Paper short abstract:

Cape Verde organise ICT infrastructures an use to improve e-government, e-active citizenship and development. The challenge is to realise a Cape verdian Information society, and a Global Cape Verdian Nation, including Diaspora.

Paper long abstract:

The Republic of Cape Verde is one of the African states who early organized infrastructures and use of ICT : t appears as a « laboratory » in Africa. The cap verdian experience can be analysed in three fields : 1) State governance : government organization, with the internal ICT government and administration network; government transparency, with dedicated information State; electoral management. 2) Growth Citizenship ICT users, with the Casa do Cidadão, one of the former experience in Africa to improve the relationship between State administration an citizens, including all islands and world capeverdian diaspora. Also, Make easier use of bogs an e-social networks as meaning to thwart citizen apathy. 3) ICT's for public and private development, with empowerment of service providers, NOSI (Nucleo Operacional da Sociedade de Information) and its public financial reform, the beginnig of one Centro Tecnologico, in network with universities and companies. Finally, Cape Verde realise a truly Information Society, integrating the Diaspora to realise a Global Cape verdian Nation.