the following link:
http://lms.worldbank.org/topclass/tce730iis.dll?Plugin-catreg-enroll-1620376
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Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, South Asia Region
&
e-Development Thematic Group
invite you to a book launch and dissemination seminar of two volumes
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| ) | How should countries harness the ongoing ICT |
| | revolution to create new development strategies |
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| | sustainable to the majority of population? How |
| | can ICT be deployed to transform government |
| | services and make public agencies more |
| | client-centered? What kinds of innovation systems |
| | can promote the application of ICT to serve local |
| | needs, rural areas and the poor? And what does |
| | it take to build institutions to lead the |
| | movement towards ICT-enabled competitive |
| | economies and inclusive information societies? |
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| | The two volumes respond to these challenges |
| | presenting a concrete case study of how one |
| | country is bridging the gap between vision and |
| | actionable programs. E-Sri Lanka is an |
| | integrated, client-driven program and the first |
| | of its kind to be funded by the World Bank. It is |
| | about investing in the necessary policies, |
| | institutions, capabilities, infrastructures, and |
| | information technology applications for a poor |
| | country to join the global knowledge economy, |
| | transform public services, and empower local |
| | communities. |
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| | The event will also be available via live |
| | webcast: |
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http://www.worldbank.org/edevelopment/live
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 pm
World Bank J Building Auditorium J1 - 050
701 18th St. NW, corner of 18th St. and Pennsylvania Ave.
A reception will follow the presentation
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OPENING REMARKS BY
Praful Patel
Vice President, South Asia Region, World Bank
MODERATED BY
Simon Bell
Manager, Finance and Private Sector Development, South Asia, World Bank
PRESENTED BY
Nagy Hanna
Author; Senior Research Fellow at University of Maryland; former senior advisor
at World Bank
COMMENTS BY
Philippe Dongier
Manager, Communication and Information Technology Policy, Global ICT Department,
World Bank
Manju Haththotuwa
Former CEO of Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri
Lanka; Senior ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank
CONCLUDING REMARKS BY
Dhanendra Kumar
Executive Director, Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; and Sri Lanka, World Bank
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