<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Many governments in the world have created e-government initiatives including developed and developing countries. In order to better understand e-government evolution, different maturity models have been developed by many authors. In this paper the most cited e-government maturity models are analyzed using the meta-synthesis approach. As a result, five stages of e-government maturity are identified. The comparative results show the supported stages by each e-government initiative as important elements in the decision making process. This paper is attempting to show that although there are many models for measuring e-government maturity, they all converge on one common model. The contribution of this paper is in simplifying work for researchers when choosing the right maturity model.</p></abstract>

Many governments in the world have created e-government initiatives including developed and developing countries. In order to better understand e-government evolution, different maturity models have been developed by many authors. In this paper the most cited e-government maturity models are analyzed using the meta-synthesis approach. As a result, five stages of e-government maturity are identified. The comparative results show the supported stages by each e-government initiative as important elements in the decision making process. This paper is attempting to show that although there are many models for measuring e-government maturity, they all converge on one common model. The contribution of this paper is in simplifying work for researchers when choosing the right maturity model.

Measuring e-Government Maturity: A meta-synthesis approach

South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia

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Many governments in the world have created e-government initiatives including developed and developing countries. In order to better understand e-government...

Measuring e-Government Maturity: A meta-synthesis approach

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 51 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0028

Keywords
e-government, digital government, e-government maturity model, meta-synthesis

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Measuring e-Government Maturity: A meta-synthesis approach

Published Online: Apr 04, 2016

Page range: 51 - 67

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/seeur-2015-0028

Keywordse-government, digital government, e-government maturity model, meta-synthesis

© 2015 South East European University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
e-government, digital government, e-government maturity model, meta-synthesis