ICAPICAP

Central American Institute of Public Administration

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ICAPICAP

Recent Advancement of ICAP in the Information and

Knowledge Management in Central America

MSc. Rethelny Figueroa de JainMSc. Rethelny Figueroa de Jain

ICAPICAP

What is ICAP? The Central American Institute for Public Administration, ICAP, is an intergovernmental international organization, in the service of the Central American region. Created for the Central America integration system in 50s.

Its primary purposes are: a) to develop human resources in the

government sector in the region; b) to work with member governments in the

study and implementation of reforms to modernize public administrations and,

c) to support the process of Central American integration.

ICAPICAP Areas of work for ICAP

Masters Degree Program: Management of Health and Social Management; Public Management; Management in Development Projects; Quality Management in Public Services.Training.Consulting.Research. Information and dissemination.

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ICAP's members are: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Dominican Republic, as an observer member.

The ICAP maintains a close link with all the Central American governments through the training, consultancy, research and information-dissemination on the development of human resources in public administration, government and Central American integration.

Where we are?

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ICAP Area of Information and Dissemination

Central American appriopiate Strategy on Information and Knowledge Management.Period: 2007-2011.Geographical scope: five central american countries, Panamá & Dominican Republic main.Objetive: Acces & visibility of the data, information, knowledge, thought on Public Administration in Central America, Panamá and Dominican Republic.Components: six components: e-Access, e-Education, e-Research, e-Public Function (Civil Service), e-Management Networks, e-Government.

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Components Proyects/Programs

E-ACCESS • ICAP´s Web.• Information Management System-Resource Centre of Information and Learning-CRIA.• Sharing UNPAN.• Sharing InWEnt-Global Campus 21.• Colective Data Bases: SIDALC/Metabase.• Information Dissemination System.

E-EDUCATION • Pilot proyect in e-learning.• Semi-virtual Diplomat on Management Environment .• Training Agenda.• Programme of Activities in e-learning.

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Central American Appriopiate Strategy on Information and Knowledge Management

Matriz of Strategic Components on Information & Knowledge Management

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Components Proyects/Programs

E-RESEARCH • Central American Producers & Researchers Network in Public Administration.• ICAP´s Prize in Public Administration Research.• Standarization of the formal documents characteristics.• Digital ICAP Journal certified by Latindex.• Seminar on e-research in Public Administration.• Directory of Regional Specialists in Public Administration.• Definition of main Research Thematics.

E-PUBLIC FUNCTION • Support to the creation of the Network in Public Function (Civil Service- REDFUP).

• Regional horizontal cooperation an the best practices in government human resources management.

• Formalization of regional interinstitucional relations.

E-MANAGEMENT NETWORKS

• Management Networks coordinated by ICAP. • Support to the management networks coordinated by other institutions-REDACT.

E-GOVERNMENT • Comparative Analysis of the following laws: a) Intelectual Property, b) Science, Technology and Innovation in Central America, Panamá and Dominican Republic.

• Support to the governments in the elaboration of the digital signature laws in Central America.• Inventary of e-government systems.• Inventary of e-government public services offert.• Support to the e-government strategies.

Matriz of Strategic Components on Information & Knowledge Management

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