The 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government held in Seoul, Korea
The 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government held in Seoul, Korea
The Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs of Korea, and the
United Nations, jointly held the 6th Global Forum on Reinventing Government
from May 24 to 27 at COEX, Seoul.
The 6th Global Forum provided an opportunity to the participants to provide a
platform for introducing various countries' experiences in government
reinvention and seek a framework and strategy for future innovations in
governance; promote cooperation among government, the private sector and civil
society organizations to improve the quality of governance at national and
local levels; discuss key issues regarding participatory and transparent
governance to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ;
enhance the capacity of countries for participatory and transparent governance
and to cope with the challenges of globalization; and lay the foundation for a
Global Network for Reinvention which interconnects the key players in
governance - government, business and civil society.
In particular, during the forum, NCA co-hosted one of the workshops with
UNDESA, IIAS, MOGAHA under the theme of E-Government as a Tool for
Participation and Transparency. President of NCA, Chang-Kon Kim opened the
session with Jerzy Szeremeta, the Chief of Knowledge Management Branch of
UNDESA.
Some of the session speakers included Michael Dugget, Director General
International Institute of Administrative Science and Joseph O. Okpaku, the CEO
of Telecom Africa Corporation.
The workshop discussed the pivotal role of e-government in the global
community’s transaction to a knowledge society through its potential for
optimizing service delivery, increasing transparency, encouraging the increased
participation of constituencies and strengthening people-centered governance.
Topics included the practical applications of E-government systems, discussions
of the context in which the deployment of e-government is most effective, and
an explanation of results of the 2003 and 2004 UN Global E-Government Surveys.