Fostering civil associations in Africa through GOVERNET: an administrative reform network

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Qureshi, Sajda

Affiliations: Department of Decision and Information Sciences, Faculty of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands E‐mail: squreshi@ fac.fbk.eur.nl

Abstract: The use of electronic communications technology in the developing world context brings forth challenges that may potentially unleash the power of civil society by fostering networking among civil servants involved in public administration reform. This paper highlights the key considerations that drive the need for building civil associations through networks and explores the development of GOVERNET, an administrative reform network and concludes with some insight into the salient issues driving this form of networking.

Journal: Information Technology for Development, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 121-136, 1998