Analysis of e-government outsourcing

Abstract

E-government outsourcing enables government to be relieved from IT system construction and maintenance, and concentrate on their management affairs, obtaining lower costs, more advanced technology, and less personnel demands additionally. This paper analyzes the e-government outsourcing according to types, advantages, risks, process and crucial factors, which gives suggestions on the cooperation between government departments and vendors, and contributes to the further healthy development of e-government outsourcing. © 2008 International Federation for Information Processing.