7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government recognises role of ICT in developing countries

The 7th Global Forum on Reinventing Government , via the Vienna Declaration on Building Trust in Government, draws the world’s attention to a global cancer of low trust in governments and prescribes measures that can help enhance confidence in governments of the day.

Key recommendations of the Vienna Declaration include:

  • Securing legitimacy of government
  • Prioritizing service delivery and access
  • Enabling public-private partnerships
  • Increasing transparency and accountability to combat corruption
  • Improving the access of developing countries to ICTs
  • Supporting effective civil society engagement
  • Focusing on making women’s concerns central to implementation
  • Bringing government closer to people
  • Promoting innovations in public sector reform
  • Rebuilding trust in crisis and post conflict countries

Read the full press release here .