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E-Governance at the Grass Roots: Observations at the SAARC Perspective

E-Governance at the Grass Roots: Observations at the SAARC Perspective

Hakikur Rahman
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781609608637|ISBN10: 1609608631|EISBN13: 9781609608644
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-863-7.ch009
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Rahman, Hakikur. "E-Governance at the Grass Roots: Observations at the SAARC Perspective." Strategic Enterprise Resource Planning Models for E-Government: Applications and Methodologies, edited by Susheel Chhabra and Muneesh Kumar, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 125-142. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-863-7.ch009

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Rahman, H. (2012). E-Governance at the Grass Roots: Observations at the SAARC Perspective. In S. Chhabra & M. Kumar (Eds.), Strategic Enterprise Resource Planning Models for E-Government: Applications and Methodologies (pp. 125-142). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-863-7.ch009

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Rahman, Hakikur. "E-Governance at the Grass Roots: Observations at the SAARC Perspective." In Strategic Enterprise Resource Planning Models for E-Government: Applications and Methodologies, edited by Susheel Chhabra and Muneesh Kumar, 125-142. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-863-7.ch009

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Abstract

Ever growing and evolutionary technologies of the Internet have lured nations in utilizing information and communication technologies to upgrade the livelihood of their citizens. Governments of most countries have initiated multi-faceted programs and initiatives to provide enhanced services through means and methods that are being facilitated by the Internet. However, forms and norms of services have taken shapes and domains depending on the ground context, expansion and maturity of ICTs in their countries and communities. This chapter will explore situations of electronic forms of the government, which it argues is a pre-requisite for good governance and thus enable governments to reach the people at large. Particularly, the chapter will review the emancipation of ICTs in eight countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). It investigates some basic parameters of ICTs retrieving archived data from various institutions and organizations. Later on, the chapter tries to generalize the situation in terms of recommendations.

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