Electronic services provided by governmental organizations, here referred to as public eservices, are frequently discussed in the e-government literature. There is, however, little consensus on the meaning of the concepts used to describe and discuss these e-services, and hence, the literature is full of synonymous terms and concepts. This paper is conceptual and presents efforts to understand ...

This paper gives an overview of e-government development in Estonia. The analysis incorporates both public sector initiatives and private sector developments which have contributed to the evolution of e-government. Private sector agents are seen as endogenous, not exogenous, in explaining e-government performance. Ultimately, the development of Internet banking by the private sector was fundame...

This paper offers an evaluation of e-government in Estonia, which is usually seen as the most outstanding exemplar in Central and Eastern Europe. The analysis incorporates both the public sector initiatives and developments in the private sector in contributing to the evolution of e-government. Private sector agents are seen as endogenous, not exogenous, in explaining the e-government performan...

Delivery of oral care in SA The South African population can broadly be divided into two major markets as far the delivery of dentistry is concerned (Table 1): 20% of the population is being treated in the private sector comprising approximately 70% of the dental practitioners, while the remaining 80% is being treated in the public sector by approximately 30% of the available dental practitione...

A brief review of developments in evaluation of e-government Websites is undertaken in order to introduce an instrument which is presently being tested for evaluating such sites, and which is available from the author. This instrument enables assessment and comparison of Websites according to criteria grouped under the categories of Security and privacy; Usability; Content; Services; Citizen pa...

the study is focused on the public-private partnership in health sector in sri lanka. as a developing country, sri lanka faces a challenging task in order to improve the infrastructure facilities of the country after ending the thirty years of war. there is a requirement to develop the country as a whole along with all the industries such as education, health, transport, agriculture, etc. to me...

This article makes the case for greater collaboration and communication between scholars and practitioners of information communications technology (ICT) for development projects and for the use of multi-methodological, cross-disciplinary approaches to understand what will make for more successful endeavors in this important arena, the necessity of which is reflected in the widespread use of pu...