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E-Governance

Palm Foleo: A Failed Mobile Device. - Jakob Nielsen, Enabling Secure Anywhere Access in a Connected World - Bill Gates     Online Security....   Ecommerce Security Issues Ecommerce Security (PDF) Internet Auctions A Guide for Buyers and Sellers Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Recover from Identity Theft Evaluate Alternative Online Payment Methods

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EGovernance....   Country Profiles of e-Governance Bahrain and the Information Society Africa: How e-governance breaks bureaucracy India: Quantifying and Assessing Egovernance India: EGovernance in India: Implementation Issues Uganda: Transforming local government in Uganda Bangladesh: The National Data Bank Project: An Expensive Lesson for Bangladesh Gambia: MIS sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Three case studies from The Gambia Asia: An Overview of ICT Policies and e-Strategies of Select Asian Economies Enhancing E-government in Developing Countries: Managing Knowledge through Virtual Communities Connecting to Public Policy: An exploration of ICTs and Public Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean E-government toolkit for developing countries now available The Key to Increasing Transparency in e-Government Deployments. Public Feedback Mechanisms E-Governance Essentials: Synthesis of Lessons Learned E-Government for Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges Deepening Democracy via E-Governance Role of Mobile Communication for Effective e-Governance Issues and Challenges In Electronic Governance Planning Effective Government Through Information e-Government vs. e-Governance - Examining the Differences in a Changing Public Sector Climate Enhancing e-Government in Developing Countries - Managing Knowledge Through Virtual Communities Status and Trends in E-government Development  METER: Measurement and Evaluation Tool for E-Government Readiness Benefits of IT-Based Decision-Making in Developing Countries Research on Legislation in Data Privacy, Security and the Prevention of Cybercrime Books & Publications...

Guide To Micro Small & Medium Business Development By Godwin C. Nwaogwugwu. Recommended For small business development training & workshops.

Moving Forward in Latin America Former Presidents, Scholars and Development Experts Discuss Region’s Prospects. Participants at the conference included  Eduardo Lora of the Inter-American Development Bank; Miguel Angel Rodriguez, former president of Costa Rica and J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Visiting Professor of International Affairs; Guillermo Calvo with the Inter-American Development Bank; Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil; and Albert Fishlow, professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, etc

How Developing Countries Can Make A Successful

Transition To EGovernance (Ctd..)

§         Africa has about 3% of the world’s Internet users growing at 638.4% in the same period; accounts for about 14% of the total world population.

§         The Ocean states has about 1.7% of the world’s Internet users growing at 142% in the same period, and  accounts for about 0.5% of the total world population.

The statistics above show that a large percentage of Internet users are still from the developed economies. The good news is that the growth of Internet users in developing continents like Africa between the periods of consideration above is impressive, but more still need to be done to bridge the digital divide. This will require that governments in developing countries pump more investments and efforts into IT infrastructure, power generation, education, IT training, policy and regulatory frameworks.

How to Deploy EGovernance Successfully In Developing Countries

Bliss as it may sound, EGovernance go far beyond the application of computers, and design of impressive websites for different arms of the government. EGovernance is a cultural change, requiring attitudinal and behavioral changes. It is, therefore, wrong to approach EGovernance as simply employing computers, and automating business processes in the public sector. It is a political process dealing with reform of governance. Reform is a slow process- sometimes requiring policy, institutional, regulatory, even constitutional changes.

To deploy EGovernance successfully, governments of developing countries need to:

1.          Brace up for opposition and sabotage. EGovernance is not business as usual, as it may breakdown the invisible wall created by redundancy, bureaucratic red-tapes, and a corrupt cabal. Since it improves due process and transparency, people who benefit from inefficiency and corruption may work against the success of EGovernance in developing countries. Therefore, governments should not underrate opposition to changing a status-quo.  In some cases opposition may be stiff or take the form of outright sabotage. It, therefore, will require the will and commitment of the government to push it along.

2.          Improve their countries’ E-readiness. This requires incorporating computer literacy education into the nation’s education system starting from, at least, high school, as well as mass computer training for public servants.

3.           Engage experts to define a framework for technical and policy standards that will assist the incorporation of modern technology into public services through a comprehensive and cost-effective strategy.

4.          Educate the citizenry and assure them that EGovernance does not eliminate jobs, rather it creates more jobs by ensuring efficiency in public service. This will enlist a popular support for the transition. The old misconception that Information Technology eliminates jobs is no longer valid.

5.          Engage The Private Sector. Government cannot exist or function in isolation. EGovernance requires active private sector participation and partnership. As a matter of fact, the recent demand for EGovernance is a direct result of the success achieved by the private sector through Ecommerce. EGovernance, therefore, is Ecommerce customized for the public sector (well, somehow). Governments, therefore, can gain from private sector’s best practices and experiences in Ecommerce. Also to function effectively as a tool for fighting corruption, governments will need some sort of collaboration with private financial institutions.

6.              Start with sector-by-sector roll-out. One piece at a time enables governments to consolidate gains, and learn from mistakes. A good starting point is a small sector that involves just a small segment of the elite population. Perhaps, ministry of finance, business registration, immigration, etc may be good starting points.

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