Challenge and Response

Efforts to deploy information and communication technology (ITC) as part of the institutional transformation of the public sector, commonly termed "e-Government", have thus far not achieved their desired outcomes in Developing Countries. These efforts could benefit from more effective local leadership, a deeper understanding of the challenge from a sufficiently holistic framework and greater coordination at the donor level.

In order to improve aid effectiveness and to achieve greater harmonization in their interactions with national governments, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs and the World Bank, at the behest of the Development Gateway Foundation, have established a collaborative mechanism called e-Government effectiveness Inter-Agency Task Force.

This Task Force, designed with a duration initially limited to 2 years, shall adopt an integrated approach leveraging the core capacities and expertise of the founding agencies that have agreed to focus at this stage on the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region.