Trust has been acknowledged to be an important determinant of e-commerce acceptance. Therefore, understanding the nature and importance of trust is momentous in promoting e-government adoption. This paper reviews the trust discussion in business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce and government-to-individuals (G2IS) e-government. The aim of the paper is to identify potential differences as well as co...

The concept of local e-Government has become a key factor for delivering services in an efficient, cost effective, transparent and convenient way, in circumstances where a) citizens do not have enough time available to communicate with local authorities in order to perform their responsibilities and needs, and b) information and communication technologies significantly facilitate administrative...

In this paper we discuss the current status and existing potential of performing efficient and reliable e-commerce in one of the principal trade and transportation hubs of Southeast Asia, namely Hong Kong. We provide an overview of a number of components that are prerequisites for e-commerce. Telecommunications , broadcasting and new digital and interactive services (iTV) form an innovative alt...

The purpose of this paper is to make a further contribution to the theory and to the understanding of e-Governance. In doing so, the paper proceeds by an in-depth analysis of three cases, which, we think, are particularly illustrative of the three main dimensions – i.e., e-Service-Delivery, e-Regulation and e-Policy-Making – of evolving e-Governance practice and theory. By analysing the cases f...

Developing countries have established promising e-Government initiatives with the objective of enhancing the accessibility of government services and information for their citizens. However, governments tend to design and launch online services based on their understanding of what citizens need, surprisingly, without actually measuring what increases citizens’ willingness to adopt web-enabled s...

This study aims at identifying the critical governance issues of e-government procurement auction. A survey approach was conducted with Thai government officers who are involved in e-government procurement. Data is collected from at least two respondents from purchasing personnel. At least one of the respondents is in a managerial position. The results show that there are five concerns that hav...

This paper discusses the application of B2B e-commerce in Australia. It addresses e-procurement facilitated by e-markets as it applied to a large Australian organization. A model to facilitate e-procurement is discussed in detail for the different business applications of the organization. The model was developed to provide guidance to the organization as it moved from traditional purchasing to...