eGovernment Workshop 2005 (eGOV05) September 13 2005 Brunel University, West London UB8 3PH, United Kingdom

Electronic Government (eGovernment) deals with the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in public administrations combined with organisational change and new skills in order to improve public services and democratic processes and strengthen support to public policies.

In line with new public management objectives, eGovernment aims to achieve a user-centred public sectors that is inclusive to all citizens, that is transparent, open to democratic involvement as well as and scrutiny. In short, a more efficient and productive public sectors that that delivers maximum return of investment for taxpayer's money.

In accordance with the government's directive to have all government services online by the end of 2005, many public sector bodies struggle to establish, maintain or enhance a competitive edge.

This workshop offers both practitioners and the academic community the opportunity to share the latest ideas in the application of Information Systems practice to electronic government. The applications of eGovernment systems discussed will address the sets of interacting problems faced by public sectors ICT managers of all kinds, and at all levels, every working day - ranging from the technical to the organizational, from social to political, incorporating concerns about the environment, society, information management and the role of organizations and the motivation of individuals.

 

Keynote Speaker: Shauneen Furlong

 

Shauneen Furlong is an independent consultant who lectures on e-government and project management with the University of Toronto and around the world.  Over the last six months, she has presented and worked in the Middle East, Europe, East Africa, and with the Conference Board of Canada and World Bank in Washington.
 

She has recent senior executive level and management experience in a number of Government of Canada central agencies and departments over a period of 20 years, most recently Executive Director, Government On-Line, Government of Canada. She is one of a handful of Canadian executives who were part of the policy development and implementation team in the Treasury Board Secretariat that initiated the Government On-Line initiative across the federal government, and then moved on to being responsible to deliver GOL within a federal regulatory department. Prior to working in Treasury Board, Shauneen worked in the Department of Finance under Canada's Prime Minister who, as Minister of Finance, funded the GOL initiative.

Ms. Furlong was nominated by IT World Canada as being one of Canada's key e-government drivers, and was profiled by Computer World Canada as a charter member of Canada's first MBA in Project Management. She has participated as part of the Canadian delegation at the WITSA (World Information Technology and Services Alliance) Conference in Australia in 2002 and Athens in 2004.

She has published articles and she is on the Advisory Committee for the Athabasca University MBA program; IT World Canada, On-Line Editor Advisory Board; and the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) Women in Technology National Advisory Board. She is a Project Manager Professional(PMP) with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy; a Master's degree in Business Administration Economics, and a Master's degree in Project Management.