There are 87,525 local governments in America and nearly one-third provided information and services online, says the 2002 Census of Governments by the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. "About 3-in-10 of the responding local governments, which includes school districts, reported they had an official Internet site," said Stephen Poyta, co-author of the report. "This is the first census of governments to ask questions about e-government."
Grouped by population, 78 percent of governments serving populations of 25,000 or more reported an official Web site, while only 20 percent of those serving fewer than 25,000 population had an online presence.
Overall, the number of local governments increased by less than 1 percent since 1997.
Quelle: UPI United Press International
