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Open Data – Rwanda

September 28, 2011

In July 2010, I was invited to be the Advisor in the reference group for the ‘Open Data Study’ – commissioned by the Transparency & Accountability Initiative, c/o Open Society Foundation, UK. Under the initiative, apart from a report on Open Data Study, two … Continue reading →

Posted in Gov 2.0, Open Data

Knownet

June 22, 2011

Recently we launched the new version of the Knowledge Management portal in NISR named ‘Knownet’. It has evolved from – an almost year-old version of the portal and builds upon the feedback and suggestions from the staff. One of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Knowledge Management, Uncategorized

Something interesting is happening with ‘data’!

July 21, 2010

Not long ago, I had shared an announcement with my colleagues in the national statistics office (NSO) that I’m currently working with, “Data.WorldBank.org Launched Today on Drupal”. In that announcement, more than the ‘Data’ part, I was excited for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gov 2.0, ICT4D

eGovernment Interoperability

June 18, 2010

While working on developing the Lanka Interoperability Framework (LIFe) – an eGovernment Interoperability Framework (eGIF) for Sri Lanka – the opportunity to teach at the oldest University in Sri Lanka was God sent! Though, it was for a very short … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Government, eGIF

Understanding Interoperability through Mobile Phones

June 16, 2010

Mobile phones demonstrate the concept of interoperability very easily, especially – the lack of it – on the handset side. From a services perspective, the presence of interoperability is quite evident. Calls or SMS services can be accessed from almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Interoperability

Putting Knowledge Management into Practice!

June 2, 2010

Knowledge Management is no more a fad. Many organizations now have a better understanding of it, particularly the benefits that can be derived. However, I have noticed that it is still perceived to be a complex practice to implement. There is … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Government, Knowledge Management

Government Interoperability Framework (GIF) and National Enterprise Architecture (NEA)

June 11, 2008

While working with the Interoperability Frameworks for e-government services at the country level, one theoretical issue I face is the debate on methodology for attaining interoperability in an e-government context. For some, it is the National Enterprise Architecture (NEA), and … Continue reading →

Posted in eGIF, Enterprise Architecture

ICT for Development Campaign

September 21, 2007

In one of the social networking sites, I saw a banner flashed by one gentleman on his home page – wittily enough – campaigning for a popular Indian cricket commentator (Harsha Bhogle) for the post of India’s President during India’s … Continue reading →

Posted in ICT4D

Standards and Interoperability

August 8, 2007

In the context of various information management systems running in governments, the expectation of having a single version of the truth is not something new. For better planning, organizing, controlling and leading, having access to timely and correct (non-conflicting) data/information … Continue reading →

Posted in e-Gov, e-Government

Looking through the framework: Orissa telecenters

May 24, 2007

Although the growth in the telecenters’ numbers came in bits and pieces from different projects, the evolution of their ‘role’ was organic. It grew out of the needs of the communities and eventually levelled the differences in their origin. By mid-2003, … Continue reading →

Posted in Telecenter

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