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e-Governance and e-government are increasingly being
emphasized by governments, the private sector, civil society groups and
development agencies as critical for strengthening good democratic governance. e-Governance for the poor or pro-poor e-governance assists
governments in reaching the yet ‘unreached’ and contribute to
poverty reduction in rural and remote areas. At the same time, this process
also enables involvement and empowerment of marginalized groups through their
participation in the political process. Despite the developmental potential,
few governments in the Asia-Pacific region have planned for and implemented
e-governance strategically directly targeting poor people. This APDIP e-Note
introduces the concept of pro-poor e-governance, gives two examples of
e-governance projects targeted at poor and vulnerable groups, and provides a
comprehensive approach to pro-poor e-governance towards achieving the
Millennium Development Goals. The approach is comprised of seven building
blocks that include policy development, needs assessment, identification of
high-impact applications, utilization of appropriate mix of technologies,
public-private-civil society partnerships, capacity building and people’s
participation, and monitoring, evaluation and feedback. APDIP e-Notes are brief snapshots that
present analyses of specific issues related to ICTs for sustainable human
development in the Asia-Pacific region. This online series introduces readers
to the who, what, where, why and how of a wide range of current issues related
to ICTs such as Internet governance, ICTs and poverty reduction, e- governance,
free and open source software, and many others. APDIP or the Asia-Pacific Development Information
Programme is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme that
aims to promote the development and application of information and
communications technology for sustainable human development in the Asia-Pacific
region. Download APDIP e-Note 11 from http://www.apdip.net/apdipenote/11.pdf All APDIP e-Notes are available at http://www.apdip.net/apdipenote/ All APDIP e-Resources are available at http://www.apdip.net/elibrary/ |
