E-Government Development in Latvia

E-Government refers to the use by government agencies of information technologies (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) that have the ability to transform relations with citizens, businesses, and other arms of government. These technologies can serve a variety of different ends: better delivery of government services to citizens, improved interactions with business and industry, citizen empowerment through access to information, or more efficient government management. The resulting benefits can be less corruption, increased transparency, greater convenience, revenue growth, and/or cost reductions.
The aim of the research paper is to analyze international E-Government best practices, assess the risks and gains from E-Government initiative implementation and based on the analysis evaluate Latvian E-Government development process, draw conclusions and suggestions for improvement.…