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The Myth of E-Government

The Myth of E-Government
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Author(s): Katarina Lindblad-Gidlund (Midsweden University, Sweden)and Katarina Giritli-Nygren (Midsweden University, Sweden)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 16
Source title: Handbook of Research on ICT-Enabled Transformational Government: A Global Perspective
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vishanth Weerakkody (Brunel University, UK), Marijn Janssen (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)and Yogesh K. Dwivedi (Swansea University, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-390-6.ch017

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Abstract

The idea of e-government is spread at a rapid rate. In almost the entire world governments are attempting to adapt to the suggested changes which implies that e-government has become a global phenomenon. We suggest that the idea of e-government is best understood as a mythologised megatrend. It has become a symbol for the modernised government of today. A symbol which, in some sense, has to be demythologized in order to to be able to be realised. It is argued that it is possible to gain further insights into, and tools to cope with, the gap between myth and reality by differentiate between general and specific interpretations of the idea. By analysing these interpretations the myth can be partially unravelled, which is illustrated by a large scale study based on 2,624 employees in public administration. The result indicates a loose coupling between the general and the specific level.

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