Measurement/principle of e-government
Monica Ali Safitri, 2301944286
Measurement/principle of e-government
Menurut (La Porte et al .2005) in each country has its own measurements/principles in terms of improvement by means of e-government, namely:
- Develop bureaucratic processes to provide better administration in terms of transparency, interaction, and openness
- There are efforts to improve the management process to achieve cost savings and efficiency
- Meaningful development to increase public participation both in elections and related to the process of regulating the state to get a better response and increase legitimacy in the government and get the full support of the public.
The principle of e-government according to (Jaeger, 2003, p.323-324) is that it will become a reality in the globalized world if its system of government is displayed or extended to people who are not only from the country itself but extended to international communities displayed or disseminated through the World Wide Web or by using internet media.
Indonesia occupies E-government to rank 36 out of 50 countries in the world as a result of measurements taken by Waseda University Japan. The results of the measurements were officially announced in the Journal of e-Governance which was shared in conjunction with the IAC International Conference (International Academy of CIO) in Manila, dated 6/10/2011. According to the report, the best country is Singapore, followed by the US, Sweden, Korea, Finland and Japan. Indonesia’s position is still below Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines, but above Vietnam and Brunei Darussalam. The assessment was carried out in 7 main parameters summarized from 31 detailed parameters namely Network Preparedness, Management Operation, Required Interface Functioning Applications, National Portal, and Government CIO. E-Government Promotion and e-Participation. Detailed data of each parameter is only mentioned for the top 10 ranked countries. No one in the top 10. This measurement is the seventh, the seventh time it is done once a year (www.kompas.com, 2011).
Research has found that most E-Government projects fail. Failure is either: a total failure in which the system is never assimilated or failed to implement; or a partial failure in which most goals are not achieved or insignificant achievements. Only a small percentage of E-Government projects successfully achieve their goals. E-Government failures average 60%, 60-80%, to 85%. This shows a wide gap between the expectations of the use of information technology in the public sector and existing reality. The problem is simply a waste of finance, human resources, and politics due to the inability to benefit potentially from E-Government. This problem is the result of weak management in E-Government projects and systems.
Reference
Setiady, E-Government as an Investment: Measuring The Risk of Profit and Failure – Successful Implementation of E-Government in Local Government Paper, UGM Jogjakarta, February 5, 2005.