E-governance
Md. Johirul Islam, University of Dhaka
E-governance or electronic governance may be defined as delivery of government services and information to the public using electronic means. Such means of delivering information is often referred to as information technology or IT in short form. Use of IT in government facilitates an efficient, speedy and transparent process for disseminating information to the public and other agencies, and for performing government administration activities.E-governance is the public sector's use of information and communication technologies with the aim of improving information and service delivery, encouraging citizens' participation in the decision-making process and making government more accountable, transparent and effective. UNESCO supports e-governance project in the Caribbean, Spain, other Latin American countries, and many other countries in the world. UNESCO, in collaboration with the Caribbean Centre for the Development Administration (CARICAD), and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) launches a series of electronic governance related capacity development activities in the Caribbean. The E-governance Institute's mission is to explore how the Internet and other information technologies (IT) have and will continue to impact on the productivity and performance of the public sector and how e-government fosters new and deeper citizens' involvement within the governing process.
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