7 ) ▁ ▁Center ▁for ▁Electron ic ▁Govern ance ▁The ▁Center ▁for ▁Electron ic ▁Govern ance ▁at ▁UN U - II ST ▁is ▁an ▁International ▁Center ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁on ▁research ▁and ▁practice ▁in ▁Electron ic ▁Govern ance . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Center ▁has ▁been ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁contribution ▁of ▁UN U - II ST ▁to ▁the ▁e Mac ao ▁Project ▁( 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁and ▁e Mac ao ▁Program ▁( 2 0 0 7 - now ), ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁initi ative ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁util ize ▁a ▁foundation ▁for ▁Electron ic ▁Government ▁in ▁Mac ao ▁S AR . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁it ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁official ▁programme ▁of ▁UN U - II ST . ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Electron ic ▁Govern ance ▁at ▁UN U - II ST ▁is ▁to ▁support ▁govern ments ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁in ▁strateg ic ▁use ▁of ▁technology ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁working ▁of ▁public ▁organizations ▁and ▁their ▁relationships ▁with ▁citizens , ▁business es , ▁civil ▁society , ▁and ▁with ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁at ▁the ▁Center ▁include ▁applied ▁and ▁policy ▁research , ▁capacity ▁building ▁and ▁various ▁forms ▁of ▁development ▁– ▁strategy ▁development , ▁software ▁development , ▁institution al ▁development ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁communities ▁of ▁practice . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁regularly ▁organ izes ▁and ▁conduct s ▁schools , ▁sem in ars , ▁lect ures ▁and ▁present ations ▁for ▁government ▁leaders