Pin‐yu Chu and Yueh‐yun Sun
center, and( 6) Taiwan e‐governance research center( TEG). It is clear that they overlap in many topics, including institutional innovation of e‐governance, performance evaluation of e‐Government, open government and e‐participation, and cross‐boundary collaboration and integration.
Table 1: Re‐organization of international e‐governance / e‐Government ranking indices
Index |
Sub‐index |
Sub‐index |
Main source |
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of data |
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ICT and telecommunication infrastructure
policy and regulation
human capital
administrative organization and management
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Internet users telephone lines fixed broadband subscribers proportion of household with internet access e‐Government strategies government technology neutrality status of national cybercrime laws status of electronic signature legislation laws relating to ICT adult literacy employment in IT
management optimization
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PCs mobile cellular subscribers Internet bandwidth mobile network coverage rate
government spending on IT Internet & telephony competition intellectual property protection status of national data privacy and anti‐spam laws
gross enrollment quality of technology skills
introduction to CIO
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ITU
EIU, WEF, Internet Data Center
UNESCOWorl d Bank WASEDA University
|
types and functions |
contents |
security & privacy |
of online services |
online services / website function |
applications such as the administrative ERP |
e‐participation |
e‐information |
e‐consultation |
|
e‐decision making |
|
economic and social |
impact of ICT on access to basic |
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impacts of |
services |
|
e‐Government |
Internet access in schools |
ICT use & gov’ t efficiency |
cost and affordability |
fixed telephone tariff |
mobile cellular tariffs |
of e‐Government |
fixed broadband Internet tariffs |
|
UN, WEF, ITU
As the largest university‐based e‐Government research center, CTG develops various projects on partnerships with international government agencies, technology companies, and academic scholars. Six major research themes of CTG are:( 1) open government,( 2) e‐records,( 3) enabling e‐Government,( 4) IT investment,( 5) collaboration & integration, and( 6) strategic use of information( CTG, 2012); Since 2000, Center for the Digital Future mainly focuses on:( 1) World Internet Project, a research exploring the social, political and economic impact of the Internet and other new technologies on Internet users and non‐users, and( 2) Digital Future, a study tracking the way in which technology is changing the social, political and economic fabric of our lives( Center for the Digital Future, 2012); Originally established with support from the National Science Foundation, NCDG now is based at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. NCDG commits itself in institutional analysis of digital government, and policy networks as informational and deliberative structures( NCDG, 2012).
UNU‐IIST center for e‐Government sets its operation mission as the support in strategic use of technology to transform public organizations working and relationships with their multi‐stakeholders in developing countries. It derives and explores nine research fields:( 1) e‐governance for sustainable development,( 2) government information leadership,( 3) smart cities,( 4) measurement, evaluation, and assessment of e‐governance,( 5) strategies, alignment and architectures for e‐governance,( 6) knowledge management and information sharing,( 7) models and frameworks development for e‐governance,( 8) software infrastructure and services for e‐governance, and( 9) international comparative studies for e‐governance( UNU‐IIST center for e‐Government, 2012); Waseda e‐Government research center focuses on ICT applications in diverse society issues. Its research fields encompass:( 1) competitive policy,( 2) e‐Government,( 3) international information
UN
WEF
ITU
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