Can e government fill the gap between citizens and government in the uk
1. Can E Government Fill the Gap
between Citizens and Government
in the UK?
Alaa Zahran
alochi@hotmail.com
2. The Aim of this Presentation is to
Understand
4.What does the Citizens 2.What is the
UK Government Purpose from
Needs Back from Targeting Citizens?
the Citizens?
1.What is the Role
of Technology?
Technology
UK
E Government
Government
3.How did the UK Gov.
Apply E Gov. to Reach
by: Alaa Zahran The Citizens?
3. How Much Time
Do We Spend
With
Technology
Every Day ?
Source: T-family
www.socialworksdigitaldivide.co.uk (2012)
4. Layout
Part 1: UK E Government
(government – UK government – UK e government)
Part 2: The Transition from Traditional
Government to E Government
(the establishment – national development – strategic plan)
Part 3: Discussion
(summary – what could be next – citizens role)
5. Part 1: UK E Government
Government
( Definition – Forms)
“institution that holds the exclusive power to
enforce certain rules of social conduct in a given
geographical area” Rand, A (2013)
UK Government
UK E Government
6. Part 1.1: Government
Government
or the way a Country is ruled
Source: compass Cayman. Participants of G20 Summit. www.compasscayman.com (2009)
7. Part 1.1: Government
Government
or the way a Country is ruled
Source: www.Glogster.com (2012) Source: Libya live.
www.Thetimes.co.uk(
2011)
8. Part 1.2: UK Government
Parliamentary Democracy + Constitutional Monarchy
Prime Minister Queen Elizabeth II
(Head of Government) (ceremonial role)
24 ministerial departments
(Cabinet Office, DoB, DoE, DoC, DoT, DoH..ect)
19 non ministerial departments
300+ Agencies & other public bodies
9. Part 1.3: UK E Government
the core aim of this transition for the government:
• to become more accessible
• effective
• efficient
• accountable
to the citizens
(Shareef, S., Jahankhani, H., Dastbaz, M. 2012).
But How???
10. Part 2: The Transition from Traditional
Government to E Government
First stage. The Establishment
Second stage. National Development
Third stage. Drawing a Strategic Plan
11. The Transition from Traditional
Part 2.1:
Government to E Government
First stage. the Establishment (delivering information)
In the 1990s (drawing plans – building infrastructure –
supporting specialised agencies)
Creating hundreds of governmental websites
By 2000, some websites achieved the worlds'
advanced level of constructing information
However, this rapid development caused some
problems, according to the National Audit Office
(NAO. 2002)
12. The Transition from Traditional
Part 2.1:
Government to E Government
In 2002, Government on the Web II report, by NAO, created a
suggested model to develop the UK e government
Source: Government on the Web II www.nao.org.uk (2002).
13. Part 2.2: The Transition from Traditional
Government to E Government
Second stage. National Development
(interactive & transactional e government)
In 2004, a new plan was followed
Launching www.directgov.uk & www.businesslink.uk
major initiative development in delivering public services
about 10 million visits a month
to allow citizens to complete the transactions
submitting the documents online
Directgov was described as, “the place to turn for the latest
and widest range of public service information” (Galindo, F.
2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIUKxaf1PdM&feature=player_de
tailpage
14. Part 2.3: The Transition from Traditional
Government to E Government
Drawing a Strategic Plan
Third stage.
(holistic e government)
E-petitions
Consultations
launched most initiative web portal (www.gov.uk)
one-stop-shop online services Simpler, clearer, faster
15. Part 3: Discussion
summary
technology enabled the government to deliver better
services for the public, also permitted more citizens
participations
what could be next
citizens role
16. List of references
Gov.uk `n. d.` How Government Works www.gov.uk/government/how-g
overnment-works
http://socialworksdigitaldivide.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/technology-ecom
aps.html
Parliament `n. d.` The UK political system www.parliament.uk/about/ho
w/role/parliament-government
Rand, A (2013) Government Definition http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexico
n/government.html
Shareef, S., Jahankhani, H., Dastbaz, M. (2012) `E-Government Stage
Model: Based on Citizen-Centric Approach in Regional Government in
Developing Countries`. International Journal of Electronic Commerce S
tudies 3 (1), 145-64
www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2009/07/07/Tax-havens-in-a-post-G20-w
orld---Pirates-or-paragons-/
17. List of references
www.glogster.com/willietheboss/forms-of-government-/g-6l7pm1rkei3ar
oilpf5tea0
www.nao.org.uk/publications/0102/government_on_the_web_ii.aspx
www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/middleeast/article3142707.ece
Zhou, X., Wei, X. and Wang, T. (2012) `A Study on government website
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