Advancing e-government at the grassroots: Tortoise or hare?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Norris, DF; Moon, MJ
• 署名单位: University System of Maryland; University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00431.x
• 发表日期: 2005
• 页码: 64-75
• 关键词: local governments; AMERICAN CITIES; Red tape; TECHNOLOGY; MODEL; computers; adoption; LESSONS; payoffs

摘要

American grassroots governments have rushed to join the e-government revolution. Although there is a growing body of e-government literature, little of it is empirical. Using data from two nationwide surveys, we conduct a longitudinal examination of local government adoption of e-government, Web site sophistication, the perceived impacts of e-government, and barriers to the adoption and sophistication of e-government. We also discuss correlates of e-government adoption and sophistication with selected institutional factors. We find that e-government adoption at the grassroots is progressing rapidly (if measured solely by deployment of Web sites). However, the movement toward integrated and transactional e-government is progressing much more slowly. Continuing research, particularly longitudinal study, is needed to monitor the evolution of e-government among U.S. local governments, especially to keep pace with the practice and to ascertain the actual impacts of e-government.