The aim of this paper is to investigate, and to discuss the key critical factors that facilitate the successful implementation of E-government projects. The nature of this research is mainly qualitative. This investigation uses a single case study and data was mainly collected by means of semi-structured interviews and organisational documents from the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman. The ...

E-government refers to the delivery of information and services online through the Internet or other digital means. Governments worldwide have been embracing e-government implementations for offering cost effective government services and a better relationship between citizens and government. From Europe to Asia to South America to Africa, countries are taking more innovative approaches to e-go...

The paper establishes a comparison between the grid (concept, standards, programming paradigms and implementation) and e-government as seen from the five viewpoints suggested by the standards and architectures of e-government applications. Based on this comparison, the paper discusses the potential and challenges of the grid for e-government and describes a universal accessibility grid layer th...

The rapid advancement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has undoubtedly influenced positive changes in carrying out administrative functions in government institutions. The ICT adoption rate in Africa is not impressive when compared to the more developed countries of the world. Nigeria, as a case study in this scenario, has also not implemented E-Government impressively, accordi...

The aim of this paper is to uncover the reasons behind what so-called total failure in e-government project in Jordan. Reviewing the published papers in this context revealed that both citizens and employees do not understand the current status of this program. The majority of these papers measure the quality of e-services presented by e-government. However, according to the minister of Communi...

e-Government Readiness Assessment is a vital step in developing effective e-Government strategies which provides important knowledge for policyand decision-makers. Particularly for developing countries, it is imperative to analyse the conditions, opportunities and challenges of an existing environment to ensure that the resulting e-Government strategy is realistic and workable, whilst enabling ...