The age-divide in E-government - Data, interpretations, theory fragments

Abstract

14 of the world's 15 'oldest' countries (largest percentage of people age 65 plus) are to be found in Europe. While E-Government is currently establishing as the most important public sector reform strategy in the EU (Lisbon Agenda), age is a factor which strongly affects E-Government usage. Under the label of E-Inclusion EU policies seeks to solve also age-related digital divide issues. This paper seeks to explore the age-divide in E-Government and discusses 2006 Eurostat data on online service usage. The case of Germany will be given as example. © 2008 International Federation for Information Processing.