Programme

May 30, 2017 (Monday)

08:00 – 09:30
Registration of participants; morning coffee
09:30 – 09:45
Opening remarks by Mr Hannes Astok, eGA Director for Development and Strategy
09:45 – 10:15
Keynote address by H.E. Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia
10:15 – 10:45
Welcoming words
Ms Axelle Lemaire, Minister of State for Digital Affairs, France
Mr Zhyldyzbek Isakulov , Deputy Head of the Government Administration, Kyrgyz Republic
Ms Kristina Háfoss, Minister of Finance, Faroe Islands
Mr Etienne Sinatambou, Minister of IT, Mauritius
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee
11:15 – 11:45
“World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends” – presentation by Mr Juan Navas-Sabater – Lead ICT Specialist, World Bank, Brussels
11:45 – 12:15
e-Governance Impact Assessment in Estonia – presentation by Mr Kristjan Vassil – CITIS
12:15 – 12:45
Hassle-Free e-taxation: From Good to Better – presentation by Mr Marek Helm – Head of the Estonian Tax and Customs Board
12:45 – 13:15
Questions and answers session
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
14:15 – 15:30
Panel discussion “Does money alone guarantee impactful e-governance?”
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee
16:00 – 17:00
Panel “How to create an e-Continent?”
Mr Siim Kallas, former European Commission vice president
Mr Steve Bezuidenhout, MP of Namibia
Mr Juan Navas-Sabater, Lead ICT Specialist, World Bank

Government decision makers and strategists from countries implementing national e-Governance strategies,

Donor organisations supporting development of open, transparent and efficient governance practices via IT solutions

Companies developing e-Governance applications and assisting governments with their implementation

Contact organisers at conference@ega.ee