A Citizen-Oriented Approach for Evaluating the Performance of e-Government in Sri Lanka

Authors:
Hepu Deng;Kanishka Karunasena
Affiliations:
RMIT University, Australia;RMIT University, Australia
Venue:
International Journal of Electronic Government Research
Year:
2012

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Abstract

This paper presents an empirical study of the performance of e-government in Sri Lanka from the perspective of citizens within a public value based conceptual framework. The delivery of quality public services, the effectiveness of public organizations, and the achievement of socially desirable outcomes through e-government are considered using the data from several national surveys. The study reveals that e-government in Sri Lanka has not been able to create satisfactory levels of public value due to the weaknesses in both the supply and demand sides of e-government including poor web presence of government, lack of e-services, poor information infrastructure, low information technology readiness of citizens, and low up-take of e-government initiatives. It suggests that the government can improve the public value of e-government by accelerating the development of e-services projects, developing the information and communication technology infrastructure, and taking necessary steps to enhance citizens' information technology readiness.