Respected Colleague

We are pleased to inform you that World Bank is organizing a global dialogue on the subject mentioned above. The dialogue is scheduled on May 7, 2009 from 5.30 pm to 8.00 pm (India Time) pm at The World Bank Office

The seminar is aimed at dissemination of information regarding best practices and helping the participants to learn how electronic identification (eID) cards and other secure identification technologies are being used to improve governance and service delivery in areas such as social benefits and health.

The seminar will present case studies from Belgium, Estonia, Pakistan, and other countries.  Discussions will focus on the transformational impact and implementation considerations for eID cards and lessons learned to date.

This dialogue is part of PREM Knowledge and Learning Forum 2009 and of the broader Government Transformation Initiative (GTI), a collaboration of The World Bank with the private sector.  The initiative focuses on building capacity of government leaders to pursue ICT-enabled public sector transformation.  The GTI will develop and promote viable business models and best practices through peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and training events. A project development facility to support selected Governments in setting up the enabling environment and initiating concrete related projects will complement the activities. The key experts expected to participate in this seminar and global dialogue are:

Speakers

§         Deepak Bhatia, e-Government Applications Practice Leader, The World Bank (Chair)

§         Bill Nagel, Analyst, Forrester Research

§         Frank Leyman, Manager International Relations, FEDICT, Belgium

§         Tarvi Martens, Development Director, SK - Estonian ID Agency

§         Arvo Ott, Chairman, e-Governance Academy, Estonia

§         Ali Arshad Hakeem, Chairman, NADRA, Pakistan

§         Ernesto May, Sector Director, South Asia Public Sector Governance, The World Bank

§         Nick Manning, Sector Manager, Latin America Public Sector Governance, The World Bank

§         Joel Hellman, Sector Manager, South Asia Public Sector Governance, The World Bank

§         Han Fraeters, Manager, Knowledge Exchange, World Bank Institute

The complete details of the seminar are also available on the website: http://go.worldbank.org/WUG3K3VHL0  .The members of the community are invited to participate in the global dialogue via live webcast.

There are limited seats available at the World Bank Office in India for the members who would like to take part in the discussions through Video Conferencing facility. The members willing to receive an invitation to participate through VC are requested to contact the undersigned by May 2, 2009.

Vikas Kanungo

Email: vikaskanungo@...