How to Build Open Information Societies: A collection of best practices and know-how
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From the Preface
This book was prepared by UNDP's Regional Centre in Bratislava, Slovakia, within the regional Democratic Governance framework, in close cooperation with UNDP field offices in 19 countries that generously shared their experience and knowledge in using information and communication technology for development (ICTD).
Dedicated to the first meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva during December 10–12, 2003, this publication presents a collection of knowledge-based best practices accumulated by UNDP in Europe andthe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Its main purpose is to identify and share UNDP's know-how in this rapidly emerging area, by showing how ICT can promote socio-economic development and good governance.
The articles collected here give readers - be they professionals living in capital cities or residents of small remote towns - a glimpse of the powerful transformative force ICT can be when deployed wisely. ICT offers the leapfrogging development potential that less developed countries can use to build modern, competitive, mobile, versatile, and ultimately democraticsocieties – open information societies for all their citisens.
[The UNDP believes] that the wealth of knowledge contained in this book will promote inter-country exchange of best practices and innovative knowledge. Best practices and know-how can be borrowed from one country and creatively applied in another. The information society, via its numerous and growing e-governance tools, can also help to alleviate poverty. ICT creates new opportunities for income generation by helping to make governance systems more transparent, efficient, and accessible.
UNDP is seeking ways to harness ICT's leapfrogging potential to move towards a knowledge-based economy and society. This is of particular significance for meeting the Millennium Development Goals agreed upon at the Millennium Summitin September 2000. The information society in general, and e-governance in particular, can help to meet all eight Millennium Development Goals and their corresponding targets. ICT for development is particularly relevant for Goal 8,Developing Global Partnerships for Development, and its related Target 18, In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of newtechnologies - especially ICTs....
This book was prepared by UNDP's Regional Centre in Bratislava, Slovakia, within the regional Democratic Governance framework, in close cooperation with UNDP field offices in 19 countries that generously shared their experience and knowledge in using information and communication technology for development (ICTD).
Dedicated to the first meeting of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) held in Geneva during December 10–12, 2003, this publication presents a collection of knowledge-based best practices accumulated by UNDP in Europe andthe Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Its main purpose is to identify and share UNDP's know-how in this rapidly emerging area, by showing how ICT can promote socio-economic development and good governance.
The articles collected here give readers - be they professionals living in capital cities or residents of small remote towns - a glimpse of the powerful transformative force ICT can be when deployed wisely. ICT offers the leapfrogging development potential that less developed countries can use to build modern, competitive, mobile, versatile, and ultimately democraticsocieties – open information societies for all their citisens.
[The UNDP believes] that the wealth of knowledge contained in this book will promote inter-country exchange of best practices and innovative knowledge. Best practices and know-how can be borrowed from one country and creatively applied in another. The information society, via its numerous and growing e-governance tools, can also help to alleviate poverty. ICT creates new opportunities for income generation by helping to make governance systems more transparent, efficient, and accessible.
UNDP is seeking ways to harness ICT's leapfrogging potential to move towards a knowledge-based economy and society. This is of particular significance for meeting the Millennium Development Goals agreed upon at the Millennium Summitin September 2000. The information society in general, and e-governance in particular, can help to meet all eight Millennium Development Goals and their corresponding targets. ICT for development is particularly relevant for Goal 8,Developing Global Partnerships for Development, and its related Target 18, In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of newtechnologies - especially ICTs....
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