Abstract
Digital government, E-Government, and E-governance: all are terms that have become synonymous with the use of information and communications technologies in government agencies. Regardless of the label, digital government has become a prominent strategy for government administrative reform. E-Government projects can potentially increase the quality of government services, generate financial savings, and improve the effectiveness of government policies and programs (Pardo & Tayi, 2007).
Top1. Electronic Government Interoperability
Digital government, E-Government, and E-governance: all are terms that have become synonymous with the use of information and communications technologies in government agencies. Regardless of the label, digital government has become a prominent strategy for government administrative reform. E-Government projects can potentially increase the quality of government services, generate financial savings, and improve the effectiveness of government policies and programs (Pardo & Tayi, 2007).
First in this chapter, the concept of E-Government is introduced followed by a description of the global assessment of E-Government readiness. The chapter continues discussing interoperability in electronic government. A list of nine constraining influences electronic government interoperability is presented. Benefits of interoperability are identified, and an introduction to transaction cost theory is given as a means to understand benefits of interoperability. Then a distinction is made between interoperability and integration, and the difference between technical, Semantic and organizational interoperability is discussed. At the end of the chapter a case of Geographic Information Systems is presented.