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EGOVIS/EDEM 2013: Technology-Enabled Innovation for Democracy, Government and Governance pp 87–101Cite as

Understanding E-Government Development Barriers in CIS Countries and Exploring Mechanisms for Regional Cooperation

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This paper intends to fill the gap in the literature on electronic government (EGOV) development in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which share similar problems in the process of transition from the hierarchical top-down control to effective governance systems. Based on the expert survey, we provide a better understanding of current practices and barriers for EGOV development in the region, and possible mechanisms for regional cooperation in EGOV implementation. The results show that collaborative efforts in developing institutional and human capacity and adoption of common policies, strategies and standards for electronic communication, cross-border information sharing and knowledge exchange could help to overcome the greatest barriers. As proven by the experience of other regions, cooperation in promoting and implementing ICT-enabled governance could facilitate integration and transition process. This, in turn, would foster intra-regional business and trade and help solve critical problems with migration and crime investigation, environmental and energy issues, as well as effective use of water and other natural resources.

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  1. Mechanics and Optics, St Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, St Petersburg, Russia

    Lyudmila Bershadskaya & Andrei Chugunov

  2. International Institute for Software Technology, UN University, Macau, China

    Zamira Dzhusupova

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  1. Corvinus University of Budapest, Fővám tér 13-15, 1093, Budapest, Hungary

    Andrea Kő

  2. Center for European Public Administration, Danube University Krems, 3500, Krems, Austria

    Christine Leitner

  3. A-SIT, Secure Information Technology Center - Austria, Inffeldgasse 16a, 8010, Graz, Austria

    Herbert Leitold

  4. University of Economics and Business Administration, Augasse 2-6, 1090, Vienna, Austria

    Alexander Prosser

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Bershadskaya, L., Chugunov, A., Dzhusupova, Z. (2013). Understanding E-Government Development Barriers in CIS Countries and Exploring Mechanisms for Regional Cooperation. In: Kő, A., Leitner, C., Leitold, H., Prosser, A. (eds) Technology-Enabled Innovation for Democracy, Government and Governance. EGOVIS/EDEM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8061. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40160-2_8

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