Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose of these chapters is to discern the development of e-government by comparing different counties and their individual experiences. Part II provides a more in-depth focus on case studies of e-government adoption in select countries. Part III, the last part of the book, examines emerging innovations and technologies in the adoption of e-government in different countries. Some of the emerging technologies are the new social media movement, the development of e-participation, interoperability, and geographic information systems (GIS). Integrated Series in Information Systems (IS2) strives to publish scholarly work in the technical as well as the organizational side of the field. This series contains three sub-series including: expository and research monographs, integrative handbooks, and edited volumes, focusing on the state-of-the-art of application domains and/or reference disciplines, as related to information systems. In a parallel effort - recognizing that some of the cutting edge research in IS comes from doctoral research - selected dissertations are also published in the monograph section of the series.

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Comparing Countries and Regions.- E-government Maturity over 10 Years: A Comparative Analysis of E-government Maturity in Select Countries Around the World.- Framework of E-governance at the Local Government Level.- A Comparative Study of Contents of E-government Service Websites of Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries.- Towards E-participation in the Middle East and Northern Europe.- Evaluation of the Impact and Adoption of E-government Services in the Balkans.- A Challenging E-journey Along the Silk Road: Lessons Learned from E-governments in China and India.- Digital Government in North America: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Program Priorities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.- Adoption of Web 2.0 by Canadian and US Governments.- E-government and Federalism in Italy and CanadaA Comparative Assessment.- Adoption of E-government by Disadvantaged Groups in the United States and the United Kingdom.- Implementing E-Government LocallyAn Empirical Survey from the European Metropolitan Area Rhine-Neckar.- Country Case Studies.- E-government Adoption Landscape Zambia: Context, Issues, and Challenges.- Challenges of Effective E-governance: Problems of Transparency, Infrastructure, and Connectivity in Kenya.- The Politics of E-government in Spain: Between Recent Innovations and Old Inertias.- Technological Adoption of a Privatised E-government: Implications for Democracy and Socially Marginalised Communities in Brazil.- The Challenges of E-governance in a Small, Developing Society: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago.- Towards E-government Transformation in Turkey: Policy and Implementation.- Measuring E-government Adoption by Governments: The Greek Case.- Critical Factors for Adoption of E-government: Validity of Adoption Model in Indian Context.-Conceptualizing and Implementation of E-government in India.- E-government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.- SCRAN's Development of a Trans-national Comparator for the Standardisation of E-government Services.- Innovations and Emerging Technologies.- Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Literature Survey.- Learning with GIS-Based Monitors in the Netherlands.- Bridging the Other Divide: An Assessment of the Usability of Trinidad and Tobago Government Ministry Websites.- E-government in New Zealand: Local Governments, Digital Divides and the National Digital Strategy.- A Study of E-government and Political Indicators in Developing Nations with and Without Access-to-Information Laws.- Socializing E-governance: A Parallel Study of Participatory E-governance and Emerging Social Media.- E-government, Accountability, and Performance: Best-in-Class Governments in European Union Countries.- The OECD Budgetary Transparency: An Examination of Online Budgetary Information Across European Union Countries.- Does Size or Geography Matter? Empirical Analysis of Finnish Local Government Services on the Internet.- E-Government Interoperability Framework: A Case Study in a Developing Country.