Assessing Local Readiness for City E-Governance in Europe

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Author(s): Krassimira Paskaleva-Shapira (Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh, Germany)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 21
Source title: Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christopher G. Reddick (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA )
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch004

Keywords: Electronic Government / Government & Law / Information Science Reference

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This chapter shares experience on aspects related to the methodology and modeling of a framework of City E-Governance Readiness. We discuss Europe’s progress in this domain using an “e-readiness” assessment methodology: the Integrated City E-Governance Policy Model of the IntelCities Research Project (2004-2007). Practices and trends in 12 European cities are analyzed, drawing on the results of a comprehensive digital city governance survey. A set of propositions are explored about the future of city e-governance. This chapter suggests that urban governments need to refine their most relevant definition of “e-governance readiness” and the underlying goals and assumptions which shape e-governance outcomes. Cities also need to adapt their approaches strategically and in the light of the increasing demand for “good governance” in an increasingly complex and networked urban knowledge society.

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