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The Internet’s Value in Fighting Corruption and Promoting Economic Growth

Reforming ICT Policy and Delivering Effective Online Applications in Developing and Transitional Countries

Internews Network and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) hosted a panel discussion on May 10, 2007 at CDT's offices in Washington, D.C. on using the Internet to fight corruption and promote economic growth

The panel consisted of George Sadowsky, Executive Director for the Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI), Jim Dempsey, Policy Director for CDT, David Sandukhchyan, GIPI Armenia Country Coordinator, and Jerker Torngren, Chief of Party of the Macedonia e-Government project.

The discussion focused on key lessons learned from more than 10 years of experience in ICT Policy Development and e-Government work. The GIPI Program in Armenia and the USAID funded five year e-Government Project in Macedonia were presented. The panelists presented a variety of experiences to underscore the common theme that the most successful e-Government applications have proven to be ones that were developed through a holistic, approach that fosters meaningful linkages among e-applications, policy makers, and end users. (More information)

Panelists and presentations:

George Sadowsky, Executive Director for the Global Internet Policy Initiative (GIPI), a project of Internews and the Center for Democracy and Technology, and Technical Advisor to the Internews-implemented dot.Gov Project, “E-Government  - Successes and Challenges – Delivery of Online Applications - Policy and Content.”

David Sandukhchyan, Country Coordinator for GIPI in Armenia and Director of the Internews Center for Information Law and Policy, “Challenges in Implementing e-Government Solutions and Reforming ICT Policy in Armenia. (Flash presentation)”

Jerker Torngren, Chief of Party for Internews' Macedonia e-Government Project, “Improving Accountability and Transparency through e-Government Applications. (Flash presentation)”

James Dempsey, Policy Director for the Center of Democracy and Technology (CDT), "E-Government Projects and Internet Policy in Developing and Transitional Countries – Lessons Learned."

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e-Gov Project paves the way for Modern Macedonia

 

"The Internet is uniquely democratizing but it is not a silver bullet – it’s takes a regulatory framework to support it."  

JAMES DEMPSEY, Policy Director for the Center of Democracy and Technology

"To change the atmosphere in society you need to change the attitude of citizens so people don’t expect to pay a bribe and you can stop taking paying bribes for granted."  

JERKER TORNGREN, Chief of Party for Internews' Macedonia e-Government Project