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Third Regional High Level Forum on ICT for Enhanced Public Sector Performance

Tahir Djafar Basse

During 6 - 9 May 2007, close to 60 representatives from 15 countries in Southern, Eastern and West Africa gathered at the Rovuma Hotel in Maputo, Mozambique, for the Regional High Level Forum on ICT for Enhanced Public Sector Performance. The participants were high-level decision makers and practitioners from government.
The participants were composed of high level government leaders from Ministries and Directorates of Development and Planning, and Public Service as well as heads of partner development institutions. A number of UNDP Country Offices were also represented, including UNDP SURF West and Central Africa. See the annex for the full participants list.
The Forum started with a Pre-Conference on Sunday 6 May, on Transforming Public Service. It was then followed by two and a half day of presentations, sharing of country experiences and group dialogue on the application of ICT as a vehicle for enhancing Pubic Sector Performance.
This was the third Regional High Level Forum, and was the gathering of policy makers, practitioners and professionals in the Southern African countries. It enabled participants to develop mutual understanding of current and emerging development issues on ICT in the sub-region. Last year’s Forum focused on strategies, methodologies and tools for enhancing the capacity for effective delivery of public services, introducing the CODESURE Process of Engagement – Consensus Building, Design of Interventions, Support to Implementation and Review of Interventions. More than 50 participants attended.
The conference was held in English, and included plenary sessions with expertise from UNDP-SACI Team and invited guest presenters. It was a balanced blend of presentations, special focus sessions, practical demonstrations and debates on specific topics, as well as various informal networking opportunities where countries shared their experiences, ideas, new information and perspectives.
A number of parallel events took place alongside the conference, including special interest group getting-together, demonstration of specific aspects on innovation and best practice showcases.

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E-Parliament as a Tool for Fostering Parliamentarian Networks

Pierre Dandjinou

This concept paper is based on the belief that the new information and communication technology (ICT) creates unprecedented opportunities for the development of participatory democracy, an improved communication between the parliament, the government, the civil society on the one hand, and the organisation of communication and decision making through a parliamentary network on the other hand. The paper takes stock of on going initiatives that are fostering e -participation and seeks to highlight a few opportunities that could yield to the creation of a virtual Africa network of parliamentarians that will most specifically deal with issues that are at the heart of the continent’s socio economic development, including the newly enshrined New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

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E-Parliaments The Use of Information and Communication Technology to Improve Parliamentary Processes

Nils

This paper examines the progress of the debate on the impact of Information and Communication
Technology [ICT] on governance and the possible future influence of ICT on the development of
democratic systems of Government. The paper cannot hope to cover the diversity and range of current debate but is designed as a stimulant to creative thinking on the relationship between eGovernance and democracy.

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