Refining E-government Readiness Index by Cloud Computing

Modern ict heavily impacts and shapes the way government functions. therefore, the aim of e-government attempts should be using all invented forms of ict to improve basic duties of government and deliver more interactive services to citizens and businesses. however, an effective e-government program requires information about the readiness of public-sector organizations, in terms of regulatory frameworks, and organizational and technical infrastructures, as well as information about the stakeholders and their demand for e-government. therefore, measuring e-readiness is vital to adopt e-government successfully. for that reason, several e-readiness assessment models have been developed to help assess the opportunities and challenges facing e-government programs. on the other hand, recently ict innovation along with cloud computing presents significant opportunity for governments to provide effective e-government services. this paper revisits the existing e-government readiness indices to show the main common indicators. then, it investigates the main drivers of the changes between the various versions of one index. finally, this paper proposes a preliminary framework to refine indexes’ indicators according to the characteristics of the cloud computing.