NIA along with Korea¡¯s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Security and Public Administration (MOSPA) took part in an international e-Government Workshop hosted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).

ECLAC is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations and is based in Santiago de Chile and was founded to contribute to the economic development of Latin America, coordinating actions directed towards this end, and reinforcing economic relationships among the countries and with other nations. Its scope also includes the Caribbean and to promote social development in the region.

The Workshop was held on December 17th at ECLAC headquarters in Santiago, Chile and the title of the workshop that was attended by not only ECLAC regional officials but also a Korean delegation made up of officials from NIA,MOFA and MOSPA was; ¡°E-government, Results-based Management and Participatory Planning and Budgeting.¡±

Welcoming remarks were made by Ms. Ms. Alicia Barcena, Executive secretary, CEPAL, Mr. Jorge Mattar, Director, ILPES and Mr. Eui Seung Hwang, Ambassador of the Korean Embassy in Chile. During the Workshop, there were 6 themed panel discussions with Panel 1 specifically on e-Government and in particular on ¡°The Korean Experience on e-Government.¡± During this panel discussion, NIA Principal Manager, Ms. Mina Son made a 30 minute presentation on Korea¡¯s e-Government development from a historical perspective and outlined in more detail some best practices and success cases of Korea¡¯s e-Government. Other panelists included Mr. Juntak Kim, Deputy Director of the Information Security Division of MOSPA and Mr. Andres Bustamante from Chile¡¯s Ministry of President Secretariat, who is in charge of e-Government in Chile. There was a lot of in-depth discussion during the session as regional member participants had specific question for the panel on both Korea and Chile¡¯s e-Government, respectively.

Other sessions focused on e-government in Latin America and the Caribbean, participatory planning and budgeting with regards to e-government projects and services put forth and supported by the Public Sector.