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E-Government in Developing Countries
Lessons Learned from Republic of Korea
Hee Joon Song
Contents q q
FOREWORD...............................................................................................................................7 PREFACE....................................................................................................................................9
PART I. INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. q Mega-trends and E-governance..........................................................................................10 Chapter 2. q Conceptual Overview...........................................................................................................12 Chapter 3. q E-government Action Plan..................................................................................................20 PART II. PRE-IMPLEMENTATION Chapter 4. q Leadership and Awareness ..................................................................................................22 Chapter 5. q Institution
Bibliography: Professor of Public Administration, Ewha Women’s University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (1988-present) Chairman of the Presidential E-Government Special Committee (2006-present) Chairman of the Korean Association for Policy Studies (2005-2005) q