Category: e-governance

Seems this process has been going on for a while now (see previous blogs on the subject), but this time around I am told the policy will be approved by the national government early next year. The original text is Read more

We pitched this proposal to the social innovation of Colombia’s Ministry of ICTs. Seems however their approach to the issues is more supply driven and technology focused. We will see… Innovación Social para el Desarrollo Humano Introducción La última década Read more

This was my third ICEGOV meeting and I can tell you I felt lots of deja vu. In the interim, UNU’s e-government unit has moved from Macao to the beautiful city of Guimaraes, Portugal, which the Portuguese call “the city Read more

I was invited to speak at this meeting thanks to the elections team in New York who furnished my name to the Country Office in Pakistan. I had attended a similar meeting in Guadalajara, México, in April 2013. With the Read more

I gave the following interview to a local business newspaper during my mission to Pakistan. The interview is expected to be published in December. “E-governance needs Champions from within Ministries” Raul Zambrano, Senior ICT & Governance Policy Advisor, Democratic Governance Read more

Briefing Note on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Background At its 17-18 October 2013 meeting, the CEB endorsed the paper “Towards a UN-wide framework on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime.” The CEB agreed to form a Steering Group on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime consisting of Read more

I attended the above mentioned meeting hosted by the EU Institute for Security Studies, based in Paris. This was the 2nd meeting on the topic organized by EUISS. The initial meeting took place back in March this year. The main Read more