An Assessment for Jordan's E-Government Initiative Projects: A Conceptual Framework

Abstract

In recent years there has been an increasing focus in many countries on the concept of electronic government. Many countries see it as a central component of efforts to “modernize” or “reinvent” government. In Jordan, there has been discussion around using an E-Government initiative to move government from what is best described as a manual model to a networked model.

The aim of this study is to describe the government of Jordan Initiative toward E-Government and to explain the blue print and roadmaps provided to the government of Jordan. Recent studies indicate that E-Government initiatives have not held their promise of improving government services. This study investigate all the necessary information technology requirements that are vital to build an E-Government in Jordan and assess the status of E-Government initiative achievements in Jordan from many aspects; E-Connectivity and Infrastructure, E-Human Resources, E-payment, E-leadership and Information Technology Industry to determine the problem and challenges that faces this project. A comprehensive questionnaire is designed to help us to put our hands on the existing problems and take it directly from people who directly interact with E-Government. Those people are public, government, and business. Many recommendations resulted as a consequence of this thesis; the expected resulting recommendations eventually will serve various sectors (public, government, and business). Regardless of great challenges, Jordan is certain to move up the ladder towards reaching the developed countries of the digital world.

Keywords: e-government ,conceptual framework ,e-government initiatives , Jordan e-government