[icernet] DigitalGovernance.org e-governance models

[Arul Selvan]

Msg from vikas.nath at undp.org
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Dear Colleagues at ICERnet,

As a new subscriber to this list, I thought that I would share with you
some information on the DigitalGovernance.org initiative.

DigitalGovernance Initiative at http://www.digitalgovernance.org seeks
to identify, research and propagate e-governance models which are of
significance for developing countries.

The underlying belief behind this initiative is that ICTs have an
important role to play for developing countries and can act as a "tool"
for bringing far-reaching changes- but only when applied in an
innovative and customized manner. The idea is NOT to do everything with
ICT but incorporate ICT in areas where they can prove to be most
effective and where no other system may possibly work. In developing
countries where alternate channels for obtaining government information
are weak, and engaging with governance processes is a time consuming
thing, ICT can open innovative opportunities to bring about good and
people-centred governance. And this is the genesis of the
DigitalGovernance.org Initiative.

I hope you will have a look at this initiative and I look forward to
your feedback on the same.

Best regards,

Vikas Nath

(Inlaks Scholar, LSE, UK)
(Founder, DigitalGovernance.org and KnowNet.org Initiative)
Policy Analyst
Office of Development Studies/UNDP
336 East 45 Street
New York NY 10017 USA

Tel: +1 212 906 3689
Fax: +1 212 906 3676
Email: vikas.nath at undp.org
URL: http://www.vikasnath.org