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AGIP Participates in UN E-Government Conference in Budapest

01 Aug 2006
BUDAPEST - "Digital divide, language barrier, literacy rates, hardware and software prices, limited connectivity, awareness and telecommunications infrastructure are among the challenges facing the implementation of e-government infrastructure in the Arab countries," Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) Regional Office Executive Director, Charles Sha’ban said during "E-participation and E-Government: Understanding the Present and Creating the Future” conference in Budapest, Hungary.
 
In his presentation, "E-Government Readiness in the Arab Countries," Sha'ban stressed that in order to develop and boost an e-government infrastructure, more collaboration and commitment among governmental bodies is needed, trust in online transactions should be established, internet penetration should be expanded and governmental procedures should be computerized.
 
According to a press release by AGIP, Sha'ban also mentioned a number of examples for specialized systems related to some ministries and authorities in the Arab countries that apply e-government programs; for example, E-Payments in the telecommunications sector and E-Tendering in Jordan, Human Resources Management System (HRMS) and E-Stamps in the United Arab Emirates as well as Document Management and Archiving System and E-Procurement in Lebanon.
 
A press release by the United Nations stated that the conference aimed at furthering the thinking of the UN on e-participation and e-government by exploring and identifying issues and challenges facing both governments and citizens in their quest towards development, inclusion and empowerment.
 
Experts from the private sector, governments and academia exchanged ideas on e-government and reviewed approaches and best practices in understanding what constitutes e-government and how to characterize e-participation in countries worldwide.
 
The event, held July 27-28, was organized by the Division for Public Administration and Development Management of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.