From Governance to e-Governance: A Way Forwa

Abstract

Abstract - IT governance or e-governance refers to technology driven governance for better interaction between government and general public. E-governance employs Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for providing access to information and doorstep facilitation of services to the citizens. E-governance implies engaging citizens in all government policies, plans and procedures as well as addressing concerns of the masses. It entails development of smartly built intelligent systems for Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Business (G2B) and Government to Government (G2G) communications as set out in the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and rule of business frameworks. This study takes into account various e-governance models and with the primary objective to focuses on e-governance initiatives to promote transparency and accountability in public affairs as well as to curb corruption.