• To explore the challenges and barriers to e/m-government development, review current research, including concepts and  approaches of e/m-government in Africa;
• To map innovative practices of e/m-government development citing best practices and lessons learnt;
• To facilitate an active dialogue between the UN, the various regional stakeholders, and Member States towards a framework of assessment on e/m-government development in Africa;
• To provide training on knowledge management on the development of the UN Global Knowledge Repository for Africa utilizing the UNPAN tools;
• To forge partnerships for the future work on the UN Global Knowledge Repository  in Africa; and
• To promote regional cooperation and the regional perspective in e/m-government development, through discussions and presentations regarding the fundamentals of an enabling environment. 

Thematic areas for the presentations include the following:

• Session I: e/m-Government: An Overview
• Session II: e/m-Government issues and challenges in Africa
• Session III: Capacity Building for e/m-government
• Session IV: Country Presentations on e/m-government practices and lessons learned
• Session V: Capacity Building for e/m-Government: The UN Global Knowledge Repository through the UNPAN tools

• 1. National e/m-Government Strategies
• 2. Legal and Regulatory Framework
• 3. ICT Infrastructure and Interoperability 
• 4. Institutional Structure and other Enabling Environment for e/m-Development

Presentations

• Day 1 - Opening Session - Mr. Richard Kerby & Mr. Deniz Susar
• Day 1 - Session I - E/M-Government Overview
  • Overview of National and Sectoral ICT policies and implementation plans: Opportunities and challenges for Africa – Mr Sizo Mhlanga
  • E-government in Africa: Progress made and challenges ahead - Ms. Nancy Hafkin
  • Mobile Government in Africa - Mr. Simon Batchelor
• Day 1 - Session I - Role of Partnerships and Networking in ICT for development
  • International partnership for measuring ICT for development - ISTD/UNECA
  • Partnership with Research Centers – Research and Capacity Building for e/m Government in Africa: The Role of UNU
• Day 1 - Session II -  e/m-Government issues and challenges in African countries
  • Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
  • Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC)
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  • East African Community(EAC)
  • ECOWAS
• Day 1 - Session II - Presentation from UNPAN regional partners
  • Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI)
  • The African Training and Research Center in Administration for Development (CAFRAD)
  • African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP)
  • African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM)
  • African Management Development Institutes Network (AMDIN)
• Day 2 - Session III - Country Presentations
  • Burkina Faso
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Tunisia
  • Zambia
• Day 3 - Session V - Framework for the UN EMGKR Global - UNDESA/DPADM - Mr. Richard Kerby & Mr. Deniz Susar
• Day 3 – Session VI - Capacity Building for e/m-Government: The UNPAN ICT Training (UNPAN/emgKR) – Mr. Deniz Susar

Ms.  Elizabeth Getachew
Administrative Assistant
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel. + 251 11 544 5320   /  Fax + 251 111 551 4416
Email:  egetachew at uneca.org