B. Evidence-based eGovernment policies for advancing information
technology infrastructure, governmental service delivery
and accountability
Department of Economic and Social Affairs ($530,000)
Background
35.
At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in
June 2012, global consensus was reached affirming that capable and effective institutions
at all levels are needed in order to achieve the post-2015 development agenda.
Information and communications technologies can help reinvent Government in such a
way that existing institutional arrangements can be restructured and new innovative
arrangements can flourish, paving the way for collaborative, effective, inclusive,
transparent and accountable Government, which is critical for sustainable development.
EGovernment can help Governments go green and promote effective natural resources
management, stimulate economic growth and promote social inclusion, in particular of
disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. Moreover, eGovernment can generate important
benefits in the form of new employment, better health and education.
36.
The High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, in its
report entitled A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies
through Sustainable Development, called for a data revolution for sustainable
development to improve the quality of statistics and information available to citizens,
which involves actively taking advantage of new technology and improved connectivity
to empower people with information. The Panel notes that the growth in the capabilities
of information technology provides an opportunity to strengthen the use of data and
statistical evidence for decision-making and for accountability purposes. The Panel
stresses the need for data, concluding that a true data revolution would draw on existing
and new sources of data to fully integrate statistics into decision -making, promote open
access to, and use of, data and ensure increased support for statistical systems.
37.
The 2014 United Nations eGovernment survey reconfirms that countries in all regions of
the world and at all levels of development continue to make significant investments in
public sector information and communications technology for the foregoing reasons.
Such efforts are vital to achieving broad public participation in decision -making,
enhancing access to information and removing barriers to public service, all essential to
assure a future of equitable economic growth and sustainable development that is free of
poverty and hunger.
38.
In order to steadily build capacity in the area of eGovernment and identify areas of
strength and weakness, countries need to measure their degree of eGovernment
development. The project intends to provide support for this endeavour and build the
capacities of developing countries in two regions, Latin America and Central Asia, for
evidence-based e-governance policies.
Objective of the Organization: To strengthen capacities of public
sector institutions in developing countries to design eGovernment
indicators, collect and assess data for evidence-based
eGovernment policies for improved performance, efficient and
effective service delivery as well as transparency and
accountability
Relationship to the biennial programme plan for the period
2016-2017: Economic and social affairs subprogramme 7 (Public
administration and development management)
Expected accomplishments of the Secretariat
Summary budget
(Thousands of United States dollars)
Consultants
79.0
Expert group meetings 24.0
Travel
96.0
Contractual services
40.0
Operating expenses
3.0
Workshops/training
288.0
Total
530.0
Indicators of achievement
(EA1) Strengthened capacity of countries in
Latin America and Central Asia to measure their
degree of eGovernment development in order to
identify areas of strength and weakness
(IA1.1) Increased number of public sector
institutions in selected countries that defined
and adopted their own eGovernment indicators
(EA2) Strengthened institutional capacities of
selected countries in these regions overcome the
weaknesses defined above through the
development of enhanced eGovernment policies
(IA2.1) Increased number of measures taken
in selected countries to adopt new policies in
the area of eGovernment
Main activities
39.
The main activities of the project will include:
(A1.1)
Organize an expert group meeting on measuring the degree of eGovernment
development and developing a methodological framework for an online toolkit
with corresponding dataset requirements;
(A1.2)
Design a platform for sharing good practices and using the online toolkit;
(A1.3)
Organize and conduct two regional capacity-building workshops for chief
information officers, permanent secretaries and/or key public administration
officials and representatives of ministries responsible for public services on the
ways to use the self-assessment toolkit. The workshops will be conducted,
respectively, in two pilot developing countries in different regions, Latin
America and Central Asia;
(A1.4)
Carry out assessment missions, as requested by countries that participated in the
workshops, to provide assistance to relevant institutions in the development of
national eGovernment indicators;
(A2.1)
Design and administer one online training course in support of the design and
implementation of evidence-based eGovernment policies by using the selfassessment online toolkit;
(A2.2)
Organize and conduct two regional capacity-building workshops for chief
information officers, permanent secretaries and/or key public administration
officials and representatives of ministries responsible for public services in the
pilot countries to help strengthen areas where weaknesses have been identified
through the eGovernment self-assessment toolkit;
(A2.3)
Carry out technical advisory missions to assist with the definition of new
eGovernment policies;
(A2.4)
Prepare a publication on lessons learned about evidence -based eGovernment
policies
for
wider dissemination to other
interested
countries.
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A:
Programme for Statistics and Data
Implementing entities: DESA, UNCTAD, ECA, ECE, ESCAP, ECLAC,
ESCWA, ENEP, UN-Habitat and UNODC
Duration: 2016 – 2019
Objective: To strengthen the statistical capacity of developing countries to measure, monitor and report on the SDGs in an accurate,
reliable and timely manner for evidence based policy making
Summary budget
(Thousands of United States
dollars)
General temporary
assistance
350.0
Consultants
3 000.0
Expert group
750.0
Travel
1 800.0
Contractual Services 700.0
Operating expenses
200.0
Seminars, Workshops3 200.0
Total
10 000.0
Detailed budget (US dollars)
General Temporary Assistance
 Temporary assistance to assist with the implementation of the
different programme components during peak loads; develop,
coordinate and organize virtual training courses, in support of all
activities (35wm x $10,000)
Consultants
International consultants $1,200,000
 International consultants for the task(s) of preparing training
materials, organizing workshops, preparing reports and providing
advice to target countries in support of all activities (110 work
months x $9,000)
 In support of the midterm evaluation of the project: 6wm x
$15,000 = $90,000; In support of the final evaluation of the
project: 8 work months x $15,000 = $120,000
National / Regional consultants $1,800,000
 National/regional consultants for task(s) of preparing national case
studies, training materials, holing national workshops, preparing
reports and providing advice to national governments in support of
all activities(300 work months x $6,000);
Expert Group
 Fifteen Expert Group Meetings for the purpose of reviewing
training materials, publications and providing inputs into
methodologies in support of A2.3 and A3.2 (15 x $50,000)
Travel of Staff
 Three hundred Missions by staff from all implementing entities for
supporting all activities (300 x $6,000)
Contractual Services
 For translation, interpretation, preparation of publications,
printing, executing national components and hosting e-learning
350 000
3 000 000
750 000
1 800 000
700 000
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workshops in support of all activities
Operating Expenses
(a) Communications
In support of all activities
200 000
(b) Other general operating expenses
In support of all activities
Seminars, Workshops and Study Tours
 Ten international workshops in support of A1.1, A2.7 and A3.6. (10 x
$70,000)
 Forty Regional/subregional workshops, in support of A1.1, A2.7 and
A3.6. (40 x $50,000)
 Fifty National workshops in support of A2.5 and A3.4 (50 x $10,000)
3 200 000
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