ISSUE 6

Global E-Government Trends

The American Office of Intergovernmental Solutions (OIS) announces the latest release of their newsletter . This edition covers access to government information. All previous editions are also available online. The present newsletter contains thirty articles which have been collected with varying perspectives from industry and from different levels of government (Federal, state and local, and international). To read these accounts of how governments are transforming to electronic government, access the newsletter on www.gsa.gov/Portal/org.jsp?OID=115009.

The Information Technologies Group's latest publication, "Readiness for the Networked World: A Guide for Developing Countries" is a practical tool designed help to spur dialogue and co-operative action in addressing Digital Divide issues in the developing world. It is available online at www.readinessguide.org.

With the dual ends of gaining the most extensive audience possible for the Guide and getting valuable feedback on it, all readers are encouraged to use and share the Guide's contents widely. The more leaders in business, government, NGOs and the community-at-large that the Guide reaches, the greater its impact can be.

In order to make the Guide more accessible in the developing world, the Information Technologies Group intends to translate both the printed version and the website into many more languages in the near future. If you have any questions or require any assistance in applying the Guide to your own or another particular community, please do not hesitate to contact eDevelop@ksg.harvard.edu.

Original text provided by Tariq Mohammed
Research Assistant - Information Technologies Group
Center for International Development at Harvard University
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