[GSDI Legal Econ] Agenda for Working Group Roundtable session at GSDI-10

[Roger Longhorn]

Dear Legal & Socioeconomic Working Group members

At the GSDI-10 conferene in Trinidad later this month, we have a 
90-minute Roundtable session scheduled on Wednesday, 27 Feb, at 16.00 to 
17.30h.

I would like to use that session to review what we accomplished - or not 
- in 2007 - and to propose a new, more focused agenda for 2008. (See the 
attachment).

Many of the activities that were programmed for 2007 did not occur, 
simply because we all seem to be very busy people - and I do not see 
that situation changing in the future.

For my own part, since time available to participate in extra curricular 
activities such as GSDI is limited, I want it to be as productive as 
possible. To my way of thinking, that means producing something of value 
- and of use - to others - not simply communicating amongst ourselves. 
Hence my suggestion that we identify and focus on a single, deliverable 
for 2008 that would be of practical use to those who are implementing 
SDIs - and will continue to do so for the next decade at least.

My suggestion is to look at cost-benefit methodologies. Kate and others 
are interested in post-implementation SDI performance measurements and 
indicators of success. To my mind, CBAs should include both 
pre-implementation and post-implementation components - something that 
is simply not happening in the world today, generally for many very 
large government programmes, not just for SDIs, i.e. in e-Government 
infrastructure, etc.

So, to make best use of your unique experience and expertise in 2008, 
perhaps we can discuss this approach at the Roundtable in Trinidad (for 
those lucky enough to be there!) and then via the list post-conference.

All comments welcome

Kind regards

Roger Longhorn
ral at alum.mit.edu
co-Chair, GSDI Legal & Socioeconomic Working Group
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