This study aims at identifying the critical governance issues of e-government procurement auction. A survey approach was conducted with Thai government officers who are involved in e-government procurement. Data is collected from at least two respondents from purchasing personnel. At least one of the respondents is in a managerial position. The results show that there are five concerns that hav...

The paper contributes to further the understanding of potential impacts e-Government initiatives will have on the state and its society. On the basis of three European case studies, we have examined the correlation of information technology and State transformation, which we present and discuss in this paper. We are about to conceptualize this correlation as virtual governance architecture, whi...

The paper first analyses the characteristics of governance in the information age, illustrates the advantages of E-government services; Second, deals with the implications and key elements for good E-governance; finally points out the urgent tasks for good E-governance in China, emphasizing governmental responsibility on primary education, human resource cultivation, sustainable social and econ...

Localization and decentralization are frequently presented as good for women. However, the reality is not so clear-cut. Local government is the tier that is closest to people but relationships, structures and processes of local governance can both limit the space for women’s participation and the policy potential for addressing gender issues. The experience of democratic reform in South Africa ...

In order to overcome financial crisis, it is an international tendency to have the shift from a traditional government to local governance. Tony Blair’s New Labour Party came to power in 1997 committed to modernise a local government system to local governance via launching series of long-term action plans. This paper attempts to discuss the institutional transformation and the key policy in th...

This article integrates previously missing components of government quality into the governancepiracy nexus in exploring governance mechanisms by which global obligations for the treatment of IPRs are effectively transmitted from international to the national level in the battle against piracy. It assesses the best governance tools in the fight against piracy and upholding of Intellectual Prope...

Addressing privacy issues and concerns are important for organisations when interacting with online customers, and customers are increasingly demanding better transparency about how their personal information could be collected and used. Many organisations are informing users about their privacy practices through an online privacy notice, policy or statement. These privacy notices should reflec...

The Government of India is transcending from traditional modus operandi of governance towards technological involvement in the process of governance. Currently, the Government of India is in the transition phase and seamlessly unleashing the power of ICT in governance. The government is spending an enormous amount of finances in deployment of e-governance, but, are these efforts are going in th...

The purpose of this study is to determine the implementation Law Republic Indonesia number 14 2008 in preparation village budgets achieve good governance Village Government X terms dimensions budget design, study, ratification and enactment budgets, stipulation regulations village. This research a descriptive with population 5,575 people, sample 373 people was determined using stratified random...