eGovworld 2008 Organizers' Profile

Organizers

The Society for Promotion of e-Governance (SPEG) is a think tank and mission mode organization, promoted by senior IT and e-Government Practitioners, bureaucrats and legal experts as its founder members. SPEG has been engaged in research, knowledge management, community building projects in Asia and Europe. The organization has actively participated in the e-Government policy deliberations of Malaysia, Nepal and European commission over past two years and has partners in Europe and South East Asia for accelerating e-Government initiatives. The organizations has published and presented research papers on various national and international forums.

Supporting Organizations

• Danish Technological Institute holds a central position at the point where research, business, and the community converge. The Institute’s mission is to promote sustainable growth and innovation by improving interaction and encouraging synergy between these three areas. DTI  has played a strong role in the European Commission’s Fifth and Sixth Framework Programmes for Research and Technology Development. This includes the Information Society Technologies Programme, as well as other DG Information Society contracts, both as project coordinator and prime partners
• Oneworld South Asia  is part of the global network of  the online civil society organiozations dedicated to the cause of balanced development, achievement of Millinuum Development Goals and poverty reduction. The organization is one of the most reputed civil society organizations in the South Asia region and has been actively involved in multiple development initiatives across the region.