United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Division for Public Administration and Development Management UNITED NATIONS EXPERT GROUP MEETING 2014 UN e-government Survey: e-government as an Enabler of Collaborative Governance Participant Biography (in alphabetical order) Mr. Jose M. Alonso Project Manager, World Wide Web Foundation Spain Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Postgraduate in Enterprise Application Integration University of Oviedo Open Data pioneer and advocate with extensive experience in the egovernment and Web standards fields Currently managing the Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI), in support of the National Information Technology Agency (NITA), and the Open Data Research project, in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Established and led the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) egovernment Activity and the country office in Spain 1
Prof. Dennis Anderson Chairman and Professor of Management and Information Technology at St. Francis College, USA M.S. in Computer Science New York University Ph.D. in Computer Science Columbia University Research interests lie in ICT for sustainable development, information policy, global digital divide, human-computer interaction, multimedia, artificial intelligence, computer science, mathematics and distance education, new-media technologies and e-commerce. Anderson has served as a judge for the New York City Science and Engineering Fair, the Imagine Cup, the Computerworld Honors, the CIO 100, the Computerworld Best IT Practices, Microsoft and BT Business Accelerator, and the Advanced Technology for Emmy Awards and a reviewer for the New York State Department's Institutional Accreditation. Anderson has been named to the roster of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board's Fulbright Senior Specialist program as an expert in information technology. 2
Mr. Kim Andreasson DPADM Consultant Managing Director of DAKA Advisory Sweden Master of International Affairs Columbia University Prior to co-founding DAKA Advisory, Andreasson was an Associate Director at The Economist Group s Business Research and Publishing division and a Senior Editor at the Economist Intelligence Unit s New York office. Serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Information Technology & Politics. He is an elected member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, the International Institute for Strategic Studies and is a John C. Whitehead Fellow at the Foreign Policy Association. Book editor of Cybersecurity: Public Sector Threats and Responses 3
Mr. Lim Swee Cheang Director Institute of System Science National University of Singapore Singapore MSc University College London BSc QMC London : In 2006, Swee initiated and set up the e-government Leadership Centre in partnership with Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (ida) and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Started his IT Career as a senior data and database management consultant at the International Computers Ltd Swee had served on various national committees such as the Singapore Government Economic Review Committee Working Group in ICT and was the Chair of the ICF Working Group in the National Infocomm Competency Council. 4
Dr. Julia Glidden Managing Director at 21cConsultancy United Kingdom PhD in International Relations at Oxford University An internationally recognized expert in the field of citizen-centric e- Government Currently working with the European IOT Council to establish a global Internet of People consultancy that will harness the talents experts from around the world to help organisations navigate the transition to a world of over 50 billion connected and communicating objects Former Managing Director for Accenture edemocracy Services overseeing major eparticipation projects for countries ranging from the United Kingdom to the Philippines Frequent lecturer on ICT trends and member of the Scientific Committees for the Global Forum, CeDem Conference, LINQ Conference, Conference for e-democracy and Open Government-Asia 2012 and the annual Bled econference 5
Mr. Andre Griffith E-Government Advisor at CARICAD Barbados BSc. degree in Electronic Engineering MBA 15 years experience in the field of Information Technology; implementing wide-area networks telephone and data networks and integrated information systems in the public sector agencies. Mr. Griffith has served in various positions in para-statal organisations, including Head of Information Systems at the Bureau of Statistics, Guyana Water Inc. and Guyana Revenue Authority He was a member of the task force that produced Guyana's National ICT4D strategy and a volunteer of the regional disaster response team. 6
Mr. Abdulla Al Hamid Managing & Executive Director of INVESTATE Group Bahrain University of Strathclyde Over eighteen years of professional experience in various fields including: Strategic Planning, Business Development, Project and Product Management, ICT Islamic Finance Established and lead the ecommerce Directorate at the Ministry of Industry & Commerce which acts as a Regulator in Bahrain and handling the responsibility of ebusiness Consultancy at Gulf Finance House (GFH). Participated in setting the national strategy for ICT by the "National Supreme Committee for ICT" which led to the Bahrain egovernment initiative 7
Dr. Nagy Hanna Senior advisor on e-government and ICT policy and strategies to the World Bank USA Executive Development Programme, Harvard Business School PhD is Socio-Economic Planning and Masters in Operations Research and Management Science from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School Masters in Industrial Engineering from Cairo University Over 35 years of experience at the highest levels of development policy strategy, and operations, and covering all geographic regions; advised countries and aid agencies on designing and implementing programs to leverage information and communication technology in support of public sector reform and innovation Pioneered World Bank lending operations for comprehensive national e-transformation in several countries Led World Bank corporate strategy team during major reorganizations Led a world congress on e-leadership, established forums for transforming government, acted as executive coach for CIOs, and assessed ICT governance and institutions in 40 countries Author of multiple publications on e-government and ICT in economic development; Keynote speaker at international forums; member of board of directors of several think tanks, and of editorial committee of several journals 8
Mr. Tomasz Janowski Senior Research Fellow, United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology China PhD in Computer Science University of Warwick, UK MSc in Mathematics University of Gdańsk, Poland Member of Advisory Board, Journal of E-Governance, IOS Press Member of Advisory Board, International Academy of Chief Information Officer (CIO) Directs research on introducing engineering methods to Electronic Governance (EGOV) policy and practice including foundations, development frameworks, models and design, measurement One of the earliest proponents of connecting EGOV research and practice Mr. Janowski founded and coordinates International Conference series on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV), and connecting social and design sciences in EGOV research Co-chair of the EGOV Interest Group at the World Wide Web Consortium and an Associate Editor of Government Information Quarterly (Elsevier), serves on the editorial board of the Journal of E-Governance (IOS Press), is a member of the IFIP Working Groups 5.5 and 8.5 9
Mr. Driss Kettani Professor of Computer Science at Al Akhawayn University Morocco Master and PhD in Computer Science Laval University Mr. Kettanni is considered the boss of the development of e- services and e-technology in Morocco Leading several national automation Projects from his the ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development) laboratory at Al Akhawayan University Mr. Kettanni s proficiency and devotion have been prized by several national and international prestigious institutions 10
Mr. Jeremy Millard Senior Consultant, Danish Technological Institute Denmark Birkbeck, U. of London 35 years experience working with new technology and society in Europe and globally Recent Information Society assignments include leading a pan- European study on eparticipation for the European Commission, the egovernment Awards 2007, support to the inclusive egovernment Expert Group of EU Member States, an impact assessment of EU supported egovernment research Conducted extensive survey of egovernment research and an in-depth evaluation of likely egovernment developments towards 2020 11
Mr. Rajkumar Prasad CEO Commonwealth Centre for e-governance India Raj Kumar Prasad has been working on e-commerce since 1999. Launched Asia's first e-commerce monthly magazine in April 2001. Founder President Institute for Electronic Governance & Development 12
Mr. Charles Senkondo Executive Director, Tanzania Global Development Learning Centre Tanzania Master of Business Administration City University of London Bachelor of Science in Engineering University of Dar es Salaam Mr. Senkondo has over 10 years involvement in development knowledge sharing and training using modern information and communication technologies Chairs SWOPnet (Sharing with Other People Network), an association fostering information networking Previous experience includes various manufacturing industries Founding member of the World Council Member of Knowledge Utilization Through Learning Technologies and Asian Institute of Management Alumni International Society for Improving Training Quality 13
Ms. Barbara Ubaldi Coordinator of the OECD E-Government Project Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development France Master Degree in International Trade Master of Science in Public Administration and Development Studies North Eastern University Ms. Ubaldi leads the OECD E-Government Project within the Division for Public Sector Reform at the Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate OECD as Policy Analyst since February 2009 OECD work on e-government indicators and the analysis on the use of new technologies - e.g. cloud computing, mobile technology to enhance public sector s agility and mobility Former Programme Officer at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York where she was responsible for the full scale management of technical cooperation programmes targeting e-government and ICT use in the public sector, and for developing the content of online self-assessment and capacity building tools in the area of e-government and knowledge management 14