{"id":82211,"date":"2016-05-04T09:21:54","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T14:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=82211"},"modified":"2017-04-07T19:33:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T00:33:06","slug":"e-government-projects-implemented-regionally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2016\/05\/e-government-projects-implemented-regionally\/","title":{"rendered":"What would it take for more e-government projects to be implemented regionally?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An overview the study, Regional approaches to e-government initiatives in the Caribbean, published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/em>
\nAlthough it has been known for several years, incorporating ICT into government processes, and to facilitate the engagement and the delivery of services between government and its stakeholders, can greatly improve transparency, productivity, along with the efficiency and effectiveness of government. To varying degrees all Caribbean governments have introduced ICT-based systems and processes, and occasionally, as occurred last week, we have reports of renewed efforts across the region in the area of electronic (e-) government.<\/p>\n

\"ECLACOver the last few years and when published, we at ICT Pulse, have been using the results of the e-government survey, produced by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) to highlight the state of e-government across the region. However, earlier this year, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) published Regional approaches to e-government initiatives in the Caribbean<\/em><\/a>: a study of e-government in the region, for the region.<\/p>\n

The document, which is part of ECLAC\u2019s \u201cstudies and perspectives series\u201d, examined the state of e-government in the Caribbean in select countries (Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago), and regionally. However, the main objective of the study was to make a case for adopting a regional approach when implementing e-government initiatives. Hence key challenges to a regional approach on e-government projects are identified, and several recommendations are made on practices that could be adopted in order to successfully implement regional e-government initiatives.<\/p>\n

In the country reviews that were conducted, the policy and regulatory framework for e-government, along with select e-government initiatives that either had been, or were in the process of being, implemented, were highlighted. Thereafter, the following regional projects and initiatives that either directly or indirectly supported e-government were discussed:<\/p>\n