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Developing E-Government And E-Business Strategies

24 February 2005

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The seminar will familiarise senior management participants with a range of emerging practices and examples of how e-government and e-business.
A two-week seminar on 'Developing E-Government and E-Business Strategies' is being held in Singapore from 14 to 25 February 2005. The event, sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation and the Singapore Co-operation Programme of Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is attended by 18 public sector managers and executives from Commonwealth countries. 

This seminar will familiarise senior management participants with a range of emerging practices and examples of how e-government and e-business (electronic government and business) services can be undertaken by public sector organisations to strategically plan and transform their organisation to enhance its economic competitiveness.

The aim is to improve public services and provide for more effective administration and governance. The training programme will stimulate and facilitate industrial and economic activity and improve a government's relationship with its citizens. E-government and e-business strategies will lead a society into the digital age.

The programme examines policies and regulations to enhance e-government services, and public infrastructure to facilitate e-government and e-business. Security measures including data protection and privacy are also addressed. Legal issues in e-government and Singapore's Electronic Transactions Act will be discussed. Other topics include barriers and challenges of implementing e-business in Asia, and trends in e-business for the government sector. The evolution of Singapore's information technology master plan is also studied. 

Professor Victor Ayeni, Director of the Governance and Institutional Development Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, said: "The Secretariat appreciates the sharing of experiences by Singapore's Institute of Systems Science in the effective delivery mechanisms to accelerate improvements in e-government and e-business. There are fresh and innovative perspectives that participants can gain from this seminar that they can adapt for application in their own countries."

Vernon O'Brien, a participant from Dominica's Ministry of Finance and Planning, stated: "The topics on current and future trends in e-government/e-business and the challenges and opportunities in this area are useful. The discussions are complemented with real life examples from Singapore and the experiences of Commonwealth countries. So it is beneficial for an exchange of ideas at this seminar."

Amuda Iddi Muhammed, Assistant Director at Ghana's Ministry of Communications, said: "This seminar has opened up a new perspective for me on e-government best practices. It has been an excellent opportunity for me to learn new aspects of information and communications technology as my country is actively committed to develop ICT as part of our transformation into a knowledge-based economy."


CNIS - the Commonwealth News and Information Service Issue 223 23 February 2005

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