Measuring e-government

Reliable and relevant e-government measurement can offer crucial signposts to point policy makers and practitioners in the right direction. Yet, how does one go about measuring e-government given the diversity of approaches? Some important common threads include a country’s economic strength, technological development and aggregate level of education. All three of these factors pertain to capacity, and two of them – technology and education – are combined with a direct assessment of the state of national online services to produce the United Nations e-government development index.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions