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2014 UN E-Government Survey: e-Government as an Enabler for Collaborative Governance

Start Date:

Dec 04, 2012

End Date:

Dec 05, 2012

Venue:

New York

Description:

Background
The Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) is organizing an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the topic "United Nations E-Government Survey: E-Government as an Enabler of Collaborative Governance”.

The meeting aims to provide a forum for discussion to allow the experts to (a)exchange views on emerging trends and issues related to the thematic areas of 2014 United Nations E-Government Survey, with reference to the overall UN development agenda; (b)review and examine the Survey’s methodology; (c)review and update the questionnaire.
The experts will provide advice and recommendations on how to integrate these issues into the next edition of the United Nations E-Government Survey.

AGENDA
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
OPENING SESSION
Opening Remarks by Ms. Haiyan Qian, Director, DPADM, DESA

Introduction to the Theme and
Organizational Matters by Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro

PLENARY SESSION I
Overview of 2014 UN E‐Government Survey’s Thematic
Areas and Post‐2015 Development Agenda
Chairperson: Ms. Adriana Alberti, Senior Governance
and Public Administration Officer, eGB, DPADM,
UNDESA
Presentation of the Overview Paper by Mr.
Kim Andreasson, DAKA Advisory
Q&A
Rapporteur: Ms. Elida Reci, Governance and Public
Administration Officer, eGB, DPADM

Networking Break
PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS
Working Group 1: Whole of Government Approaches
Working Group 2: e‐Participation
Working Group 3: Multichannel Service Delivery
Each group will discuss key components and topics of their
respective focus area, as well as emerging issues and trends.
Lunch Break
CONTINUATION OF PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS
Networking Break

PLENARY SESSION II
Presentation of the Working Groups’ Reports and
Discussion of Outcomes
Each group will present their findings and time will be devoted
for discussion among Working Groups. The Rapporteur of each
WG will be given 10 minutes to provide their feed‐back to the
plenary. At the end of the Session, the Chair will sum up the key
discussion points and recommendations from each Working
Group.
Chairperson: Mr. Richard Kerby, Senior Inter-Regional
Adviser, eGB, DPADM, UNDESA
Rapporteur: Ms. Ran Kim, Governance and Public
Administration Officer, eGB, DPADM

Tuesday, 5 December 2012
PLENARY SESSION III
Introductory remarks by Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro
Presentation of the ITU and UNESCO
Indicators and Discussion by Mr. Kim Andreasson,
DAKA Advisory
Chairperson: Patrick Spearing, Senior Governance and
Public Administration Officer, eGB, DPADM, UNDESA
Q&A
Rapporteur: Mr. Jonas Rabinovitch, eGB, DPADM

PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS
Working Group 4: Expanding Usage
Working Group 5: Digital Divide
Working Group 6: Open Gov/Data
Each group will discuss key components and topics of their
respective focus area, as well as emerging issues and trends.
Networking Break

CONTINUATION OF PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS
Lunch Break

CONTINUATION OF PARALLEL WORKING GROUPS
Networking Break

PLENARY SESSION IV
Presentation of the Working Groups’ Reports,
Discussion of Outcomes and Wrap‐Up Remarks
Each group will present their findings and time will be devoted
for discussion among Working Groups. The Rapporteur of each
WG will be given 10 minutes to provide their feed‐back to the
plenary. At the end of the Session, the Chair will sum up the key
discussion points and recommendations from each Working
Group.
Chairperson: Jonas Rabinovitch, Senior Inter-Regional
Adviser, eGB, DPADM, UNDESA
Outcomes of the Workshop Organized by
the E-Government Authority of Bahrain on the UN EGovernment Survey by Mr. Mohammed Al Qaed, Chief
Executive Officer, eGovernment Authority, Kingdom of
Bahrain
Rapporteur: Mr. Patrick Spearing, eGB, DPADM
Discussion

CLOSING SESSION
Ms. Haiyan Qian
Director, DPADM/UNDESA

Photos

Day 1 Opening Session and Plenary Session I

Day 1 Working Groups

Day 1 Plenary Session II

Day 2 Plenary Session III

Day 2 Working Groups

Day 2 Plenary Session IV and Closing Session

Contacts:
Mr. Vincenzo AQUARO
Chief, E-Government Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tel: 917-367-4524
Email: aquaro@un.org

Ms. Adriana ALBERTI
Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer
E-Government Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tel: 212-963-2299
Email: alberti@un.org

Ms. Oksana YARASHUK
Programme Assistant
E-Government Branch
Division for Public Administration and Development Management
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Tel: 917-367-2123
Email:yarashuk@un.org

Created By:

DPADM / UNDESA

Organizers:

DPADM/DESA

Participation Requirements:

By Invitation