e-Government Resources

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e-Primer on e-Government Interoperability: This e-primer walks its readers through the vision and value of e-government interoperability and the steps required to achieve effective interoperability. It also answers some fundamental questions such as why government interoperability frameworks should be developed; who should be involved; how are they produced and revised; and what are the key factors for their successful development and operationalization.

APDIP e-Note 21 on Identifying 'Killer' e-Governance Applications for Telecentres: This APDIP e-Note describes a methodology to identify ‘killer’ applications and models of e-governance that may be suitable for deployment and wide-scale replication in telecentres throughout the Philippines. The same methodology can be used to guide other telecentres around the world.

UNDP-APDIP Held Government Interoperability Frameworks Workshop and Study Group Meeting: BEIJING, 20 April 2007 - United Nations Development Programme – Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP), in partnership with IBM and Oracle held the Government Interoperability Frameworks (GIF) Workshop and Study Group Meeting at the Beijing International Hotel on 18-20 April 2007. The event was hosted by the Chinese Government’s State Council Informatization Office (SCITO).

APDIP e-Note 11 on Pro-Poor e-Governance: This APDIP e-Note introduces the concept of pro-poor e-governance; gives two examples of e-governance projects targeted at poor and vulnerable groups; and provides a comprehensive approach to pro-poor e-governance comprised of seven building blocks.

APDIP Releases a Study of Pro-Poor e-Governance Projects in India: This publication, with a foreword by Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, systematically analyzes 18 projects in India that use ICT for the benefit of poor people, and provides recommendations on how ICT can be applied to the massive, widespread and seemingly intractable problems of poverty. The publication also ranks the projects by their relevance, service delivery, community participation and empowerment, equality in decision-making and benefits, sustainability, replicability and their prospects for being scaled-up.

UNDP, IBM and Oracle to Help Asia-Pacific Countries Create Strategies and Policies for Adopting Open Computing Standards: BANGKOK, 19 December 2006 - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), IBM and Oracle today announced a joint research initiative to help Asia-Pacific countries share and create strategies, blueprints and policies for adopting the right blend of open standards and technology services. The goal will be for more countries to develop universally compatible applications and networks to make internal and external government services and transactions more automatic, affordable and efficient.

ICTD and e-Governance Community of Practice Meeting, Tallinn, Estonia, 4-8 December 2006: The UNDP Regional Centre Bangkok (RCB), UNDP Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) and the e-Governance Academy of Estonia are organizing the first joint Asia-Pacific and Europe-CIS inter-regional ICTD/e-Governance Community of Practice meeting for UNDP Programme Staff, government counterparts, representatives of the business community and civil society. It will be held in Tallinn, Estonia between 4 and 8 December 2006.

APDIP e-Note 8 on Fighting Corruption with e-Government Applications: This APDIP e-Note looks at how e-government can help fight corruption; gives two well-known examples from the Republic of Korea and India where e-government has successfully helped to fight corruption; and discusses the challenges in designing and implementing similar programmes.

egov Asia 2006, Bangkok, Thailand, 26-28 April 2006: egov Asia 2006, the Asian e-Government conference was held on 26-28 April 2006 at the Rama Gardens Hotel and Resort in Bangkok, Thailand. This event organized by the Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and GIS Development highlighted e-government trends and strategies in Asia.

Regional Workshop on Asia-Pacific E-Government Initiatives, Bangkok, Thailand, 24-25 April 2006: As part of the project entitled "Capacity Building of Asia Pacific e-Government Initiatives," APDIP, UNDP's Asia Regional Governance Programme and the United Nation Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) jointly organized a regional workshop in Bangkok, Thailand on 24-25 April 2006 to review and disuss 20 case studies from 12 different Asia-Pacific countries. This workshop was held back-to-back with egov Asia 2006, the Asian e-government conference, and at the same venue in Rama Gardens Hotel and Resort in Bangkok.

e-Government: This e-primer provides information on what is e-government, its benefits and challenges, and its usefulness in a developing country context. There is also a comprehensive review of global best practices on e-government and e-governance.

Global Symposium: Next Step Toward e-Government, Soeul, Republic of Korea, 9-10 November 2005: This symposium focuses on the theories, practices and strategies of e-government. It is a joint effort by the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs (MOGAHA), the National Computerization Agency (NCA), and the Korea Association for Policy Studies (KAPS).

APDIP e-Note 3 on e-Government and Public Feedback Mechanisms: Out Now: APDIP e-Note 3 - The Key to Increasing Transparency in e-Government Deployment: Public Feedback Mechanisms

Second Annual Asia-Pacific Public Services Summit, Beijing, China, 8-10 June 2005: China's State Council Informatization Office (SCITO), APDIP, Cisco Systems and UNDP China organized the second annual Asia-Pacific Public Services Summit in Beijing, China from 8 to 10 June 2005. This year's Summit focused on the theme of "Cross-Agency Collaboration" in e-Government, and explored issues ranging from governance to standards to adoption. Views from China, and across the region were represented.

South Asia Public Sector ICT Summit 2005: UNDP in collaboration with the National Institute for Smart Government and Cisco Systems organized the South Asia Public Sector ICT Summit in Hyderabad on 24-25 January 2005.

Computer-Aided Administration of Registration Department (CARD), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Guidelines for websites: This UK government website provides best practice guidance for local government web managers on how to design and maintain accessible websites. In particular, it outlines 10 key best practice guidelines for UK local government websites. These ten guidelines not only set the website in a broader context of policy, but provide practical guidance on the kinds of tasks that need to be planned and considered in website development and management. Those in Asia-Pacific may find the examples provided good models to build upon.