United Nations Electronic Mobile Government Knowledge Repository

1. United Nations
Electronic Mobile Government
Knowledge Repository
(emGKR)
Seema Hafeez
Global Coordinator emGKR
UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs (DESA)
Division of Public Administration & Knowledge Management
New York
19 March 2009

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About this presentation:
• Brief Introduction:
• Concept of emGKR
• GAID as a platform for the emGKR
• Partnerships and networks in emGKR
• Relationship to MDGs/IADGs

3. The Division for Public Administration and Development
Management (DPADM) of the Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations, implements the
United Nations Programme in Public Administration and
Development.
GAID forms an important part of the focus of this Division on
ICT-for-development and e-government.

4. E-government program of the Division
• UNPAN (Network on Public administration and development )
• UN E-government Survey
• UN E-government Readiness Knowledge Base
• emGKR - Electronic/Mobile Government Knowledge Repository
• ICT Application Compendium
• The Compendium of E-government Innovative Practice
• GAID
• Internet Governance Forum

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Flagship initiative of DPADM and
GAID: the UN emGKR
The UN emGKR is a global online facility
for knowledge transfer, information
dissemination, partnership and state-of-
the-art research on electronic and mobile
government in Member States.

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Objectives of the emGKR
The objectives of the emGKR are to:
1. Provide an Internet based shared
knowledge platform for information
sharing and dissemination on e/m
government;
2. Provide easily accessible e-information
on Member States’ issues of e/m
government development,

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3. Map innovative practices of e/m government
development citing best practices and lessons
learnt, especially in the context of South-South
cooperation;
3. Present state-of-the-art research, including
concepts and approaches of electronic and mobile
government aimed at exploring the challenges and
barriers to e/m government;
5. Create a platform and network of international
expertise of e/m government development
practitioners.

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Benefits of emGKR
Free & openly accessible knowledge resources
Collective e/m
government
knowledge
development
Best practice
knowledge transfer
from/to members
Enhance outreach
and promote
partnerships
Capacity building in e/m
government

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Home page of the emGKR

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Knowledge resources in the emGKR
 E/M government national policies and strategies
 Legal and regulatory framework
 ICT infrastructure / Information technology
 Local e-government
 Enterprise architecture and back office management
 Sectoral ICT-for-development (ICT for Education; ICT
for health; ICT for agriculture etc)
 Implementation, Monitoring and evaluation : Issues and
challenges
 Best practices and case studies in e/m government
 Research and assessment of e/m government
development

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Tool kits on emGKR
 Knowledge resources on Member States’
 Tools for Assessment of E/m government
 Online training resources
 Event Database
 e/m-Gov theme related Directories
 News Articles

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Knowledge resources in the emGKR

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GAID and the emGKR
 As a flagship product, GAID provides a
platform for dissemination of
information and for further
development of the emGKR
 Through knowledge development and
outreach, emGKR and GAID support
capacity building of national
governments in e/m government
development.

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Establishing regional Communities
of expertise
 The emGKR is establishing a network
of national and regional organizations
and institutions in the field of ICT-for-
development with the common
objective of developing, sharing and
promoting ICT based knowledge
resources.

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emGKR and the MDGs
Finally, emGKR supports the principles of
the MDGs by:
 Employing ICT for promoting
collaborative, collective knowledge;
 Providing virtual resources for national
capacity building;
 Building networks to share and replicate
best practices around the world for
promotion of MDGs/IADGs.

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Thank You