A hybrid fuzzy group ANP-TOPSIS framework for assessment of e-government readiness from a CiRM perspective

  • Authors:
  • Madjid Tavana;Faramak Zandi;Michael N. Katehakis

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Information and Management
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Electronic government (E-government) readiness assessment is a relatively new concept that has been given impetus by the rapid rate of Internet penetration and advances in information and communication technologies (ICT). Over the years, various e-government readiness assessment methods have been proposed by different organizations. These methods use a wide range of indicators to assess a community's e-government readiness. However, most of these methods suffer from poor data quality and fragmented measurement efforts. In this paper, we propose a hybrid fuzzy model, based on the group Analytic Network Process (ANP) and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), to assess a community's overall e-government readiness from a Citizen Relationship Management (CiRM) perspective. For practitioners, we present the results of a pilot study to demonstrate the complexities inherent in e-government readiness assessment.