Introduction to E- government

Hun Myoung Park, Ph.D.,

Public Management and Policy Analysis ProgramGraduate School of International Relations

International University of Japan

OutlineE-government Act of 2002

DefinitionFindingspurposes

E-government versus traditional information systems

Types of e-governmentE-government stage models

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Terminology

E-government (electronic) Digital government Online government E-serviceM-government (mobile)…E-governance???

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U.S. E-Government Act of 2002

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Definition 1

E-government Act of 2002, U.S.A. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/107/

hr2458/text,§3601.3“Use by the Government of Web-based

applications and other information technologies,

combined with processes that that implement these technologies, …”

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Definition 2

“to (a) enhance the access to and delivery of Government information and services to the public, other agencies, and other Government entities; or …”

“(b) bring about improvements in Government operations that may include effectiveness, efficiency, service quality, or transformation, …” (colored and underlined by the presenter)

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Findings 1 (Sec. 2 a.2)

“The Federal Government has had uneven success in applying advances in information technology to enhance governmental functions and services, achieve more efficient performance, increase access to Government information, and increase citizen participation in Government.” (underlined by the presenter)

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Findings 2 (Sec. 2 a.3)

“Most Internet-based services of the Federal Government are developed and presented separately, according to the jurisdictional boundaries of an individual department or agency, rather than being integrated cooperatively according to function or topic.” (underlined by the presenter)

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Findings 3 (Sec. 2 a.4)

“Internet-based Government services involving interagency cooperation are especially difficult to develop and promote, in part because of a lack of sufficient funding mechanisms to support such interagency cooperation.” (underlined by the presenter)

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Findings 4 (Sec. 2 a.6)

“Electronic Government is a critical element in the management of Government, to be implemented as part of a management framework that also addresses finance, procurement, human capital, and other challenges to improve the performance of Government.” (underlined by the presenter)

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Findings 5 (Sec. 2 a.7)

“To take full advantage of the improved Government performance that can be achieved through the use of Internet-based technology requires strong leadership, better organization, improved interagency collaboration, and more focused oversight of agency compliance with statutes related to information resource management.” (underlined by the presenter)

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Purposes 1

“To promote use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen participation in Government.” (Sec. 1 b.2)

“To promote the use of the Internet and emerging technologies within and across Government agencies to provide citizen-centric Government information and services.” (Sec. 1 b.5)

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Purposes 2

“To promote interagency collaboration in providing electronic Government services, where this collaboration would improve the service to citizens by integrating related functions, and in the use of internal electronic Government processes, where this collaboration would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes” (Sec. 1 b.3)

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Purposes 3

“To reduce costs and burdens for businesses and other Government entities.”(Sec. 2 b.6)

“To promote better informed decisionmaking by policy makers.” (Sec. 2 b.7)

“To promote access to high quality Government information and services across multiple channels.” (Sec. 2 b.8)

“To make the Federal Government more transparent and accountable.”(Sec. 2 b.9)

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Purposes 4

“To transform agency operations by utilizing, where appropriate, best practices from public and private sector organizations.” (Sec. 2 b.10)

“To provide enhanced access to Government information and services in a manner consistent with laws regarding protection of personal privacy, national security, records retention, access for persons with disabilities, and other relevant laws.” (Sec. 2 b.11)

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Interoperability

“’interoperability’ means the ability of different operating and software systems, applications, and services to communicate and exchange data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner;” (§3601.6)

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Integrated Service Delivery

“‘integrated service delivery’ means the provision of Internet-based Federal Government information or services integrated according to function or topic rather than separated according to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction;” (§3601.7)

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E-Government versusTraditional Information Systems

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 1

“Same (not old) wine in different glasses”? World Wide Web versus internal processing

(computerization)? Like user interface vs. kernel in operating system?

Web itself plays a role of input and output interface rather than data process

Business process reengineering (BPR) is not likely in Web or Internet.

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 2

Traditional information systems (or computerization) are to process and deliver data and information processed primarily to government employees.

Most modern information systems combine data processing and Web interface to improve accessibility and interactivity

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 3

Digital convergence makes it difficult to distinguish clearly one technology from another

A wide concept of information systems that combine various technologies (e.g., Web and mobile tech.)

Classical information systems computerized information systems Web-based information systems.

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 4

Traditional information systems put more emphasis on data processing rather than interface to various stakeholders

Modern information systems put more emphasis on interface rather than data processing.

Like kernel, data processing is the essential component in any information systems

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 5

Data Processing(Traditional

Information Systems)

Past

Interface(Web-combined &

Digital Convergence)

Present

RelativeEmphasis

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Types of E-Government

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Types of E-government 1

According to parties involved:Government to government: G2G or G2E

(government to employees) within/among government department and agencies

Government to business: G2B. E-procurement

Government to citizens: G2C or C2G to improve citizens’ participation in government

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Types of E-government 2

One-way interaction vs. two-way interaction

Media interaction (e.g., downloading) vs. Compute-mediated human interaction (e.g., message board and chatting) by Stromer-Galley (2000)

Technical sophistication: Information provision (one-way broadcasting), interaction, transaction, integration

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Web Site or Web Portal?

Web portal “Integrate[s] a wide variety of information and e-commerce solutions as well as links to other related Web sites” (Rocheleau, 2006:162)

One-stop service no matter whether citizens know which department or agency the need to contact.

Web accessibility is highly needed.

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E-Government Stage or Maturity Models

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E-gov. Stage Models 1

Baum & Di Maio (2000): Web presence, interaction, transaction, transformation

UN & ASPA (2001): emerging, enhanced, interactive, transactional, and seamless and fully integrated

Hiller &Belanger (2001): information, two-way communication, transaction, integration, and participation

Layne & Lee (2001): catalogue, transaction, vertical integration, horizontal integration

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E-gov. Stage Models 2

World Bank (2002): publish, interact, transact

West (2004): billboard, partial service delivery, portal, interactive democracy

See Lee(2010) and Siau and Long (2005) for their meta syntheses of e-government maturity models

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E-government Models 3

Coursey and Norris (2008). Phases or stages of e-government models

may be distinguishable from each other only in a conceptual or technical sense

Multiple technologies in multiple stages coexist in an e-government

A technology can be used in multiple stages

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E-government Models 4

Phases or stages are neither necessarily sequential nor linear

Normative interpretation does not make much sense.

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E-government Models 5

Park (2015)E-government in the utilitarian model is

rarely transformational and participatoryNormative definition of e-government is

just a mirage. Positive definition Shift from the technology-centered/service

provision-oriented approach or to client-centered (centric)/need driven approach.

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