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| title |
Implementing Electronic Governance in Developing Countries - Benefits, Challenges, Programmes |
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| speaker |
Prof. Cleopas Officer Angaye |
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| affiliation |
National IT Development Agency, Nigeria |
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| abstract |
This presentation provides an
overview of the process involved in the implementation of Electronic
Governance in developing countries. It outlines the benefits and
critical factors involved in the implementation of Electronic
Governance, identifies some challenges that are common in deploying
this technology in the developing world, and presents some solutions
to them. Finally, some recommendations on developing Electronic
Governance programmes in developing countries are presented. |
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| slides |
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| bio |
Cleopas Officer Angaye, a Nigerian national, is the
Director General of the National Information Technology Development
Agency (NITDA) in Nigeria. His primary responsibility is to develop
the Information Technology Sector in Nigeria through policies,
regulations, and capacity development programmes. Before joining
NITDA, he was a Visiting Professor and Consultant at Winston-Salem
State University, NC, USA and Senior Research Scientist at Computer
Information Science, Denton, Texas. He was also an Assistant Director
and Head of Computer Services at the National Directorate of
Employment (NDE) in Nigeria. He possesses substantial knowledge in
software development and holds a number of software patents in the
areas of facial recognition and communications. Some of his works have
been published in ACM SIGCE Bulletin. He holds M.Math (Computer
Science) from the University of Waterloo and a Ph.D in Computer
Science from KSU Manhattan. He is member of various professional
bodies including American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics,
IEEE Computer Society, Digital Equipment Users Society and Nigerian
Computer Society. |
