- Anastasiia Dudko
- Laura Luks
Introductory
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Description
The course explains the e-governance legal framework and its various components. The course introduces the e-governance general legal concept and the legal disciplines that form the basis of the e-governance legal framework. The course covers the e-governance juridical aspects and challenges (including ethical concerns) from national and international (including European Union (EU)) perspectives. A walkthrough of the most relevant e-governance legal acts, cases, and principles will be provided during the course. Moreover, as the digital transformation relies a lot on different technical standards and guidelines, the course provides an insight into the pre-juridical framework of e-governance.
Target population
The course is intended for policymakers, legal practitioners, and government officials who would like to understand the e-governance legal framework, its different layers, and how to overcome related challenges. A previous legal background is optional.
Kindly note this course is restricted to users who meet the following criterial:
Entry requirements
None. Participants don’t require prior knowledge to take this course.
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Outline the general framework of e-governance and the most essential principles, both at the national and international (including EU) level;
- Use legal terminology related to the field of e-governance;
- Use the legislation, cases, and standards related to e-governance;
- Analyze the existing legal environment and give the first assessment regarding the need to change it when introducing new e-government technologies.
Methodology
The course sessions will primarily be online lecture-led presentations, with class discussions and reflection. Additionally, the course contains informational online material and small corresponding online activities through forum-based daily challenges. The final assignment will be a short e-governance legal environment analysis selected by the attendant based on the course material (template provided).
Assessment and grading
Activity and weighting (%)
- Forum challenges (4 tasks, 5 points each challenge): 20%
- Active participation (4 classes, 5 points each class): 20%
- Analysis of legal environment (1 analysis = 60 points): 60%
A total score higher than 70% is required to obtain the ITU certificate.
Certificate of completion
Upon completion, you will receive an ITU Academy certificate confirming that you have met the course requirements and achieved the learning outcomes.
Training details and instructional approach
Session 1: Legal and regulatory framework of e-Governance
- Key learning points:
- Understand the main elements of the legal and regulatory framework of e-governance
- Identify pre-conditions and legal disciplines involved in e-governance
- Recognize key legal challenges in regulating new technologies
- Gain knowledge about future technology trends and directions in legislative processes
- Training activities details:
- Lectures, discussion, and reflection
- Forum-based challenges
- Online materials
- Forum Challenge #1: Share your opinion on the main challenges in regulating new technologies
Session 2: International and European Union regulatory framework for e-Governance
- Key learning points:
- Understand the connection between digital strategies and legislation
- Learn how the EU legislative process works
- Gain an overview of relevant international and EU e-governance-related legal acts
- Understand the main principles of e-governance legislation
- Training activities details:
- Lectures, discussion, and reflection
- Case studies
- Forum-based challenges
- Online materials
- Forum Challenge #2: Should strategies influence technology legislation or not?
Session 3: National Legislation and e-Governance
- Key learning points:
- Understand national strategies and their relation to e-governance legislation at the national level
- Learn the four main building blocks of e-governance legislation
- Apply these building blocks when analyzing national legal practices
- Training activities details:
- Lectures, discussion, and reflection
- Case studies
- Forum-based challenges
- Online materials
- Forum Challenge #3: Provide an example from e-governance in your country where legislation is needed
Session 4: Pre-juridical framework and its effect to e-Governance legal framework
- Key learning points:
- Understand the pre-juridical framework and its relation to e-governance legislation
- Distinguish between different types of pre-juridical documents
- Gain an overview of the most relevant pre-juridical documentation
- Training activities details:
- Lectures, discussion, and reflection
- Case studies
- Forum-based challenges
- Online materials
- Forum Challenge #4: What kind of pre-juridical documentation have you used in your practice?
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Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all ITU Academy training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.
