e-government

Results of the Accenture Digital Citizen Pulse Survey released recently showed that 8 out of 10 people (81 percent) reported that it is easier to access government services or just about the same with the private sector.

The Internet is now the preferred means of accessing government agencies in Australia, according to a newly released study on user satisfaction with e-government services.

Today’s governments are looking at technology to facilitate conversations with citizens for better governance. Governments have realized the importance of actively engaging citizens in a meaningful two-way dialogue to better evaluate existing policies and quicken decision making process.

After holding the first town hall on Facebook, US President Barack Obama did a sequel last week on Twitter, further introducing innovations to America's long tradition of government leaders directly answering questions from the public.

The Philippines' Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has officially launched the country's digital roadmap for the next five years at the opening of the National ICT Summit yesterday. The new strategy presents a new vision for ICT, which sets e-government as a priority.

The government of Brunei Darussalam recently announced the launch of the Microsoft Academy to support the Sultanate’s e-government vision and help build a sustainable Information and Communication Technology (ICT)ecosystem.

The government plans to co-create and connect with the people more to push for policies.

Singapore will once again lead international leaders and infocomm industry delegates at the iGov Global Forum, to be spearheaded by Mr. Peter Ho, Head of Civil Service and Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore.

Karen Copeland, an industry principal with SAP's public sector practice, discusses the history of e-government in Australia. She shares her views of the role of e-government as a transformational tool for enabling the Australian government to not only communicate with citizens but to actively engage the public in policy-making, resulting in innovation that extends to its processes.

Bold predictions are the stuff of December and January. Harish Pillay, open source evangelist at Red Hat Asia Pacific throws in his view about the prospect of Asian governments finally getting off their seats and working on the opportunities that cloud computing presents.