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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON
"BEST PRACTICE IN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT"
AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR
8 - 10 DECEMBER 1998

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PROCEEDINGS OF PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Summary

Reinventing Government in the Information Age

Edited extracts of presentation by Dr. Richard Heeks from the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester, United Kingdom of a paper entitled Reinventing Government in the Information Age.


SESSION 1A (APPLICATIONS)

Two papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Prof. Dato' Anuar Maarof, Deputy Director-General MAMPU, Prime Minister's Department.

Paper I

Creating The Promise of the Information Age

Paper II

Integrated Automation of the Parliamentary, Legislative and Cabinet Business Systems of the State of Victoria

Discussion

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SESSION IB (APPLICATIONS)

Three papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Datuk Samsudin Osman, Secretary General, Ministry of Home Affairs, Malaysia.

Paper I

Civic Compliance Solution

Paper II

The Restructuring of IT Provision for South Africa

Paper III

Canada’s SchoolNet – Vision and Future Direction

Discussion

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SESSION 2 (LEGAL INFRASTRUCTURE)

Two papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Dato' Nuraizah binti Abdul Hamid, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy, Communications and Multimedia, Malaysia.

Paper I

Cross Border and Policy Issues

Paper II

Cyberlaws for Electronic Governance - The Malaysian Experience

Discussion

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SESSION 3 ( NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE )

Two papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Datuk Hj. Hod bin Parman, Director General, Department of Telecommunications, Malaysia.

Paper I

Global Network Centricity : Boon or Bane For Developing Countries

Paper II

Managing Security of Electronic Government

Discussion

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SESSION 4 (DATA SHARING)

Three papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Mr. Henry D. Alamango, Executive Director, COMNET-IT.

Paper I

Norway - Lessons Learned in Cross-Sectoral Cooperation

Paper II

SPACE: Single Point of Access for Citizens in Europe

Paper III

Data Mining

Discussion

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SESSION 5 (CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES)

Three papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Tengku Datuk' Dr Azzman Shariffadeen, President/Chief Executive MIMOS Berhad.

Paper I

Change Management and Manageable Change for Electronic Government

Paper II

IT Human Resources (HR) Need in Developing Countries

Paper III

by Total Airport Management System (TAMS): The Aspects of Change Management in the Development and Implementation of TAMS

Discussion

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SESSION 6 (THE Y2K CHALLENGE)

Four papers were presented in this session. The session was chaired by Dato' Dr. Muhammad Rais bin Abdul Karim, Director General MAMPU, Prime Minister's Department.

Paper I

Addressing the Y2K Problem Among Commonwealth Countries

Paper II

Addressing The Y2K Problem –The Malaysian Experience

Paper III

Embedded Systems Uncovering Y2K Weaknesses in Electric Power

Paper IV

Y2K Contingency Planning - "Planning for the Unthinkable…"

Discussion

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