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E-government taking off in Ukraine, bringing light to nation’s dark, corrupt places

Government agencies in Ukraine provide more than 1,000 services. Behind this number, there are a host of public servants with low salaries exacting a huge cost from the people they are supposed to be serving – through nerves and through time or money paid in bribes to get the bureaucrats to work faster, or at all.

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Amid its bold public administration and economic push, Serbia is ready to boost its partnership with Korea on e-government, trade and other areas that could be a catalyst to its ongoing recovery and bid to join the European Union, the country’s deputy prime minister told The Korea Herald. 

At an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) summit in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month, an important step was taken towards addressing an issue that has taken centre stage in recent years: Internet governance. It is a thorny issue, made thornier yet by opposing tensions—Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelations causing a backlash against perceptions of US control of the Internet’s architecture; growing security concerns about terrorism perpetrated by non-state actors, reiterated last week by telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and underscored in tragic fashion in Brussels; the Internet’s transformative role in economic growth and espousing democratic rights, both dependent on its untrammelled nature. These tensions will not vanish with the upcoming move towards a multi-stakeholder model, championed, among others, by India.

Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas visited Duke Wednesday to discuss how his government has used technology to improve its citizens’ lives.

By Emmanuel Elebeke

The South Korean global agency is investing $8.56 million for the implementation of capacity building programme for e-Government in Nigeria. Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, is currently leading a 14-man delegation to the10- day High Level Capacity Building for e-Government in Nigeria Benchmarking Invitational Program. The Invitational Program, designed for senior government officials was put together by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Serbia is ready to boost its partnership with Korea on e-government-Deputy PM

Amid its bold public administration and economic push, Serbia is ready to boost its partnership with Korea on e-government, trade and other areas that could be a catalyst to its ongoing recovery and bid to join the European Union, the country’s deputy prime minister told The Korea Herald. 

Towards a new order in Internet governance

At an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) summit in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month, an important step was taken towards addressing an issue that has taken centre stage in recent years: Internet governance. It is a thorny issue, made thornier yet by opposing tensions—Edward Snowden’s 2013 revelations causing a backlash against perceptions of US control of the Internet’s architecture; growing security concerns about terrorism perpetrated by non-state actors, reiterated last week by telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and underscored in tragic fashion in Brussels; the Internet’s transformative role in economic growth and espousing democratic rights, both dependent on its untrammelled nature. These tensions will not vanish with the upcoming move towards a multi-stakeholder model, championed, among others, by India.

Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas: Technology sparked country’s economic growth, government efficiency

Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas visited Duke Wednesday to discuss how his government has used technology to improve its citizens’ lives.

Korea trains Nigeria on $8.56m e-Government project

By Emmanuel Elebeke

The South Korean global agency is investing $8.56 million for the implementation of capacity building programme for e-Government in Nigeria. Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, is currently leading a 14-man delegation to the10- day High Level Capacity Building for e-Government in Nigeria Benchmarking Invitational Program. The Invitational Program, designed for senior government officials was put together by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).