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E- Sri Lanka Lessons from the Bank’s perspective Ismail Radwan Video-conference October 4 th

E- Sri Lanka Lessons from the Bank’s perspective Ismail Radwan Video-conference October 4 th. The eSri Lanka Vision. To harness ICT as a lever for economic and social advancement by taking the dividends of ICT to every village, to every citizen, to every business &

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E- Sri Lanka Lessons from the Bank’s perspective Ismail Radwan Video-conference October 4 th

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  1. E- Sri Lanka Lessons from the Bank’s perspective Ismail Radwan Video-conference October 4th

  2. The eSri Lanka Vision To harness ICT as a lever for economic and social advancement by taking the dividends of ICT to every village, to every citizen, to every business & re-engineer the way government thinks & works

  3. E-Society Information Infrastructure Local Lang’s RTN Local Content E-Soc Fund VGK TASS & E-Leadership Policy Making Donor Co-ordination Project Management Comms Procurement & Finance LegalEnvironment ICT Investment & Pvt. Sector Development Re-Engineering Government Monitoring & Evaluation E-Leadership & Policy Making C.o.E M.o.E Govt Vocational ICT HR Capacity Building Programs

  4. Five Lessons from the Bank’s view • 1 Ensuring quality project management • 2. Gaining political support without interference • 3. Establishing the right institutional set-up • 4. Overcoming opposition • 5. Overcoming lack of capacity

  5. Quality Project Management • Project manager: in-country location. • Disbursement: keep the categories simple. • Procurement: Don’t let it drive the project. Get the best advice possible. • Bank improvements: Standard contracts are not suitable.

  6. Political support without interference • Politics: Consider using political support • Culture: build on local customs and culture. • Bi-partisan: build support from all parties. • Representation: Ensure geographic and ethnic representation of the project and the agency.

  7. Institutional set-up • Who takes it forward? • Authorising environment • Sri Lanka: Autonomous agency • Parameters: Business minded, private sector salaries, able to move quickly • National agency Vs project office • Facilitator Vs implementator

  8. Overcoming opposition • Expect opposition • Stakeholder analysis • Consult widely • Communicate in local languages

  9. Overcoming lack of capacity • Pathfinding: skills are not available • Partnership: consider ways of bringing together international and local firms. • Distance learning: As a means of exchanging information. • Bank capacity; we do not have all the answers, bring in external skills. • Facilitate: bring in private sector.

  10. BAT – Advent ICT Investment and Private Sector Development

  11. Please visit us www.icta.lk Thank You

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