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E-Participation and E-Government: Understanding the Present and Creating the Future - Report of the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Budapest, Hungary

In its endeavour to support Member States in the area of ICT for development, the United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM) organized an Expert Group Meeting on E-Participation and E-Government: Understanding the Present and Creating the Future from 27-28 July 2006 in Budapest, Hungary. The Meeting was organized as part of the ‘International E-participation and Local Democracy Symposium on Promoting Social Inclusion via E-participation, hosted by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, United Kingdom. The UNDESA Meeting on E-Participation and E-Government: Understanding the Present and Creating the Future provided an opportunity to review e-participation and e-government experiences, determine the strengths and weaknesses of the initiatives, and search for options and methodologies that may support a more inclusive e-government approach.

The objective of the Meeting was to identify the major issues and trends in e-participation and e-government by reviewing existing approaches worldwide and analysing the structural and process changes associated with e-participation and e-government development. The overall aim was to 2 explore and identify issues and challenges facing both governments and citizens in their quest towards human development, inclusion and empowerment by broadening the understanding of e-participation and e-government.

 

File added date: October 2021
Author: UN DESA/DPIDG
Download Publication: English
URL: https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/en-us/Resources/Publications