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Many ESCWA member countries have felt the need to initiate e-government applications thus making use of the latest information and communication technologies. However, none of these countries has yet achieved a well developed and fully functional e-government system, in spite of the plans put and sporadic actions taken for this endeavor. On the other hand, countries that resisted for some time the incorporation of ICT in governmental organizations and in citizen’s everyday life, have felt the urgency of having national plans taking such innovations into consideration, otherwise they will be left behind in the stream of development.
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Charif, H., Ramadan, M. (2003). E-government Attempts in ESCWA Member Countries. In: Wimmer, M.A. (eds) Knowledge Management in Electronic Government. KMGov 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2645. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44836-5_33
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