Dear Colleagues,
Join us for this exciting opportunity 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 during that
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):
Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ghana, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh (TBC), Rwanda
(TBC), 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
- Vietnam ICT Development (just starting implementation).
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, Vietnam,
Ghana)
Moderator: Robert Valantin, Manager, Development Information, ISG &
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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