Dear all, Most Asian / African countries are ranked far below the world average in the e-Readiness Index prepared by UNPAN. ( http://www.unpan.org/egovernment5.asp ).
USA ranks highest in the world with 0.9062. Kazhakhistan ranks 65 in the world and the highest in South and Central Asia with a rating of 0.4813. Mauritius ranks 52 in the world and the highest in Africa with a rating of 0.5317. Can we transform this situtation, by optimum investment in ICT and better utilization of existing resources? Can a utilization audit be conducted by an independent agency and a roadmap eveolved? Can we have milestones created for citizens services to be available anytime, anywhere? Can back office computerization be taken-up for a paper-less office, for transparency and accountability? We are ready to support any such initiative, as already done in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry States in India. 'e-Administration' (e-Admn), is a Less Paper Office, Communication and Collaboration Tool, for Work-Flow and Document Management in organizations, particularly, Government orgnizations, as a part of the e-Governance initiatives. e-Administration initiatives are covered in many newspapers/magazines, as detailed below: 1. The Business Standard, Mumbai http://www.business-standard.com/search/storypage_new.php?leftnm=lmnu2&leftindx=2&lselect=1&autono=159162 2.The New Indian Express http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IET20040705124325&Page=T&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Tamil+Nadu&Topic=0&aDate=7%2F6%2F2004 3. The Hindu, Metro Plus, Chennai on "Paperless or less paper?" on Saturday Jan 08, 2005 can be seen at http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/01/08/stories/2005010802070100.htm 4. The Hindu Business Line Monday, Sep 06, 2004, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India eWorld - E-Governance - Take those files away - Raja Simhan T.E. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600020100.htm 5.The Budget 2004-2004 address to the State assembly of the Lt. Governor of Pondicherry:: http://pondicherry.nic.in and http://www.pon.nic.in/open/depts/finance/lgspeech2004.pdf Item 20 of the speech, reads as follows: "Industrial Guidance Bureau with integrated e-Platform has been established by substituting single window clearance system to spped up the process of industrial clearance / permission for setting up of new industrial units. A total of 21 Departments including Municipalities / Commune Panchayats have been integrated with a dedcated electronic networkfor granting permission to set up an industry and also to commence production". 6. The "Journal of Orissa Information Technology Society" in the Case study on: "ICT and e-Gov" - Quarterly progress Report (April - June 2003) at http://www.oits.org/bulletin/bltn0412.pdf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Kris Dev (Krishnan) ICT & e-Gov Implementation Specialist Life Line to Business (LL2B. COM) http://ll2b.blogspot.com . 91 (044) 5211 5995. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adriana Ribeiro < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Dec 15, 2005 2:30 AM Subject: UNPAN News Alert -E-government Readiness Report To: Nadine Manket <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am pleased to inform you that the United Nations Global E-government Readiness Report - From E-government to E-inclusion is now available on UNPAN. You can click here to view: http://www.unpan.org/egovernment5.asp. The UN Global E-Government Readiness Report 2005: From E-government to E-Inclusion, exploring the interlinkages between e-government and development, presents an assessment of the countries according to their state of e-government readiness and the extent of e-participation worldwide. In Part I of Report, The UN Global E-government Survey 2005, like its predecessors, ranks the 191 Member States of the UN according to a quantitative composite index of e-readiness based on website assessment, telecommunication infrastructure and human resource endowment. Underscoring the importance of technological advancements, the role of the government and human development, it presents a vision of the future with technology led access-for-all. Expanding the concept of 'real access' to ICT into e-inclusion, Part II: From E-government to E-inclusion presents the Socially Inclusive Governance Framework, which is a multi- pronged approach to ICT-led real access, with a special focus on the need to promote technology access and inclusion to the disadvantaged groups in society. For further information regarding the report, please contact Ms. Haiyan Qian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]) or Ms. Seema Hafeez ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Guido Bertucci Director Division for Public Administration and Development Management United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
