Asia-Pacific forum on e-governance

Electronic governance is increasingly being recognised as a driver and enabler for more efficient, inclusive and transparent governance. Following the success of its e-Governance Africa Forum in 2007, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) is organising the Asia-Pacific e-Governance Forum from May 20-22, 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. CTO is an international development partnership between Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth governments, business and civil society organisations. It provides unique knowledge-sharing programmes to developing countries in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the specific areas of Telecommunications, IT, Broadcasting and the Internet. Hosted by Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications, Malaysia, the event will provide a unique knowledge-sharing platform for policy makers, industry leaders, regulators and public sector leaders to deliberate, interact and develop an actionable strategy for delivering transparency and good governance. Key topics • Challenges and opportunities of e-Governance • Developing citizen centric e-Governance projects • Interoperability and open standards for e-Government services • Key industry solutions • Learning lessons from successful e-Governance programmes:- cost reduction, efficiency, transparency and reduction in corruption • e-Governance: The Corporate Social Responsibility • e-Governance in developing countries • Capacity building for e-Governance projects • Delivering e-Governance services to rural areas through mobile phones Target group • Ministers of Communications • Regulators • Heads of e-Government projects • Heads of Information and Communication Departments • Public Administrators • Technical Architects • Mobile Operators • Manufacturers Click here for registration. For further details, please contact: Mani Rai at m.kaur-rai@cto.int, Tel: 0044 20 8834 1565 Source: CTO and egov

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