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ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments
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| Start Date: |
Sep 27, 2010 |
| End Date: |
Sep 29, 2010 |
| Venue: |
Bridgetown |
| Description: |
Workshop-"ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments"
Background
Parliaments of the Caribbean, like other parliaments from around the world, have much to gain from a well planned introduction and sustainable integration of ICT, in terms of strengthening the institution in carrying out its core functions of representation, legislation and oversight, as well as reinforcing democratic values of participation, transparency and accountability. Specifically in the context of the Caribbean ACP Group of States, where five out of seventeen island nations are archipelago’s i.e. with a constituency distributed on remote islands and elected representatives carrying out the majority of their duties on the main island, the effective use of ICT can empower parliament and constituencies to overcome these geographical constraints and enhance the dialogue between them, as well as better equip mobile elected representatives to carry out their duties more efficiently and effectively.
The World e-Parliament Reports 2008 and 2010 underline that the strengthening of parliaments as transparent, accountable, accessible, efficient and representative institutions through the introduction and utilization of ICT is a major undertaking. The success of this endeavour greatly depends on the critical engagement of the parliamentary leadership supported by Members, Secretaries General, Director of ICT, Information Services and relevant senior official and staff. A clear and concise vision statement emerging from this collaborative engagement is necessary to align the services provided by ICT to the highest goals of the institution.
One of the primary tools for managers to move from vision to implementation is the strategic planning process. Strategic planning links the vision to the goals and objectives of the projects and proposals of members, stakeholders, and other users. It assesses their feasibility and cost, and outlines plans, schedules, and resource requirements. The strategic planning process enables a parliament to establish priorities and to allocate resources accordingly. It also ensures that tradeoffs and compromises among competing requirements are made taking into account the probable consequences of those decisions.
In light of the above, the Workshop on ICT Strategic Planning intends to provide a regional platform to raise awareness among the Caribbean parliaments on the potential of ICT in parliament and on the importance of strategic planning for the effective adoption and integration of ICT in parliamentary processes.
The Workshop is one of the activities of the Project “Support to ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments” funded by the European Commission though the “ACP-Information and Communication Technologies [@CP-ICT] programme”. The Project is implemented by UN/DESA in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (http://www.ictparliament.org/caribbeanICTiplanning/index.htm)
Goals and objectives
The Workshop aims to raise awareness among key decision makers and senior staff of the Caribbean parliaments on the potential of ICT in parliament and the ICT strategic planning process.
More specific objectives of the Workshop are to:
a) Expose the participants to the developments of ICT in parliament by providing case studies and examples of the benefits of the application of ICT in legislative management, document and information management, parliamentary research and knowledge management, and citizen engagement;
b) Provide an overview of roadmaps for implementation and the critical success factors in terms of capacity, technology, organizational support and resources to better understand the complexity and risks of undertaking ICT implementation in parliament;
In addition, during the Workshop, one-on-one meetings will take place between experts of the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament, CARICAD and representatives of national parliaments with the aim of generating early assessments, which will provide an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of the parliaments in terms of technological advancement and ICT readiness. These assessments will help prepare for the technical assistance missions that will be carried out in each of the Caribbean parliaments after the Workshop as envisaged by the Project. The missions aim to assist the Caribbean parliaments in developing their own ICT strategic plan.
Targeted Audiences
The Workshop is addressed to Clerks of Parliament/Secretaries General and ICT Directors/staff.
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| Website: |
http://www.ictparliament.org/caribbeanICTiplanning/index.htm |
| Created By: |
DPADM / UNDESA
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| Organizers: |
UNDESA through the Global Centre for ICT in Parliament and the CARICAD |
| Participation Requirements: |
By Invitation |
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ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments Workshop-"ICT Strategic Planning in the Caribbean Parliaments Background Parliaments of the Caribbean like other parliaments from around the world have much to gain from a well planned introduction and sustainable integration of ICT in terms of strengthening the institution in carrying out its core functions of representation legislation and oversight as well as reinforcing democratic values of participation transparency and accountability Specifically in the context of the Caribbean ACP Group of States where five out of seventeen island nations are archipelago’s i.e with a constituency distributed on remote islands and elected representatives carrying out the majority of their duties on the main island the effective use of ICT can empower parliament and constituencies to overcome these geographical constraints and enhance the dialogue between them as well as better equip mobile elected representatives to carry out their duties more efficiently and effectively The World e-Parliament Reports 2008 and 2010 underline that the strengtheni
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