e-Governance E-Government Toolkit for Developing Countries This toolkit was designed to help policy makers and senior executives in developing countries determine how and when to successfully start e-government projects. Topics covered include: e-readiness; the preparation of an e-government action plan; how to build human capacity, develop infrastructure, and build partnerships; legislation and regulatory frameworks; recommendations on the creation of a national portal; and guidance on how to develop performance indicators for the e-government plan and to assess the usability of government portals / websites... Twenty Five Steps to Successful e-Governance This paper analyses the various essentials for successful e-governance from the perspective of developing nations. It emphasises that the first step toward e-governance is understanding governance. Examining the vision and objectives of various successful countries, the author suggests some guidelines, noting that an e-governance roadmap must answer the questions of what, when, who and how for e-governance implementation... Engendering E-Government in Developing Countries This article explores the necessity of recognising that women and men have different patterns of using computers and the internet and the importance of national governments employing gender analysis when launching e-government initiatives. According to the article, in most developing countries, women are less likely than men to use the internet because they do not have access, they do not have skills, they do not have disposable income, or they do not have time and/or interest...
Some recent issues of The Drum Beat on Democracy and Governance: The Drum Beat 434 - Media, Democracy, Governance, Accountability published March 17 2008 This issue includes a summary of a recent meeting hosted by BBC World Service Trust (WST) which brought together international partners of The Communication Initiative with UK-based organisations working on or interested in learning more about issues of democracy, governance, and accountability... The Drum Beat 411 - Democracy and Governance published September 10 2007 This issue focuses on aspects of democracy and governance and how they are being addressed through communication around the world. Beginning with some documents that address this topic from an overview perspective, the issue also highlights the influence of the media, and communication with respect to both political participation and conflict transformation... The Drum Beat 403 - Media Development published July 16 2007 Beginning with a feature of the recent issue of our sister website Soul Beat Africa's e-magazine, The Soul Beat, which highlights the March 2007 POLIS conference on media development in Africa, this issue focuses on media development trends, research and analysis, networks, capacity-building, and case studies from all over the world...
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