National Capacity Building Workshop on Accelerating Digital Government Transformation in Sri Lanka: Strengthening Digital Governance for Sustainable Development

Context and Thematic Focus

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG), in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Council and ICT Agency of Sri Lanka and with support from United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Sri Lanka, is organizing a National Capacity Building Workshop on Accelerating Digital Government Transformation in Sri Lanka: Strengthening Digital Governance for Sustainable Development. This National Capacity Building workshop is organized at the request of the SDC and ICTA of Sri Lanka, as a follow up to the 2nd Capacity Needs Assessment of Government Institutions to Implement the 2030 Agenda and Identification of Priority Areas for Capacity Development for Asia and the Pacific Region and Eastern Africa, which was conducted by DPIDG/UNPOG in 2022 in close collaboration with UN Resident Coordinator Offices.

The Workshop will feature presentations on the Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development and trends in e-government development including the recent move in digital platform government and data policy. It will conduct a situation analysis with reference to the Handbook on Digital Government Capability Assessment and identify priorities and new approaches to inclusive service delivery. This Workshop will also conduct an exercise to develop an e-Competency profile of the public sector workforce in Sri Lanka with reference to the European e-Competence Framework (e-CF). This Workshop aims to develop a road map and action planning for facilitating innovation and advancing digital government in Sri Lanka to realize the SDGs.

This Workshop will be conducted in a hybrid format with some participants and international resource persons from Bangladesh, Singapore, Republic of Korea, EU, ITU, UNDP, UNESCO and UN DESA/DPIDG joining via Zoom. The SDC and ICTA of Sri Lanka are planning to invite a core group of 50 senior government officials from different ministries to join this Workshop. This National Training Workshop is expected to build digital government capacities of government officials to contribute to accelerating the pace of digital government transformation and strengthening digital governance for sustainable development in Sri Lanka.

Supporting Documents

Concept Note and Agenda

Toolkit on Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery

Toolkit on Capacities on Digital Government Transformation

UN E-Government Survey 2022

Handbook on Digital Government Capability Assessment

Digital Government Competency Framework of Sri Lanka

Digital Maturity Model for the Government of Sri Lanka

An Integrated Capacity Building Approach for Organizational Digital Government Transformation

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation – Competencies for Civil Servants         
 

Presentations

Day 1

Session I – Principles of Effective Governance for Sustainable Development and Trends in Digital Government

• Mr. Mahesh Perera, Chief Executive Officer, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
• Ms. Cristina Alicia Rodriguez Acosta, Inter-Regional Advisor on Innovation and Digital Government, DPIDG/UN DESA
• Mr. Vincenzo Aquaro, Chief, Digital Government Branch, DPIDG/UN DESA (PowerPoint Presentation) (Video Recording)
• Mr. Je Myung Ryu, Presidential Committee on Digital Platform Government, Republic of Korea
• Ms. Karen Kee, Deputy Director, International and Community Development Lead, GovTech, Singapore

Session II – Conducting a Situation Analysis (Interactive Session)

Day 2

Session III – Identifying Priorities and New Approaches for Inclusive Service Delivery

• Ms. Chamindry Saparamadu, Director General, Sustainable Development Council of Sri Lanka
• Ms. Cristina Alicia Rodriguez Acosta, Inter-Regional Advisor on Innovation and Digital Government, DPIDG/UN DESA (PowerPoint Presentation) (Video Recording)
• Ms. Marielza Oliveira, Director, Division for Digital Inclusion, Policies and Transformation, Communications and Information, UNESCO
• Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
• Mr. Yasas Thalagala, Strategic Engagement and Exploration Lead, Citra Social Innovation Lab, Sri Lanka
• Mr. Keping Yao, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA

Session IV – Developing a Road Map and Action Planning for Innovation and Digital Government

• Mr. Sameera Jayawardena, Associate Chief Digital Economy Officer, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
• Mr. Thushara Suraweera, Additional Secretary (ICT & Digitisation), Ministry of Transport of Sri Lanka
• Ms. Deepa Liyanage, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s Office
• Ms. Yolanda Martínez, GovStack Global Overall Lead, ITU
• Mr. Kanchana Thudugala, Chief Digital Government Officer, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka
• Mr. Chrishantha Nanayakkara, Chief Technology Officer, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka

Session V – Developing a e-Competency Profile of the Public Sector Workforce in Sri Lanka

• Mr. Sameera Jayawardena, Associate Chief Digital Economy Officer, ICT Agency of Sri Lanka

Videos

Day 1 (Video 1) (Video 2)

Day 2

Photos

Contact Information

UN DESA/DPIDG

Ms. Adriana Alberti        
Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit        
DPIDG/UN DESA        
E-mail: @email

Ms. Cristina Alicia Rodriguez Acosta        
Inter-Regional Advisor on Innovation and Digital Government        
DPIDG/UN DESA        
E-mail: @email

UN DESA/DPIDG/UNPOG

Mr. Kyu Chang Ko        
Head, UN Project Office on Governance        
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA

Mr. Keping Yao        
Sr. Governance and Public Administration Expert        
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA        
Email: @email

Ms. Carolit Salvacion        
Associate Networking and Outreach Expert        
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA        
Email: @email