Information Management for government

Senior Government officials spread throughout the island, Chief Innovative Officers participated in a one-day seminar on Information Management in Colombo recently. Themed, Information Management for Government, the seminar consisted of subject knowledge given by two experts in e-Government from IBM India and the participants were given an opportunity to think collectively to make Government service more efficient.

ICTA Programme Director - Re-engineering Government - Wasantha Deshapriya said: The whole world is asking for good governance. Administrators are pushed to look for new vistas and adopt better management practices and better tools including internet, web-site to web-site communication for higher efficiency. Requesting Deshapriya said that it was a great opportunity that the seminar offered for all participants to be exposed to the latest thinking on information management in Government and to exchange views on how to face up to the current state where citizens want from public servants better and efficient service. These Senior Government Officers have been playing a central role in executing the Re-engineering Government programme from 2005.

Annually they have been exposed to local and foreign experts and practitioners in e-Government to increase their know-how. In addition the seminar featured several informative and lively presentations aimed at giving participants a useful carry-home package of thinking that would give rise to appropriate practical applications. These will go a long way in enabling their active leadership in making the benefits of the best applications in information management accrue to the people receiving public service.