An Exploratory Study on the Assessment Model of E-Government in China

Most of nations, states and cities are implementing or have already implemented their e-government systems. China government is pursuing its e-transformation. It has distinctive characteristics different from developed countries because of its culture, political architecture and its changing economy. How should we evaluate its e-government effectiveness? Based on some theory and thorough analysis of China situation, this paper designs an assessment model of e-government in China, which consists of three dimensions, nine factors and 42 variables. This model could be used as the framework to set up specific assessment model for China different e-government systems.