“This is the first of two volumes on moving e-Sri Lanka from a vision to a fully-fledged program design and to early implementation. E-Sri Lanka is an integrated, client-driven program and the first of its kind to be funded by the World Bank. It is about investing in necessary policies, institutions, capabilities, infrastructures and information technology applications for Sri Lanka to join the global knowledge economy, transform government services, and empower local communities. This publication is a responsive to the strong demand from policy makers and development practitioners in carrying out literature. It moves beyond the dominant static analysis of knowledge and e-readiness assessments and shares best practices in designing integrated e-development lending operations. "From Envisioning to Designing e-Development" captures the rich knowledge generated while designing holistic e-development programs and building knowledge partnerships with World Bank's client countries. It opens up the design process and the influence of stakeholders to examination and reflection so as to search for lessons that can be learned, in the tradition of Albert Hirschman's "Development Projects Observed".