Younger people have much to contribute to an Electronic Government

"First we must change the hierarchical culture within institutions. Who occupies a higher office must understand that younger people have much to contribute. The participation of all employees and the public is key", said Bertucci.

These wise words were part of Bertucci's presentation on 15th July 2010 at the conference "The Future of Electronic Government" that happened in Brazil. Bertucci is Executive-Director of the International Governance Solutions (IGS) and their knowledge is very important to keep a third world country competitive through investments in Information Technology.

The main barrier to create a nation wide communication scheme is to have one single database and structure a governmental company to provide on-line services and to develop applications that opens up the public expenses and help standardize people's access to important (vital) public information.

It is the first step towards a better place, but it is still 20 years late...