[romania_eu_list] First Regional Conference Addressing E-Government And Local Administration

[Vali Nas]

Wednesday 2005 September 14
 
U.S., Romanian Governments Hold First 
Regional Conference Addressing E-Government And Local 
Administration
Representatives from Romania, Hungary, Turkey, 
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Serbia and Armenia met in Sinaia for the 
region’s first-ever conference focusing on practical applications of information 
technology in local public administration. The conference was hosted by the U.S. 
Agency for International Development (USAID) and Romania’s Ministry of 
Communications and Information Technology (MCIT).
 
USAID Program Officer John Riordan opened the 
conference Monday morning with brief remarks, and MCIT Minister Zsolt Nagy 
delivered the keynote address at dinner Monday evening.
 
The main goal of the conference was to help 
participants learn to identify, develop, and finance local e-government 
projects, and to establish a regional network of e-government experts and 
implementers who will continue to work together in the future.
 
The conference was part of USAID’s Romanian 
Information Technology Initiative (RITI), which began in May, 2002, with 
activities designed to support the MCIT and the National Agency for 
Communications (ANRC) in creating a sound legal and regulatory framework for 
developing information technology and communication services in Romania and the 
implementation of the Universal Service Law. These activities, known as, 
RITI/Legal, are implemented by Internews, a non-governmental organization based 
in the United States.
 
“E-government” refers to the practice of making 
government services available to the public via the Internet. It includes the 
ability to make tax payments on-line and to access public documents and laws, 
among many other applications. Not only does it help local administrations 
respond to the needs of citizens and businesses more quickly and effectively, 
but it has also become an important tool for fighting corruption at a very 
practical level.
 
“Romania is well positioned to take a leading role 
as a model for the region,” Mr. Riordan said yesterday. “With support from the 
U.S. Government, the European Union, and the World Bank, the MCIT and ANRC have 
already implemented several successful e-government projects to reform public 
administration and improve its services to citizens and 
businesses.”
 
In addition to RITI/Legal, the U.S. Government 
through USAID also supports a program called RITI/Access, which is implemented 
by the Academy for Educational Development. This RITI program works to increase 
access to and utilization of information and communication technology by 
Romanian public and private sector organizations. Representatives of RITI/Access 
also participated in the conference.
 
(by U.S. Embassy in Romania)© 1999 - 2005 
mkco.ro
 
http://www.usbiz.ro/digit/mnb-.php3?n_id=9620
 
Vali





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