My colleagues at the Global IT Group in DC and the e-Development Thematic Group in Russia at the World Bank are producing another outstanding web cast and I wanted to pass along the news. These are very informative and professionally produced global discussions. Sri Lanka’s expereince is of particular interest to me as they worked to make extensive use of open source software and have one of the highest per-captial ratios of software developers contributing to global open source projects. Drop in on them and see:
e-Sri Lanka: Transforming Government and Society with ICT
When: May 28, 2009, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET (GMT – 4 hours)
Live webcast: http://vcg01.worldbank.org/eDev
World Bank invites you to this seminar to discuss lessons learned from
implementing an integrated e-government and e-development program in Sri
Lanka and setting up a dedicated government agency to support this agenda.
The E-Sri Lanka initiative, which became effective in January 2005 is one
of the pioneering ICT for Development projects supported by the World
Bank. This ambitious e-development project aims to bring connectivity to
rural populations, improve the way government operates and raise awareness
of the benefits of ICT for remote rural populations as well as support the
development of a vibrant private ICT sector. The leadership team from Sri
Lanka’s ICT Agency will present (i) the original E-Sri Lanka vision and
(ii) emerging lessons and key results after the first four years of
implementation experience. To learn more about e-Sri Lanka program visit:
http://www.icta.lk
Event details: http://go.worldbank.org/8RRMW83HB0
You can ask questions and post comments via Twitter (#eSL09) which will be
shared live with the speakers and audience in Washington
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