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This document discusses the role of local e-government in development, focusing on the promises and opportunities of e-government. It covers the policy framework and key aspects of e-government development, and provides a recipe for success in developing countries.
What's inside
- Preliminary remarks on local e-government for development
- ICTs for development and their role in economic growth
- The promises and opportunities of e-government
- E-government policy framework and key aspects
- E-government development phase scheme
- Recipe for success for e-government in developing countries
Who it is for: For students of public administration, political science, and information technology. (Postgraduate)
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Summary
Local e-government uses information and communication technologies to improve public services and governance. Students learn about the role of ICTs in development, the benefits and challenges of e-government, and future trends.
ICTs for development
ICTs offer opportunities for economic development and global competitiveness. Developing countries can use ICTs to overcome barriers to entering the global economy and to improve governance.
The promise of e-government
E-government brings benefits to communities and society. It can improve information exchange and transaction processing with citizens and enable inter-governmental knowledge sharing.
Future trends
Public sector trends include streamlining administrative machinery and increasing transparency. Future trends in e-government include knowledge sharing, service integration, and the open source revolution.
Case studies
Chile's e-procurement system is an example of how e-government can improve transparency and efficiency. The system uses a website to announce government requirements and email to broaden the choice of suppliers.
Key terms
- ICTs
- Information and communication technologies.
- E-government
- The use of ICTs to improve public services and governance.
- Knowledge management
- The process of creating, sharing, using and managing the knowledge and information of an organisation.
- E-procurement
- The use of electronic tools to facilitate the procurement process.
- Digital divide
- The gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with limited or no access at all.
- Open source revolution
- The trend towards using open source software in e-government.
Questions this document helps with
- What are the benefits of e-government for developing countries?
- How can ICTs help to improve governance?
- What are the future trends in e-government?
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