Center for Electronic Governance

International CIO Best Practices and Education: How Can the Public and Private Sectors, NGOs and Universities Contribute to the Success of eGovernment Leaders

Seminar
Auditorium of the Administration Building, Macao, China
25 March 2009


			Prof. Jean-Pierre Auffret Director, Center for Advanced Technology Strategy Professor of Technology Management, George Mason University United States

	J.P. Auffret is co-founder and director of the Center for Advanced Technology Strategy, and co-founder and vice president of the International Academy of CIO. He is also recent director of the M.S. in Technology Management Program at George Mason University and has been a member of the business school faculty at Mason, the University of Maryland and American University; and physicist-in-residence at American University. He has 25 years of technology industry and academic experience, including management and executive positions, with MCI and its joint venture with British Telecom, Concert. J.P. earned a B.S. degree from Duke University, an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Physics from American University.

eGovernment is a major catalyst and enabler for government reform and good government. And CIOs and strong information technology teams provide the foundation for good eGovernment. Most countries are undertaking major eGovernment initiatives and have established and are establishing CIOs and information technology teams to manage and lead these efforts. But the rapid increase in the number, scope and breadth of eGovernment projects and indeed the incorporation of eGovernment into most aspects of government, has outpaced the number and capability of eGovernment leaders. Indeed there is now an eGovernment leadership gap. The public and private sectors, NGOs and universities each have roles in building eGovernment communities, fostering the exchange of best practices and in CIO and eGovernment education. By succeeding in these roles and becoming an ongoing part of fostering CIO and eGovernment leadership and development, the public and private sectors, NGOs and universities can further eGovernment towards achieving its promise as the foundation of good government.

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