From Rhetoric to Action: E-government and Aid Effectiveness
GTZ ICT for Development on behalf of BMZ and e-Development TG of the World Bank present a workshop titled From Rhetoric to Action: E-government and Aid Effectiveness. Development Gateway Board Member, Michael Hofmann, will deliver the opening remarks at this forum while CEO, Mark Fleeton, will discuss how the organization has used ICT to address the challenge of aid effectiveness. The video-conference workshop connecting Washington DC, Berlin and Paris will bring together e-government experts from around the globe.
WHEN: Sep. 17, 2008, 12:00-2:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: If you are in Washington DC – World Bank J Building, Room JB-1075
or watch online via LIVE WEBCAST: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Increasing the impact of development aid is the core objective of the Paris Declaration, a document endorsed by more than 100 developing and donor countries and multilateral agencies in 2005. The 2008 "Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration" calls for faster progress from rhetoric to action by both partner governments and donors. In this context, this workshop organized jointly by GTZ and GICT/e-Development Thematic Group explores the connection between e-Government and aid effectiveness. The workshop will try to address two questions using inputs of practitioners from partner country governments and development organizations:
– How can e-Government contribute to aid effectiveness?
– How does the concern for aid effectiveness inform the way we invest in e-government?
All workshop materials will be available at: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment
Please RSVP by writing to edevelopment@worldbank.org in order to attend in Washington DC
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