Determining Types of Services and Targeted Users of Emerging E-Government Strategies: The Case of Tanzania
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Many countries worldwide have recognized the importance of implementing e-government strategies as one of the key options for improving the delivery of government services to their citizens. This has been enhanced by developments in information and communication technology (ICT) coupled with tangible economic benefits that are attached to international collaborative networks brought about by various facets of globalization (UN, 2003; Rycroft & Kash, 2004). Implementing e-government strategies has created an avenue for potential citizen empowerment through direct online access to services in which the users submit their inquiries on issues affecting their development. Such an environment has further challenged participating governments to improve their genABSTRACT
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عنوان ژورنال:
- IJEGR
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009