GOVERNMENT, E GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPARANCY Andrea Foncerrada, Nicholas Weaver, Jessa Paush, Rajesh Ravikumar

Agenda E-Government Open Data Cases

E-Government: Definition

World Bank: eGovernment is the government owned of operated systems of information and communication thecnologies that transform relations with citizens, the private sector and/or other government agencies so as to promote citizens’ empowerment, improve service delivery, strengthen accountability, increase transparency, or improve government efficiency.

Abramson and Means, 2001

Fraga, 2001 Tapscott, 1996 UNPA & ASPA, 2001

E-Government: Benefits

E-Government: Transformation Areas

Internal External Relational

E-Government: Web of Interrelationships

Explanation Nick, can you please fix the little e-Government circle so that the titlte is in a single row? It is getting on my nerves…and can’t fix it!

E-Governm

ent

Citizens

Business

Government

Employees

E-Government: Initiatives in Developing Countries

Reasons for Failure:

1. ICT Infrastructre2. Policy Issues3. Human Capital Development

and Life Long Learning4. Change Management5. Partnership and Collaboration 6. Strategy7. Leadership Role

Total Failures33%

Partial Failures

50%

Success 17%

Percentage of e-Gov-ernment Initiatives that Succeed in De-veloping Countries

Open Data What is it?

Any information the government collects, by and large for its own purposes that it then makes available for other people to use for their purposes.

Open

Data

Leadership

Policy/Legal Framework

Applications & Co-Creation

Institutions

Technology/Infrastructure

Innovation Financing

Citizen Engagement

Capacity Building

Open Data: Why is it important and why do we want it?It empowers citizens. It generates economic value. It strengthens transperancy.

Open Data Where is it happening?

Open Data How do you achieve it?

Cases International Aid Transparency

Initiative. Rajesh’s Denmark

International Aid Transparency Initiative

Denmark Steps Products Awards Initiatives