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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