e-Macao is a two-year project to build a foundation for Electronic
Government in Macao in terms of readiness assessment, software
research and development, and capacity-building for government
workforce. The project focused on five main activity areas: (1) survey
- a detailed survey of the current state of e-Government practice was
carried out, both locally and globally; (2) training - a comprehensive
training program was organized for government workforce in technical
and management skills for e-Government, promoting collaborative,
cross-agency development among government trainees; (3) development -
a prototype software infrastructure for e-Government was developed,
with example Electronic Public Services delivered to citizens,
businesses and government built on top of this infrastructure; (4)
research - relevant research was conducted in foundational and applied
aspects of e-Government; (5) dissemination - the findings were
disseminated inside the project, locally among e-Government
stakeholders, and internationally.

The project was carried out from July 2004 to June 2006. It was led by
UNU-IIST and funded by the Government of Macao SAR through Macao
Foundation. UNU-IIST partners on the project were: the Government of
Macao SAR, including 44 agencies in all vertical areas of the
Government (Administration and Justice, Education and Culture, Finance
and Economy, Security, and Transport and Public Works), University of
Macau and INESC-Macau. The second phase of the project has been
approved by the Government, promoted to a program framework, and
extended to last for three more years until end of 2009.

The aim of this report is to explain the project, from its aim and
objectives, through activities and deliverables, to its organization
and evaluation. More information about the e-Macao Project can be
found from the project portal at http://www.emacao.gov.mo.