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Volume/Issue/Review Month Volume - X | Issue - II | July - December
Title Functionality and Challenges of e-Governance Readiness
Authors Leonard T. Das
Broad area Functionality and Challenges of e-Governance Readiness
Abstract
The digital duality is a dynamic concept. It  refers to the gap between people who have access to the Internet and those who do not. It can have  global , national and  regional dimensions. The digital divide can never be contained in isolation but the effort has to be multi-dimensional and multi-pronged. ICTs are one of the enabling tools to bridge digital divide. It is argued Internet to be a true mass medium, it will have to achieve harmony among all consumer segments. The e-Governance indices are benchmarking and ranking tools . The four stages of e-government :   (1) cataloguing, (2) transaction, (3) vertical integration, and (4) horizontal integration offer a path for governments to follow and suggest challenges, both in terms of the organization and technical aspects. This paper argues that  continuous assessment and reconsideration of e-Governance benchmarking frameworks is crucial for sustained improvement.
DOI The dichotomy of ‘digital divide’ exists between those in cities and rural areas, educated and uneducated, economically well off and deprived classes; developed, developing and least developed countries. It has social consequences. The other observ
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