E-government Around the World: Lessons, Challenges, and Future Directions

Author(s)

Kim M. Thompson, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Paul T. Jaeger, Florida State University

Document Type

Article

Subject Area(s)

Databases, Electronic government information, Information policy

Abstract

As demonstrated by the articles in this symposium, e-government can create significant benefits for citizens, businesses, and governments around the world. “Although still in its adolescence, the core transformative capacities of the Internet include its potential for radically shrinking communications and information costs, maximizing speed, broadening reach, and eradicating distance.”¹ E-government is a key method for achieving many of these goals. The articles in this symposium issue have presented a number of diverse e-government projects that are currently demonstrating the potential benefits of e-government.

Publication Info

Published in Government Information Quarterly, Volume 20, Issue 4, 2003, pages 389-394.