a particular member's profile, click "Add this member to My Contacts". Your full "My Contacts" list can be viewed when you log in, go to My Gateway, scroll down to "My Contacts" and click "View My Contacts."
IV. FOR UPCOMING EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT (currently there are 9 items) -
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/e-government/calendar/default/viewListEvents.do?intcmp=906
Truly,
Hmayak Arazyan
Guide, e-Government dgCommunity
http://www.developmentgateway.org/e-government?intcmp=906
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