Moldova Governance eTransformation project supported by HELP

(High Level Experts for Leaders and Practitioners) under E-Transform Initiative

Oleg PetrovDecember 15, 2010

opetrov@worldbank.org

eMoldova Story Line• World Bank hosts Singapore ICT Day under eTransform Initiative• Moldova eTG organizes a local workshop on Singapore experience in

Dec. 09 with Prime Minister and other Ministers participating• Moldova PM visits WB in January 2010, meets with WB President Mr.

Zoellick, attends ICT Business Roundtable and a meeting with Bank ICT management team

• PM sends a letter to Mr. Zoellick asking for (1) eTransformation project, (2) high-level international Advisory Group in Feb 2010

• Governance eTransformation IDA credit ($20 mln) concept approved in March 2010

• High-level expert group formed under eTransform with initial focus on Moldova in March, 4 sessions already organized

• High-level eTransformation Roundtable with Mr. Zoellick, entire Moldova Cabinet and leading global experts held on August 12

Story Line (cont-d)

• A series of 20 local workshops organized in Moldova since June 2009

• E-Governance Center (Gov CIO) created in Aug 2010• Moldovan Ministerial delegation taken to Singapore in Aug

2010• Project Preparation Advance (2 million) approved in Sept, team

is being hired, studies and e-service pilots being launched• Moldovan clients visit Washington DC in November and meet

with Vivek Kundra and other Government CIOs (Canada, UK, Singapore, Finland etc)

• Team is preparing for Board approval in April

Main components of the project

Component 1: e-Leadership and Enabling Environment

Sub-component 1.1: Support for e-Governance Center and e-Leadership Development (US$ 4.0 mln)

Sub-component 1.2: Enabling Environment, including Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks (US $ 3.0 million)

US$ 7.0 million

Component 2: Shared Infrastructure and e-Services Development

Sub-component 2.1: “M-Cloud”: Shared e-Government Infrastructure (US$ 6.0 million)

Sub-component 2.2: e-Services Development (US$ 7.0 million)

US$ 13.0 million

Total US$ 20.0 million

Access to Global Expertise: e-Transform High-Level Experts Group

• The e-Transform High-Level Experts Group provides senior leaders in government transformation with insightful advice and knowledge that comes from world-class leaders in the field of ICT and government e-transformation

• This unique group aims at implementing new breakthrough initiatives and efficient processes and services within nominated countries, through targeted advisory work, shared knowledge base and tools/resources that demonstrate the value of proven approaches to government transformation

Members : • John Suffolk (Government CIO, UK)

• Andrea Di Maio (VP Research Gartner)

• Corinne Charette (CIO Canada)

• Stephen Fletcher (President NASCIO, USA)

• Arvo Ott (Director, eGovernance Academy, Estonia)

• James Kang (Government CIO, IDA Singapore)

• Francisco Garcia Moran (Director General, European Commission)

• R.Chandrasekhar (Secretary Department of IT, India)

John Suffolk, CIO, UK

Arvo Ott, E-Gov, EstoniaFrancisco Garcia-

Moran, EU

Corinne Charette,

CIO, Canada

Stephen Fletcher

President, NASCIO

Andrea di Maio,Gartner

R. Chandrashekhar,Secretary, India

James Kang, CIO, SingaporeDeepak Bhatia

World BankJane TreadwellWorld Bank

Randeep SudanWorld Bank

High Level Expert Group

e-Transform in Moldova

4 consultations with global experts culminating in the Aug 12 eTransformation Leadership Roundtable

With participation of Robert Zoellick, the President of the World Bank Group, Prime Minister Vlad Filat, most Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers Panelists: Mr. John Suffolk, Government CIO, Cabinet Office, UK H.E. Mart Laar, Former Prime Minister of Estonia, Member of the Estonian Parliament Mr. Andrea Di Maio, Vice President and distinguished analyst, Gartner Research Mr. Chin Siong Seah, CEO, IDA International, Singapore Mr. Anthony Townsend, Director of Technology Development, Institute for the Future, USA

e-Development Thematic Group: Global Knowledge Sharing and Policy Dialogue

• Global virtual forum for knowledge sharing and learning on the use of ICT in development

• A global community of practice since 2000 with over 3000 members and over 200 learning events delivered to date

• Innovative use of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, videoconferencing, webcasting and webinar tools

• Website: www.worldbank.org/edevelopment

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