Computer Aided Strategic Planning , Acquisition , Controls , & Education ( SPACE )

eBusiness and egovernment initiatives have resulted in tremendous economic development, improvements in quality of life, and operational efficiencies around the globe. However, 50-80% of these initiatives fail in developing countries and also in the underserved sectors of the developed countries (e.g., local governments and small to medium businesses) due to re-invention of the wheel. This document introduces a Computer Aided Strategic Planning, Acquisition, Controls, & Education (SPACE) Environment that helps the users launch and manage their egovernment and ebusiness initiatives without duplication of effort. The following figure presents a high level view of the SPACE environment. Specifically: • The users can range from beginners to specialists who can use the Directory for quick reference, the Knowledge Repositories for educational materials and case studies, and the Decision Support Tool (The Planner) for systematic guidance through a complete Learn-Plan-Do-Check process. . • The users select a service from the healthcare, education, economic development, and public welfare sectors for a particular country and quickly produce very detailed and highly customized plans and informational resources as shown in the following figure. • This Environment supports the users through the entire Learn-Plan-Do-Check cycle instead of focusing on one aspect only. Designed for developing countries and developing segments of developed countries, this Environment is being used very effectively to educate as well as assist the governments and NGOs (Non Government Organizations) of developing countries to accelerate progress in a large number of e-initiatives. SPACE (Strategic Planning, Acquisition, Controls & Education) Environment (Directory, Knowledge Repositories, i Planner) •Information, analysis •Tutorials, online courses •Business Plans •Detailed Technical Plans •Integrated Architecture •Project Plans •RFPs •Policies, Audit Checklists, etc Users (Beginners, Managers, Specialists, Students, Educators, Researchers) Key Characteristics: •Advanced Website with intelligent decision support capabilities •Currently provides 50+ services in eGovernment, eHealth, eLearning, eBusiness, eCommerce, e-Welfare and others •Extensive international support (information about 200 countries) •Supports informational, transactional and realtime services •Based on latest thinking in AI (artificial intelligence) and patterns •Supports a computer aided consulting model