Fwd: [humanitarian-ict] Live Webcast on Open Standards for Government Transformation: Enabling Transparency, Security and Interoperability, April 17, starting 8:15 am EST

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From: Don Cameron <donc@internode.on.net>
Date: Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Subject: [humanitarian-ict] Live Webcast on Open Standards for
Government Transformation: Enabling Transparency, Security and
Interoperability, April 17, starting 8:15 am EST
To: humanitarian-ict@yahoogroups.com




As well as the webcast, there are opportunities to attend this event in
person in the US, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Kenya, Moldova, Russia, Rwanda and
Tanzania. I think it has clear implications for Govt adoption of OSS and
standards-related innitiatives.

Don
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OASIS, the international open standards consortium, the World Bank's Global
Information and Communication Technologies Department/e-Development Thematic
Group and World Bank Institute invite you to attend a live webcast:

Open Standards for Government Transformation:
Enabling Transparency, Security and Interoperability

April 17, 2009, 8:15 am - 3:30 p.m Washington DC time

Live webcast: http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live

At this time of global economic crisis, when governments are planning major
reforms of their regulatory regimens, it is imperative that consideration
for open standards be part of the solution. Standards build trust, support
greater transparency and accountability, and reinforce citizens'
confidence.? - Laurent Liscia, executive director of OASIS.

This one-day workshop offers a unique opportunity for professionals from the
World Bank, leading public administrations and the private sector to share
experiences in using open standards for transforming government. Issues
surrounding public financial management, e-procurement, cloud computing,
electronic identification, security, and interoperability frameworks will be
discussed.

This workshop will help practitioners in Washington DC and 8 other cities
(as well as online participants) to better understand the different choices
they have in order to make better policy, strategy and technology decisions
when designing and implementing ICT components of their projects, which will
maximize development impact and sustainability of these investments.

Open standards allow different systems, platforms, and devices to
communicate, and are at the very core of the new ?open? architectures. Open
standards provide choice and interoperability between systems. The Internet,
based largely on the framework of the TCP/IP and HTML standards, is a strong
example of open standards-driven innovation. Leading governments have begun
to emphasize open standards as part of their policy frameworks on ICTs. For
example the UK has recently come out with a Government Action Plan on "Open
Source, Open Standards and Re-Use". Developing countries need to incorporate
open-standards while leveraging ICT for development.

Open standards and interoperability are important for rolling out convenient
'one-stop' services for citizens and businesses. They are also important for
avoiding waste in public expenditure and unnecessary duplication of
investments.
These issues are particularly relevant in the context of the current
economic crisis. For ensuring interoperability across government, it is
necessary to focus on organizational structures that help exchange of data
and information (organizational interoperability), evolving a common
language for understanding various functions of government (semantic
interoperability) and dealing with technical aspects to ensure that
different systems can talk to each other (technical interoperability).

Distinguished speakers from all over the world will examine the relevance
and promise of open standards to developing and transition countries in
their pursuit of good governance and better service delivery. Onsite
attendees will be joined via interactive video links with officials from
client countries, including Russia, Moldova, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda,
Sri Lanka and many others will join via live webcast.

The following questions will be discussed among others:
+ What should be the institutional structures for ensuring compliance to
+ open
standards and interoperability across government?
+ What mechanisms should be put in place to ensure that interoperability
standards/frameworks are kept current in the context of rapid changes in
technology?
+ What arrangements should be put in place for connecting developing and
transition countries with international standards bodies and leading public
administrations in an era of cross-border interoperability?

This workshop is part of the broader Government Transformation Initiative
(GTI), a collaboration of World Bank with the private sector and other
stakeholders.
The initiative focuses on building capacity of government leaders to pursue
ICT-enabled public sector transformation. The GTI will develop and promote
viable business models and best practices through peer-to-peer knowledge
sharing and training events. A project development facility to support
selected Governments in setting up the enabling environment and initiating
concrete related projects is also contemplated.

+ To attend in person in Washington DC register here:
https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/2009_eGov_Washington_Workshop/register_conta
ct.php
+ To attend online via live webcast register here:
http://go.worldbank.org/BGZ8XU3KF0
+ To attend in person in one of these countries: Ghana, Kenya, Moldova,
+ Russia,
Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tanzania please send an email to
edevelopment@worldbank.org

For more information:
World Bank website: http://go.worldbank.org/ZCBGZ1FTK0
OASIS website: http://events.oasis-open.org/home/egov-dc-workshop/2009/about
This event is also supported on various social media platforms like Twitter,
LinkedIn, Facebook, and blogs: http://go.worldbank.org/ZCBGZ1FTK0

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Received on Saturday, 18 April 2009 11:19:19 UTC