E-Governance: An Overview

Abstract

Backward governance has been undermining the service delivery and development initiatives undertaken by majority of the countries. Many of these governments have now started using e-governance as a mechanism to engender change in their governance systems for achieving developments to ensure better service delivery to citizens and other stakeholders. The governments of almost all the countries of the world have made huge investments in implementations of e-governance projects including India. Based on review of literature, this paper focuses on the conceptualization of e-governance, its goals and e-governance initiatives in India. The framework of this paper also identifies the challenges in implementation of e-governance. The main objective of this study proved very helpful developing theoretical base.