2013-01 ICA 46^th Conference Update

• The Status of Information, Communication and Technologies (ICT) in government
• ICA 46^th Conference Rapporteur Summary

2012-11 ICA 46^th Conference Resources

2012-08
After the ICA 45^th Conference in Taipei, Mr. Frank McDonough, USA, who is a long standing colleague of the ICA, summarized the highlights and published an article in Federal Computer Week, titled “International Meeting Shows Universality of IT Priorities”. The article features IT directions for member countries such as Canada, Taiwan, Estonia, Israel, and the United States.

We look forward to the ICA’s 46^th Conference in Israel.

ICA regrets to announce the death of its former Chair, Harry Nally, in Dublin on 22 February 2012. Harry was the ninth person to take the Chair of ICA and presided over the 19th Conference in Madrid in October 1985 and the 20th Conference in Berlin the following year.

Harry Nally’s contribution to ICA is unique. In October 1984 the then ICA Chair unexpectedly resigned on leaving the Public Service. At such short notice no one was in a position to take the office of chairman. It seemed as if ICA was to be left leaderless! Harry Nally (Ireland) who had already made his mark in ICA affairs and notwithstanding heavy work commitments in his own administration, agreed to stand, subject to ratification by his government. This was granted, initially for a period of one year and later extended for a further year.

Harry’s period as of office led to an upturn in ICA’s fortunes. Although always ready to listen and do what he could to help'he was also a man with a reputation for getting things done. Together with Seamus Clince he created a formidable team which quickly gained International respect.; so,not only was a major crisis averted but membership increased, as did attendance at conference There is little doubt that ICA could and would not have survived in 1984 without Harry’s leadership, and we will forever be in his debt.

In October 2007, at the 41^st Conference in Dublin Harry Nally’s immense contribution to Ireland and ICA over many years was recognised with its Distinguished Service Award.

Our deepest sympathies are with his wife, Nuela and their family, who looked after and cared for him for so many years.

ICA 45^th Conference Round Table Report

View the conference presentations and reports from the ICA 45^th conference, held in Taipei, Taiwan. The Conference Round Table Report presents the Status of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Governments 2011 presenting highlights from the ICA 2011 country reports.

ICA 44^th Conference Round Table Report

The ICA 44^th Conference Round Table Reports present the Status of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Governments – 2010 and highlights of the ICA 2010 Country Reports

Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter on The Role of the Government CIO

The long-awaited Intergovernmental Solutions Newsletter on The Role of the Government CIO is now available from the GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communications.

This edition presents the views of 17 individuals who understand the role of the CIO in 21^st century government. They are the IT leaders of nations, states, federal agencies, and municipalities and thought leaders who have worked with CIOs and who have seen how important effective IT is to modern governing.

The many notable contributors include:

• Karen Evans, U.S. Administrator of E-Government and IT
• Mark Forman, former U.S. Administrator of E-Government and IT
• Teri Takai, CIO, State of California, and former President of the National Association of State CIOs
• Wanda Gibson, CIO/CTO, Fairfax County, Virginia
• Ken Cochrane, CIO, Government of Canada
• John Suffolk, CIO, Government of the United Kingdom
• Bill Vajda, CIO, U.S. Department of Education
• Anthony Williams, Vice President for Government 2.0, New Paradigm
• Douglas Merrill, Vice President, Engineering, and CIO Google

We hope you will enjoy The Role of the Government CIO and find it thought-provoking and informative. If you have any questions or comments please contact Lisa Nelson at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ICA Members and delegates to the ICA 40^th Conference in Guadalajara will recall the Keynote Address: From E-Government to E--Inclusion by Guido Bertucci. Director of the Division for Public Economics and Public Administration Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. This highlighted a report 'Global e-Government Readiness Report, 2005.

The latest report from the United Nations and again under the direction of Guido Bertucci is: UN e-Government Survey 2008: From e-Government to Connected Governance which can be found here