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Learning Objectives
What is e-Government?
What are the technologies and applications in communication flow of e-Government?
What are the primary goals of e-Government?
What are the e-government types and key benefits?
What is m-government?
What is e-voting and how it works?
What are the key factors of e-government implementations?
Case Study of e-Government in Estonia
What is e-Government?
E-government refers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve
the delivery of government services and activities in the public sector such as
providing citizens with more convenient access to information and services
providing effective delivery of government services to citizens and businesses
improving the performance of government employees.
For example, residents can renew driver’s licenses, pay traffic tickets, and
make appointments for vehicle emission inspections and driving tests—all
online.
Government-to-Citizens (G2C)
The major features of e-government websites are
information on how to contact the government,
discovery of government services –
information about public policy, social services, tourism & recreation
advice about public health and safety issues
public notices to citizens
tax filing and downloadable forms
links to other sites,
research & educational material, statistics, legal notes, and databases.
Important area of G2C activity takes place by solving citizens’ problems. The
government can use CRM type software to assign inquiries and problem cases to
appropriate staff members. Subsequently, workflow CRM software can be used to
track the progress of the problems’ resolution.
E.g., Pakistan Citizen Portal
G2C is now available on mobile/wireless devices in many countries and local
governments.
Government-to-Citizens (G2C)
https://register.business.punjab.gov.pk/
Government E-Procurement
e-Procurements
Tendering
Expression of Interest
Request For Proposal
Technical Evaluation
Financial Evaluation
Contract Awarding
or Purchase Order
Inter-Departmental Interaction
Reporting, budgeting and planning to administrative, P&D and financial departments.
E.g., SAP software is used to integrates a wide range of financial components of Federal,
Provincial and District Governments in Pakistan (visit www.agp.gov.pk)