Dear colleagues,
Join us for this exciting opportunity on Nov. 15 to learn from the e-development
pioneers from several countries and to connect to Tunisia where the World Summit
on the Information Society is taking place this week!
World Bank
In collaboration with African Development Bank and other partners
in support of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
invites you to attend a Global Dialogue via Videoconference/Live
Webcast
From Strategy to Implementation:
Lessons Learned in World Bank- Funded "ICT for Development" Projects
Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 8:30 am ? 10:30 am (Washington DC time)
Participating Countries (via videoconference):
Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Rwanda, USA
You can join this event in one of these countries or by watching live Internet
broadcast which will start at 8.30 am Washington DC time on Nov. 15 at:
http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
In accordance with one of the key recommendations of the Plan of Action adopted
during the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS),
which took place in Geneva on 10-12 December 2003, many developing countries
have developed national ICT/e-government strategies and action plans. Some
countries have already started implementation and there are some early results,
good practices and lessons learned. There is a need to facilitate sharing of
this emerging knowledge between pioneer countries and those who are just
starting implementation to avoid unnecessary mistakes and achieve better results
by leveraging the lessons learned and good practices from the early
implementers.
As the global ICT for development community is convening in Tunisia on November
16-18, 2005 for the second phase of the World Summit, the World Bank will
organize a Global Dialogue via a videoconference a day before the Summit
officially starts. It will provide an opportunity to discuss what has been done
during the last two years in terms of implementing national ICT/e-government
strategies in several countries with the support of the World Bank. What are the
realities of e-development projects, what are the specific issues, challenges
and lessons learned in moving from strategy to implementation?
Since the first phase of WSIS, the World Bank has seen increased interest around
the world in further opening telecommunication markets, building out basic
backbone infrastructure, mobilizing ICT investments for challenging rural areas
and address the potential of new Internet-based and other ICT-related services.
In turn, the World Bank is supporting some countries in the design and
implementation of e-development policies, projects, and measurement frameworks.
Indeed, an increasing number of countries are receiving support for ICT
components in traditional investment projects and to design e-government
applications and integrated, large-scale e-development projects. This
videoconference attempts to distill some of the lessons learned from various
e-development projects based on the experiences of team members involved in
project planning and execution.
Four of these projects at different stages of development cycle will be
discussed during this videoconference:
e-Sri Lanka (a year into implementation)
the ICT Sector Development Project in Tunisia (a year and half into
implementation)
e-Ghana (in the midst of preparation), and
e-Rwanda (just starting preparation).
Among the issues to be discussed are the following:
key challenges and difficulties faced,
what have been the demonstrable achievements and good practices,
sequencing and prioritization in delivery/implementation,
monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the strategy,
critical success factors and other lessons for the countries who are just
starting on this path.
Speakers: Members of 4 Project Teams (Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ghana, Rwanda)
Moderator: Robert Valantin, Manager, Development Information & Co-Chair,
e-Development Thematic Group, World Bank
The event will be recorded and the video-clip will be available shortly after
the event. Feel free to forward this invitation to other colleagues, everyone is
welcome to participate!
For more information please email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit:
http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment
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