The Role of E-Government Towards Ensuring Good Governance in Trade and Commerce in a Developing Country Like Bangladesh

Abstract

This paper focuses on the role of e-government especially in trade and commerce perspective of Bangladesh and shows how the application of recent technologies can help to promote efficiency, encourage transparency and build trust in government. The government initiatives for the implementation of e-government in trade and commerce are scrutinized in this paper. E-Government can transform the greater prospect for trade and commerce into reality in Bangladesh. E-government is likely to contribute to the creation of productive employment for the poor through the strengthening of many small-scale and informal sector activities by reducing the corruption and creating a favorable condition for investment and increase economic competitiveness.

Keywords: E-Government, Good governance, Developing Country, Information Technology