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eGovernment

Key websites | Statistics | Reports | Video Clips

Key Websites

2008 E-Government Report (UN)
Report provides an excellent picture of the state of e-government worldwide.

Access eGovernment
The "Guide" link on the left margin takes you to the page where several links are listed to provide information to transition a local government to eGovernment.

Advisory Committee: Congressional Internet Caucus
Welcome to the home of the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee, a diverse group of public interest, non profit and industry groups working to
educate the Congress and the public about important Internet-related policy issues.

Australian eGovernment Resource Center
Australian government web site that includes multimedia presentations and news regarding egovernment initiatives in countries around the world.

Citizens Online
Is a registered charity established to explore the social and cultural impact of the Internet on society.

Dell.com eGov
Information on the role Dell is playing in developing and supporting eGovernment applications.

Democracies Online
The web site covers the convergence of democracy and the Internet around the world.

Development Gateway
The site is concerned with putting the Internet to work for Developing countries and offers articles and information related to such.

eCitizen ~ Singapore
A one stop portal for the citizens of Singapore.

E-Gov
E-Gov is an organization that produces six annual e government conferences to foster communication and business between buyers and sellers of the technology
and services that will enable the transformation of government. Knowledge management, e-procurement and information assurance.

E-Government in Long Beach, California
Long Beach Community Strategic Plan adopted in 2000.

E-Government Laws, Regulations and Policies
Useful resource created by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

E-Government: Making Government More Accountable and Efficient, Netcaucus
1"28'02', March 22, 2001.

Fairfax County e-Government Initiative
A description of a set of initiatives by Fairfax County, Virginia to "bring government to the people".

FedWorld
Portal site indexing federal government websites and online resources.

FirstGov
Portal site offering users access to all 20,000 US Government websites.

FISMA Implementation Project
Title III of the E-Government Act, requires each federal agency to develop, document, and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security
system for the operations and assets of the agency.

GAO.gov
April 2002, U.S. General Accounting Office recommendations on making enterprise architecture and E-government progress.
Report Number:GAO-02-389T. Website of the U.S. Government Accountability Office which offers report and testimony as well as articles on current issues.

Government Computer News
Great website that keeps you up-to-date, through news articles, about all the latest e-Government legislative activity.

Government on the Web.com
The website is a collection of various articles and papers explaining the functioning of government activities based on web technologies.

GSA
Search results for e-government from the U.S. General Service Administration.

HUD E-Government Policy
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - E-Government Policy and Legislation

IBM ~ eGovernment
This site introduces IBM's business approaches and solutions for e-government initiative.

IDABC eGovernment Observatory
Reference information tool on eGovernment issues and developments across Europe.

IMicrosoft and e-Government
Microsoft is committed to helping governments worldwide implement IT systems and on-line solutions to improve relationships with citizens. Learn about
Microsoft's vision for technology in government.

New Zealand E-Government Programme
A detailed account of New Zealand's E-government strategy. Maintained by the government of New Zealand.

Publicious strategies for the Online World
Gives you general information about e-democracy and e-government. Special analysis on Democracy online are available, and also information about the
project they are doing.

PublicTechnology
The site provides a list of current news in public sector and government information technology including breakdown by organization type, case studies,
additional site links, events and documents.

Senate.gov
An experiment in Interactive Legislative: Electronic government is an opportunity to take advantage of the increased productivity and reduced costs that can
be achieved using Internet-based technology.

Statistics by Federal Government
More than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government produce statistics of interest to the public.

The Center for Digital Government
The Center for Digital Government is a national research and advisory institute providing government and industry leaders with decision support, research and education services to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century.

THOMAS World Wide Web
THOMAS World Wide Web: Database for searching out legislative information; developed under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make
Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public.

U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
A list of all U.S. department and agency websites.

U.S. Government E-Government Page
Page of the U.S. government site dedicated to e-government issues, policies, and results.

Washington State Information Center
Gives information about the efforts and goals that Washington State by offering a unique learning environment for building online applications at an
accelerated pace.

Washington Technology
The online version of this E-government newspaper is a source of all things E-government and other technology.

World Bank: e-Government
The site notes that it “is intended as a knowledge repository of e-government related information, best practices and case studies, presented here as a source
of ideas and learning.”

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Statistics

IPolitics Online
There has been a bunch of statistics that deal with politics and the Internet. Users can find a lot of demographic information at the PoliticsOnline Web site.

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Reports, Journal Articles, and Newspaper Articles

Assessing EGovernment, 2000
An article describing a Brown University study of state and federal government Web sites.

A brief review of State and Federal e-Government in the U.S. in 2001.

Developing Countries and e-Government
This provides several links to the studies of E-Government in improving the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of government in developing country
such as India.

E-Government: Serving the Public Through Technology
The Miami-Dade County, Florida
This report made some policy recommendations in the areas of policy and planning, application, and tools and standards.
The appendices in this report are valuable.

Is Internet Voting Fair?
Article and Forum which examines some of the issues surrounding Internet voting.

Profiles and case studies of Information Technology Solutions for Government.

WMRC Global E-Government Survey, October, 2001
Many governmental units across the world have embraced the digital revolution and placed a wide range of materials on the web from publications to databases.
This Brown University survey explores the degree to which countries have "gotten online."

Worldwide E-Government Still Overcoming Hurdles
The study, "Rhetoric vs. Reality - Closing the Gap," found that only in rare cases can businesses conduct transactions with government entities via the Internet.

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Video Clips

E-Government: Making Government More Accountable and Efficient, Netcaucus
1"28'02', March 22, 2001.

Featuring:

Senator Leahy (starting at 2:55) made introductory comments.

Senator Lieberman (starting at 13:10) gave one of the event's keynote addresses discussing the need for a federal CIO and increased funding for E-Government coordination.

Congressman Goodlatte (starting at 26:25) made another introductory comments.

Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB (starting at 33:30), commented on the Bush Administration's vision of e-government coordination between agencies and answered some specific questions on the idea of a potential CIO.

Panel Patricia McGinnis, President and CEO, Council for Excellence in Government (starting at 58:10), discussed the goals of e-government and the mandate for
these goals; the elements for transformation; and potential challenges and opportunities in building e-government initiatives.

Nancy Kranich, President, American Library Association (starting at 1:08:25), presented a librarian's perspective on the issue -- noting the important role played
by those who further organize and disseminate important government data and information.

Bill Bradly, Founder, National Information Consortium (starting at 1:13:05), delivered his perspective on making E-Government possible at the state and local
level and the efficiencies achieved by public and private partnerships.

Larry Brandt, National Science Foundation (starting at 1:15:35), mentioned that he was encouraged by the similarities in Senator Lieberman and Mr. O'Keefe's
visions for an e-government coordination fund.

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An overview of the eGovernment and eInclusion situation in Europe
The ePractice eGovernment and eInclusion factsheets aim to provide an overall picture of the situation and progress of eGovernment and e-inclusion in 34 European countries

Rethinking e-Government Services: User-centered Approaches
OECD Documentation on Improving E-Government Services

E-Government Bahrain
Bahrain's eGovernment Promotional Film