Egovafrica is a UNDP initiative that aims at developing a knowledge platform that foster a steady intake of egovernance related projects and programmes in Africa, in a view to effectively put ICT at the service of promoting Governance in the continent. While building on strategic alliances with other international partners as well as regional institutions such as NEPAD, AU and the RECS on the continent, it will achieve the following:
1. Provide policy advice and technical assistance to African countries with regards to effectively mainstreaming ICT in Democratic Governance;
2. Backstop egovernance related regional programmes, including definition and implementation of a regional ICT platform for SACI, the southern Africa Capacity Initiative within the Regional Service Center in Johannesburg;
3. Initiate and support a “community of practice” on e-governance issues on the continent, through the development of relevant guidance notes & discussion papers, identification of good practices and lessons learned, strengthening of knowledge-networks and capacities of focal points;
4. Develop/maintain strategic partnerships with members of the UN and external community involved in implementing e-governance programmes in Africa;
5. Contribute to the formation of public-private partnerships to support e-governance programmes within the current framework of the Nepad’s secretariat and the AU.
Primary results and indicators of EGOVAFRICA are the following ones :
a) A consolidated Africa e-governance resource base;
b) A set of e-governance related knowledge tools, produced and widely disseminated within African countries;
c) A set of reports and studies on best practices produced and widely shared across the continent.
