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E-Government Development in Transition
Economies
UNECE Workshop, Budapest, Hungary, 7-8 November 2001
Geneva, 5 November 2001
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe is
holding a Workshop on E-Government for transition economies on 7 November 2001
in Budapest, in collaboration with the Office of Governmental Commissioner for
IT, Hungary. Officials and experts from all over Europe and the Commonwealth
of Independent States will meet to discuss the strategy and framework for
further promoting the electronic government in transition economies.
This event will be held in conjunction with the 3rd session of the UNECE "Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise
Development", which will take place on 8 November 2001 at the same venue.
The UNECE E-Government initiative aims to set a strategic
direction for the way the public sector of transition economies will transform
itself by implementing new administration models which exploit the
possibilities of new technology. The Internet is a catalyst for the interface
between public administration and citizens as well as businesses with its
broad and growing range of applications. The workshop will concentrate on
issues of electronic information services within the public administration in
transition economies.
The primary objectives of the workshop are to assess
national developments in the region compared to the international state of the
art and to identify required actions to be undertaken by the public sector in
the region. The workshop will focus on the following subjects:
· Strategic orientations and the actual electronic
supply of public information by the administration;
· Identification of international best practice cases in
terms of transferability to the region;
· Investigation of organizational and technical factors
which are critical to successful implementation;
· Development of options for possible pilot projects
based on indicators of demand and international experience;
· Identification of the needs for capacity building.
The discussions should not only raise awareness of the
current situation but also provide a vision of the vast potential and upcoming
opportunities for these countries. The Workshop will take place at the
Park Hotel Flamenco, address: H-1113. Budapest, Tas vezér utca 7. Tel:
361-372-2000, Fax: 361-365-8007, e-mail: [email protected],
Web site: www.hungary.net/flamenco
For more information about the Budapest meetings and
similar forthcoming events in central and eastern Europe, please contact:
Mr. Daewon Choi
Programme Officer, Internet Enterprise Development
Coordinating Unit for Operational Activities
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Palais des Nations
CH - 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone (+41 22) 917 2474
Fax. (+41 22) 917 0178
E-mail: [email protected]
Ref: ECE/OPA/01/10