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IIS contributed to the Thematic Workshop on “Future Government: A Global Perspective in Connection to Open Government Data and Citizen Engagement” |
 The meeting
was organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA) in cooperation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
and took place on 16-17 May 2012 in the ILO conference center in Geneva. Yuri
Hohlov, Chairman of IIS Board of Directors, was actively involved in the
Workshop preparation as coordinator of WSIS C7 Action Line (e-Government).
The meeting
aimed at discussing overall trends, policies, strategies, action plans, best
practices and key challenges in Open Government Data for Greater Transparency
and Citizen Engagement to Promote Effectiveness, Efficiency and Accountability
in Public Management.
The morning
session of the first day, 16 May, comprised a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Daniel Dietrich from the Open
Knowledge Foundation. The panelists were:
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Ms Bikesh Kurmangalieva,
Vice-Chairman of Governing Board of the National ICT Holding “Zerde” (on behalf
of Mr. Askar Zhumagaliev, Minister of Transport and Communications of the
Republic of Kazakhstan)
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Ms. Alice Munyua, Ministry of
Information and Communications, Kenya
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Dr. Ahsraf Abdel Wahab, Ministry of
State for Administrative Development, Egypt
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Dr. Iván Sánchez Medina,
Commissionaire of the National Commission of Communications, Colombia
The
discussion completed with an open discussion. Tatiana Ershova, IIS Director
General, put her questions and comments related to the problem of digital
divide in the context of Open Government concept implementation.
 Session One “Open Government Data as a Service” was moderated by Mr. Vyatcheslav
Cherkasov from the Division for Public Administration and Development
Management (DPADM) / United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
(UN DESA). Five presentations were made at the session:
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“Kenya Open Government Data Initiative”
by Ms. Alice Munyua, Chair, Ministry of Information and Communications, Kenya
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“e-Governance and Citizens'
Engagement in Ukraine” by Mr. Petro Yatsuk, Chairman of the National Commission
for the State Regulation of Communication and Informatization (NCCIR), Ukraine
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“OECD Open Government Data” by Ms.
Barbara Ubaldi, OECD
“Open Government Data Initiative for
a Responsible and Transparent Government - Moldova Case” by Mr. Sergiu
Voitovschii, Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, Moldova
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“Management and governance of Open
Government Data initiatives” by Dr. Matthias Stürmer, Senior Consultant, Ernst
& Young (Open Data Switzerland)
The
presentation also were followed by an open discussion.
Session Two “Citizen Engagement through Open
Government Data” in
the afternoon was moderated by Ms. Rowena Bethel, Former Legal Adviser,
Ministry of Finance, Bahamas. Four presentations were offered to the audience
followed by an open discussion as well:
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 “Open Government Data Tools and
Infrastructure for Citizen Engagement” by Mr. Daniel Dietrich, The Open
Knowledge Foundation, Germany
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“Open Government Data and Citizen
Engagement in Romania” by Ms. Andrea Stoiciu, Institute for Management and
Sustainable Development, Romania
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“Citizen Engagement through Open
Government Data in Mexico” by Mr. Carlos Viniegra, Head of the Digital
Government Unit, Ministry of Public Administration, Mexico
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“Open Government Data and Citizen
Engagement in Argentina” by Ms. Olga Cavalli, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Argentina
The second
day of the Workshop, the 17th of May, included two sessions.
Session Three “Benchmarking Open Government
Data and Citizen Engagement Initiatives” was moderated by Mr. Hani Eskandar,
International Telecommunications Union, and included three presentations
followed by an open discussion:
“United Nations E-Government Survey
2012, E-Participation and Open Data” by Mr. Deniz Susar, Division for Public
Administration and Development Management (DPADM) / United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)-
''Benchmarking Open Government and Citizens Engagement: Newly-fledged Survey of Russian Regions'' by Ms. Tatiana
Ershova, Dr. Yuri Hohlov, and Mr. Sergei Shaposhnik, Institute of the
Information Society, Russia
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“Evolving E-government Benchmarking
to Better Cover Citizen Participation and Recent Technology Developments” by Mr.
Kim Andreasson, Managing Director, DAKA Advisory, Mr. Mikael Snaprud, CEO,
Tingtun AS, and Mr. Jeremy Millard, Chief Policy Analyst, Danish Technological
Institute
 The Conclusion and Way Forward Session was
co-chaired by Mr. Vyatcheslav Cherkasov and Dr. Yuri Hohlov. The panelists were:
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Ms. Rowena Bethel, Former Legal
Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Bahamas
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Ms. Hiyam Nashash, Professor of
Educational Administration, Al-Balqa' University, Jordan
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Mr. Jeremy Millard, Chief Policy
Analyst, Danish Technological Institute
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Mr. Daniel Dietrich, The Open
Knowledge Foundation, Germany
The open discussion
gave floor to comments and suggestions on the Open Government Data Toolkit for
Citizen Engagement prepared for feedback by Public Administration and
Development Management (DPADM) of the UNDESA.
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