The term electronic government (e-government) mainly refers to the information and communications technology (ICT) usage to modify structures and procedures of government agencies. Acknowledging the necessity of utilizing the new electronic, information, and communication technologies, the movement toward implementation of e-government in Iran has recently received the attention of authorities ...

In the networking age, Chinese government have done much on official online platforms for providing service and improving interaction between government to citizen (G2C). However the problem is the G2C platforms seem always could attract only part of citizen participation. Although most previous studies discuss e-participation, e-government service adoption from technological perspectives or pe...

Developing countries are facing immense challenges in moving to electronic forms of government (e-Government) for integrated service provision. This research considers an Asian economy, within an underdeveloped context, through a particular focus upon Pakistan. This region, over many years, has experienced economic and political instability, poor governance and deteriorating government institut...

Information Security is very important in e-Business. Previous IT governance frameworks have not given the connection between IT governance and e-business security sufficient attention. This paper identifies various levels of governance followed by a focus in the roles of information technology (IT) governance with reference to information security for today’ s electronic business (e-business) ...

As healthcare organizations rely more heavily on IT, there is a growing need to understand innovative IT use in these organizations. First, this research introduces the concept of ehealth absorptive capacity which consists of e-health entrepreneurial alertness, assimilation and exploitation, based on Cohen and Levinthal (1990)’s absorptive capacity theory. We then address the theoretical neglec...

Authors often report on the limited success of e-Government initiatives in developing nations. Top down, national strategies are developed to target improved government services, but maintain hierarchical, citizen-state conceptions of governance through representative democracy. An alternative conception, direct deliberative democracy, frames the potential role of the internet in governance dif...

E-governance is more than just a government website on the Internet. The strategic objective of e-governance is to support and simplify governance for all parties; government, citizens and businesses. The use of ICTs can connect all three parties and support processes and activities. In other words, in e-governance electronic means support and stimulate good governance. Therefore, the objective...

Governments and public sector organizations around the world are facing to reform their public administration organizations and deliver more efficient and cost effective services, as well as better information and knowledge to their stakeholders. E-governance is the effective use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to improve the system of governance that is in place, and thus provi...

e-Governance and e-Learning are two important facets of electronic transmission of information on two different planes. If electronic government programs are vital for the improvement of public services, then 'e-Learning' is a boon for ensuring qualitative education all around. Many people are still confused if 'e-Governance' and 'e-Learning' are synonymous. This paper attempts to unveil this c...

There have been a plethora of failures of e-marketplaces in the last couple of years. They have failed due to various reasons but a common factor in most of these failures has been the lack of participation by smaller players due to a lack of trust in the e-markets. This paper argues the need for the government’s participation in e-markets as a trust guarantor. The paper also discusses other si...