Submitter:

Name:Owen Ambur

Email:Owen.Ambur@verizon.net

Organization:

Name:e-Governance Academy

Acronym:eGA

Description:
The e-Governance Academy (eGA) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation, founded for the creation and transfer of knowledge concerning e-governance, e-democracy and the development of civil society.

Stakeholder(s):

• Government of Estonia: The e-Government Academy was started as a joint initiative of the Government of Estonia, the Open Society Institute (OSI) and the Regional Support Centre of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Officially founded in December 2002, activities started well before that time - already in the end of May of 2002, the first training and study visit was organised for top civil servants and parliamentarians from Kyrgyztan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan.


• Open Society Institute (OSI)


• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Regional Support Centre


• Kyrgyztan


• Azerbaijan


• Tajikistan


• eGA Board: As the eGA was established by international organisations, the Supervisory Board members have been chosen accordingly. Today eGA Supervisory Board consists of 6 members:


• Rafal Rohozinski: Chairman of the eGA Board (Cambridge University)


• Christine Leitner: Member of the eGA Board (Danube University, Krems)


• Karin Rits: Member of the eGA Board (Ministry of Communications and Economic Affairs)


• Yuri Mišnikov: Member of the eGA Board (UN Bratislava)


• Bruno Lanvin: Member of the eGA Board (World Bank)


• Mait Heidelberg: Member of the eGA Board (Ministry of Communications and Economic Affairs)


• eGA Staff


• Arvo Ott: Executive Director


• Ivar Tallo: Member of the Management Board


• Nele Leosk: Program Director (ICT in education) Currently PhD researcher in political science at European University Institute


• Liia Hänni: Program Director (e-democracy / e-participation)


• Kristina Reinsalu: Program Director (local government)


• Annela Kiirats: Training Manager


• Aile Kullerkupp: Financial Manager


• Monika Lekić (Jõela): Program Director


• Mari Pedak: Senior Consultant


• Jelizaveta Krenjova: Project manager


• Maarja Ulman: Assistant of the Financial Administrator


• Maria Einer: Assistant of the Management Board


• eGA Partners: http://www.ega.ee/about-us/partners