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  Government open source software trials final report

  Office of Government Commerce, 2004

  In September 2003 the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) announced that they would be coordinating, with the support of the Office of the e-Envoy, "Proof of Concept" trials of Open Source Software (OSS) in a range of public bodies in conjunction with IBM and Sun Microsystems. This report by OGC summarises the key findings from these trials.
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  Using ICTs for government transparency

  eDevelopment Exchange, IDPM, 2004

  This training guide focuses on the use of ICTs to make public sector decisions and actions more open to scrutiny. The guide is aimed at a trainer who wishes to train a group of e-government practitioners from developing/transitional economies about e-transparency projects. It provides a teaching structure and course materials.
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  With the internet and information disclosure towards a new quality in democratic governance: a policy agenda and ways to take it forward

  Information Technology and International Cooperation Programme, SSRC, 2004

  This brief report (with a US focus) recommends an agenda for establishing internet-enabled transparency in governance systems (e-transparency), and identifies some promising levers for kick-starting policy change.
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  Building knowledge societies: the renewal of democratic practices in knowledge societies

  John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2004

  This paper looks at the political consequences of knowledge societies (social groups using ICTs to communicate knowledge), in particular the policy implications for promoting democracy and good governance.
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  Most eGovernment-for-Development projects fail: how can risks be reduced?

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2003

  eGovernment can make a valuable contribution to development. However, at present, the majority of e-government-for-development projects fail either totally or partially.
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  Post offices, pension and computers: new opportunities for combining growth and social protection in weakly-integrated rural areas?

  Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI, 2003

  India’s efforts in targeting a wide range of social protection measures towards different categories of poor people might be a model for other countries as they prepare their own Poverty Reduction Strategies.
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  Increasing public value of information through electronic governance models

  Digital Governance, 2004

  Many countries now maintain official government websites on the Internet. But have these significantly enhanced the flow of government information to private benefit of members of the public?This paper argues that for there to be benefit, electronic governance models need to:provide an interface where specific user requirements get matched with information availability.
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  E-participation and the future of democracy

  Interact, 2003

  This paper examines the contribution that modern information and communications technology can make to address some of the most prominent problems of modern democracies. It argues that the use of technology (i.e.
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  Analysis and overview of case studies [on sustainability factors in ICT programmes]

  Sustainable Initiatives, 2003

  Review of 20 cases studies of organisations (particularly NGOS) where ICTs had enhanced ongoing development activities, the ICT activity could be replicated without sizeable investment, and there was a measure of sustainability.The key factors for sustainability are found to be: Clear project objectives as to whether the project is aimed at economic sustainability or support for social
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  Information and communication technology and development [in the Arab world]

  World Summit on the Information Society, 2003

  This paper focuses on the current status and recent trends of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and accordingly, prospects for development in the Arab world arguing that present shortcomings and future challenges imposed on Arab countries must be translated into opportunities for future public-private sector collaboration, with a major role for NGOs.Initially the report present

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