Comparative E-Government

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
E-government Maturity over 10 Years: A Comparative Analysis of E-government Maturity in Select Countries Around the World....Pages 3-22
Framework of E-governance at the Local Government Level....Pages 23-47
A Comparative Study of Contents of E-government Service Websites of Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries....Pages 49-69
Towards E-participation in the Middle East and Northern Europe....Pages 71-90
Evaluation of the Impact and Adoption of E-government Services in the Balkans....Pages 91-114
A Challenging E-journey Along the Silk Road: Lessons Learned from E-governments in China and India....Pages 115-138
Digital Government in North America: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Program Priorities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States....Pages 139-160
Adoption of Web 2.0 by Canadian and US Governments....Pages 161-181
E-government and Federalism in Italy and Canada—A Comparative Assessment....Pages 183-199
Adoption of E-government by Disadvantaged Groups in the United States and the United Kingdom....Pages 201-220
Implementing E-Government Locally—An Empirical Survey from the European Metropolitan Area Rhine-Neckar....Pages 221-237
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
E-government Adoption Landscape Zambia: Context, Issues, and Challenges....Pages 241-258
Challenges of Effective E-governance: Problems of Transparency, Infrastructure, and Connectivity in Kenya....Pages 259-273
The Politics of E-government in Spain: Between Recent Innovations and Old Inertias....Pages 275-297
Technological Adoption of a Privatised E-government: Implications for Democracy and Socially Marginalised Communities in Brazil....Pages 299-311
The Challenges of E-governance in a Small, Developing Society: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago....Pages 313-329
Towards E-government Transformation in Turkey: Policy and Implementation....Pages 331-352
Measuring E-government Adoption by Governments: The Greek Case....Pages 353-370
Critical Factors for Adoption of E-government: Validity of Adoption Model in Indian Context....Pages 371-389
Conceptualizing and Implementation of E-government in India....Pages 391-407
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
E-government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus....Pages 409-423
SCRAN’s Development of a Trans-national Comparator for the Standardisation of E-government Services....Pages 425-446
Front Matter....Pages 447-447
Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Literature Survey....Pages 449-466
Learning with GIS-Based Monitors in the Netherlands....Pages 467-482
Bridging the Other Divide: An Assessment of the Usability of Trinidad and Tobago Government Ministry Websites....Pages 483-504
E-government in New Zealand: Local Governments, Digital Divides and the National Digital Strategy....Pages 505-524
A Study of E-government and Political Indicators in Developing Nations with and Without Access-to-Information Laws....Pages 525-542
Socializing E-governance: A Parallel Study of Participatory E-governance and Emerging Social Media....Pages 543-559
E-government, Accountability, and Performance: Best-in-Class Governments in European Union Countries....Pages 561-586
The OECD Budgetary Transparency: An Examination of Online Budgetary Information Across European Union Countries....Pages 587-614
Does Size or Geography Matter? Empirical Analysis of Finnish Local Government Services on the Internet....Pages 615-637
E-Government Interoperability Framework: A Case Study in a Developing Country....Pages 639-662
Back Matter....Pages 663-680