Comparative E-Government

Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose of these chapters is to discern the development of e-government by comparing different counties and their individual experiences. Part II provides a more in-depth focus on case studies of e-government adoption in select countries. Part III, the last part of the book, examines emerging innovations and technologies in the adoption of e-government in different countries. Some of the emerging technologies are the new social media movement, the development of e-participation, interoperability, and geographic information systems (GIS).

Contents
E-Government Maturity Over Ten Years: A Comparative Analysis of E-Government Maturity in Select Countries around the World.- Framework of e-Governance at the Local Government Level.- A comparative study of Contents of e-Government service websites of Middle East and North African (MENA) countries.- Towards E-participation in the Middle East and Northern Europe.- Evaluation of the Impact and Adoption of E-governemtn Services in the Balkans.- A Challenging E-Journey along the Silk Road: Lessons Learned from E-Governments in China and India.- Digital Government in North America: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Program Priorities in Canada, Mexico and the United States.- Adoption of Web 2.0.- E-Government and Fedearlism in Italy and Canada: A Comparative Assessment.- Adoption of E-Government by disadvantaged groups in the United States and the United Kingdom.- Implementing E-Government locally: An empirical survey from the European metropolitan area Rhine-Neckar.- E-Government adoption landscape Zambia: Context, Issues and Challenges.- Challenges of Effective E-Governance: Problems of Transparency, Infrastructure and Connectivity in Kenya.- The politics of E-Government in Spain: Between recent innovations and old inertias.- Technological Adoption of a Privatized E-Government: Implications for Democracy and Socially Marginalized Communities in Brazil. The Challenges of E-Governance in a Small, Developing Society: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago.- Towards E-Government Transformation in Turkey: Policy and Implementation.- Measuring E-Government Adoption by Governments: The Greek Case.- Critical Factors for Adoption of E-Government: Validity of Adoption Model in Indian Context.- Conceptualizating and Implementation of E-Government in India.- E-Government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.- SCRAN's Development of a Trans-National Comparator for the Standardiztion of e-Government Services.- Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Literature Survey.- Learning with GIS-based Monitors in the Netherlands.- Bridginng the Other Divide: An Assessment of the Usability of Trinidad and Tobago Government Ministry Websites.- E-Government in New Zealand: Local Governments, Digital Divides and the National Digital Strategy.- A Study of E-Government and Political Indicators in Developing Nations with and without Access-to-Information Laws.- Socializing E-governance: A Parallel Study of Participatory E-Governance and Emerging Social Media.- E-Goverment, Accountability, and Performance: Best-In-Class Governments in European Union Countries.- The OECD Budgetary Transparency: An Examination of Online Budgetary Information across European Union Countries.- Does Size or Geography Matter? Empirical Analysis of Finnish Local Government Services on the Internet.- e-Government Interoperability Framework: A Case Study in a Developing Country.