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This book focuses on the implementation of digital strategies in the public sectors in the US, Mexico, Brazil, India and Germany. The case studies presented examine different digital projects by looking at their impact as well as their alignment with their national governments’ digital strategies. The contributors assess the current state of digital government, analyze the contribution of digital technologies in achieving outcomes for citizens, discuss ways to measure digitalization and address the question of how governments oversee the legal and regulatory obligations of information technology. The book argues that most countries formulate good strategies for digital government, but do not effectively prescribe and implement corresponding policies and programs. Showing specific programs that deliver results can help policy makers, knowledge specialists and public-sector researchers to develop best practices for future national strategies.
Digital technology in business is indispensable and over the last decades revolutionized production and operations on a global level. In politics, however, most countries are still far from having “digital governments”. Many countries possess strategies for the digitalization of governance, although those differ greatly in desired outcome and definitions of the term “digital”. This chapter compares and categorizes different approaches to digital governance in several countries and regions such as USA, UK, Europe and Singapore. It distinguishes between the two notions of eGovernment and Digital Government in focus and approach, showing the opportunities and challenges both can bring about. While opportunities include citizen services, cost savings and growth, common risks of increased digital governance are security concerns, impacts on the labor market and difficulties in change management. The chapter provides a comprehensive summary of recent empirical analyses on the “digital” discourse, concluding that the goals of measurable citizen outcomes, transformative service delivery and public governance are not yet met, but that the way is paved for future improvement.