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eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
Knowledge sharing is an important activity, whether in the public or private sector, to enhance learning, to improve efficiencies and to build better organisations.

Sharing of knowledge has been a long standing practice in many disciplines and in society, goes on at many levels from the trivial to the profound. ICT development has not only facilitated this, but also contributed to a leap in the creation of knowledge and information. It is estimated that since 1990, more information has been created than in all the preceding recorded history of time. However, the creation of information does not necessarily mean it will be accessible, or organised in such a way to be useable.

Read more: Building E-Government Knowledge Repositories: Why Is It Needed?

Technology can help government improve efficiency by making it easier for citizens to file official forms and cutting back on paper requirements, but e-government can only be as effective as officials are willing to make structural changes within their own organizations. In short, success in e-government requires an overhaul in business strategy.

That was the conclusion of a conference on e-government hosted by the Salzburg Seminar last week. The non-profit organization arranged for nearly 50 government officials and academics from a slew of countries as diverse as Israel, Ghana and China to join bureaucrats from the European Union to discuss how governments can make maximum use of technological advancements to improve their efficiency and performance.

Read more: Tech ineffective without government reform

The Presidential e-Government Initiatives of 2000 have lost much of their steam because people still prefer to interact with federal agencies over the telephone, according to a report from Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass.

“Our research indicates that citizens contact the government predominantly for personal rather than business reasons, seeking answers to specific questions, expressing opinions or completing transactions,” said Alan Webber, a consulting analyst.

Read more: USA: Study finds slowing e-gov adoption

Verspricht Freiräume für Wachstum und kreative Geschäftsmodelle

Die CDU kündigt nach der Regierungsübernahme neue Projekte für E-Government und E-Health an, und verspricht der Informations- und Telekommunikations-Branche (ITK) "Freiräume für Wachstum und kreative Geschäftsmodelle". Das erklärte Martina Krogmann, Internet-Beauftragte und Sprecherin für Neue Medien der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, im Gespräch mit de.internet.com. "Die ITK-Branche ist eine der wichtigsten Zukunftsindustrien für Deutschland. Als Querschnittstechnologie liefert sie Vorleistungen für die übrigen Sektoren und ihre Produkte finden in praktisch allen Lebensbereichen Anwendung. Aus politischer Sicht seien hier nur innere Sicherheit und Biometrie, E-Government oder die elektronische Gesundheitskarte erwähnt, immer ist die ITK-Industrie beteiligt. Hier liegen gewaltige Chancen, sowohl in wirtschaftlicher als auch in gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht. Unsere Aufgabe wird es sein, durch die richtigen ordnungspolitischen Weichenstellungen dieses riesige Potential zu aktivieren", sagte die Unionspolitikerin.

Read more: CDU kündigt bei Regierungsübernahme neue Projekte für E-Government & E-Health an

Report Identifies Obstacles To And Solutions For Success Of eGovernment

Despite all the fanfare with the launch of the Presidential eGovernment Initiatives in 2000, a new report from Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) indicates that the results have been less than impressive. Citizen adoption is low and progress has slowed as agency heads, CIOs, and program managers are faced with increasing obstacles to widespread adoption of the Web for government initiatives.

Read more: USA: Forrester Finds Slow Agency And Citizen Adoption Restricting eGovernment's

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