A selection of e-Governance resources |
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The following are just a few of the e-Governance resources available online. Some of these will be used during the course. Most are available free, as open access resources. Note that an asterisk * indicates a resource dealing specifically with the Caribbean.
Websites:
UNDP Asia-Pacific e-Government Portal
An online library as an e-government information portal and gateway to e-government initiatives, programs, research, white papers, surveys, case studies, e-government tools and best practices from the Asia Pacific region.
* Caribbean Digital Library
The Caribbean Digital Library provides organized access to Caribbean documents on the web, arranged under 27 broad subject headings.
* CARICOM: Information and Communication Technology for Development
In CARICOM, there is a continuing focus on mainstreaming ICT activities and developments to effectively contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly those related to income poverty reduction, education, health, environment and gender equity. This site provides links to CARICOM's work in ICT for development. CCEG - Commonwealth Centre for Electronic Governance
The CCEG is working to develop sets of best practices on how to use technologies to implement the goals and objectives of public administration. It is the goal of CCEG to work with governments and international organizations to contribute to the growing knowledge base on e-Government, e-Governance and e-Democracy.
Development Gateway Site on E-Government
Information source on citizen services, e-administration, e-democracy, e-procurement, policy and technology.
DigitalGovernance.org Initiative - Case Studies
Links to 152 e-Governance Case-studies from over 55 developing and transition countries. Each of the Case-Study has been categorized into a specific model based on the terminology of the
http://www.DigitalGovernance.org Initiative.
E-government in New Zealand
This site is the primary publication medium for official information about the e-government programme in New Zealand. It is also the home for the first implementations of e-government operations, e.g. standards that have been developed and are now in use. The primary audience is government people - central and local, officials and politicians.
E-government in New Zealand: International page
This page provides links to other countries' e-government resources. It includes information about people's perceptions and use of government websites.
OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
The OECD Public Management Service launched a project on e-government that explores how governments can best exploit information and communications technologies to embed good governance principles and achieve public policy goals.
UNESCO E-Governance Capacity Building
This site focuses on a project that promotes the use of ICT tools in municipalities to enhance good governance. It also provides useful information resources on the topic of e-governance, such as online research reports and surveys, as well as links to other projects and important events world-wide.
World Bank E*Government Site
This site presents case studies as a source of ideas and learning about e-government, with a particular focus on developing countries.
Journals:
Electronic Government, an International Journal. Chief Editor: Prof. Binshan Lin, Louisiana State University, USA. ISSN (Online): 1740-7508; ISSN (Print): 1740-7494.
Electronic Journal of e-Government (EJEG). Chief Editor: Dr. Frank Bannister, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. ISSN 1479-439X.
International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT). Chief Editors: Professor Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies, Barbados, and Professor Wal Taylor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. ISSN: 1814-0556.
International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG). ISSN (Online): 1742-7517; ISSN (Print): 1742-7509.
International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR).
Editors-In-Chief:
Patricia Diamond Fletcher and
Donald F. Norris,
ISSN (Online): 1548-3894; ISSN (Print): 1548-3886.
Articles and Reports
Australian Government (2006). "Responsive Government: A New Service Agenda". 2006 e-Government Strategy. This report shows how the Government intends to build on the momentum and achievements of the past three years, taking into account lessons learnt, to deliver an even more coordinated and citizen-driven focus to the government's e-government initiatives. The strategy charts how the government will build on progress in e-government to date, and how government will progress towards the vision of connected and responsive government by 2010. (PDF file)
Caldow, J. (1999). The Quest for Electronic Government: A Defining Vision. Institute for Electronic Government, IBM Corporation. (PDF file)
* CDCC. (2004). “The information society from the Caribbean perspective: Obstacles to the implementation of the plan of action of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)”. Twentieth Session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee. 22-23 April 2004, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. (PDF file)
* CSEDNet. (2003). “Assessing Caribbean sustainability processes and advocating strategies for sustainable development” - Final Report on “A Survey of NGOs/CBOs in the CARICOM Region” to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Caribbean Sustainable Economic Development Network (CSEDNet).
* CMCRC. (2004). “Action-Oriented E-government Strategy for Countries of the Caribbean Region 2004-2007”. Strategy adopted by the 5th Caribbean Ministerial Consultation on Regional Cooperation for E-government Capacity Building held in Barbados on 17-18 June 2004. (PDF file)
De', R. (2005). “Assessment of e-government projects - a case study of Bhoomi, India ”. In Marshall , S., Taylor , W., & Yu, X. (eds.) (2005) Encyclopedia of Developing Regional Communities with Information and Communication Technology. Idea Group Reference, London . ISBN: 1591405750.
Finger, M. and Pécoud, G. (2003). “From e-Government to e-Governance? Towards a model of e-Governance” Electronic Journal of e-Government , Volume 1 Issue 1 (2003) 1-10. (PDF file)
Heeks, R.B. (2001). Understanding e-Governance for Development, i-Government paper no.11, IDPM, University of Manchester, UK. (PDF file)
Heeks, R.B. (2001). Building e-Governance for Development, i-Government paper no.12, IDPM, University of Manchester, UK.
Martin Hilbert (2005). Development Trends and Challenges For Local e-Governments: Evidence From Municipalities in Chile and Peru. United Nations, Santiago of Chile. (PDF file)
* Manning, P. (2004). 2004/2005 Budget presentation. Presented to the Parliament of The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago by Prime Minister Patrick Manning. (PDF file)
NZ. (2000). E-Government - A Vision for New Zealanders. E-government Unit of the State Services Commission, New Zealand.
Okot-Uma, Rogers W’O. Electronic Governance: Re-inventing Good Governance. Commonwealth Secretariat London. (PDF file)
Riley, T.B., & Riley, C.G. (2003). E-governance to E-democracy: Examining the Evolution.
Commonwealth Centre for E-Governance and
Riley Information Services, Ottawa, Canada. (PDF file)
Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee of Parliament (2005). Victorian Electronic Democracy, Final Report, Victoria Government, Australia. May, 2005.
Smith, J.,
Kearns, M. & Fine, A. (2005). Power to the Edges: Trends and Opportunities in Online Civic Engagement. PACE-Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, USA. (PDF file)
UNDP-ASPA (2001). Benchmarking E-government: A Global Perspective - Assessing the UN Member States. In an effort to gain an appreciation of the global e-government landscape in 2001, the United Nations Division for Public Economics and Public Administration (UNDPEPA) and the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) undertook a research study analyzing the approach, progress and commitment on the part of the 190 UN Member States. (PDF file) Yoon, Chin Saik (2005). Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2005/2006.
Orbicom, IDRC and UNDP-APDIP.
The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.
Other resources:
* Commonwealth of the Bahamas: Policy Statement on Electronic Commerce and the Bahamian Digital Agenda. Ministry of Finance, January, 2003. (PDF file)
eGovernment Handbook For Developing Countries
A project of InfoDev and the Center for Democracy & Technology, The eGovernment Handbook For Developing Countries handbook offers guidance to government officials and others in the developing world, presenting for the first time a comprehensive index of e-government models and resources, focusing on success stories in the developing world.
HTML version: http://www.cdt.org/egov/handbook/
PDF version: http://www.infodev.org/content/library/detail/841/
* E-Government Readiness in the Caribbean. Selected Indicators of Basic Country Data. March 2004. (PDF file)
Monitoring the Digital Divide... and beyond
A project of InfoDev and Orbicom, Monitoring the Digital Divide and beyond quantifies the gaps inaccessibility and use of the Internet and other ICTs across the world, as well as gaps in the skills required by knowledge-based societies. It goes beyond connectivity and e-readiness issues.
* Note on the Compendium of Existing ICT and E-Government related Documents in
the Caribbean Region
Following the “Conclusions and Recommendations” reached during the
UNDESA/CARICAD 4th Caribbean Ministerial Consultation and High Level Workshop on
Public Sector Management: Strategies for E-Government (14-15 January 2003, Point
Salines, Grenada). (PDF file)
* UNESCO:
e-Government Strategy and Action
Plan for the CaribbeanStates.
United Nations
Department of Economic and
Social Affairs Project Proposal,
2002. (PDF file)
All suggestions for resources to include on this page, and other inquires should be sent to:
Professor Stewart Marshall
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