The 2006 Waseda University e-Government Rankings released
The Waseda University Institute of e-Government has released the result of its recently concluded 2006 Waseda University e-Government Ranking.
Prof. Toshio Obi, Director of the Institute noted that the survey this year covered more countries, and added new categories that characterize an ideal e-government.
A total of 32 countries (economies) were surveyed in this project. The top ten e-government in the ranking came from (1) USA, (2) Canada, 「3」Singapore, (4) Japan, (5) Korea, (6) Germany, (7) Taiwan, （8） Australia, (9) United Kingdom, and (10) Finland.
Areas surveyed in the e-government of each country included network preparedness, required interface functioning applications, management optimization, homepage situation, and the introduction of chief information officers (CIO). This year, efforts to promote e-government by each country were also analyzed.
The Waseda University e-Government Ranking is the very first endeavor from an Asian institute, to measure the development of e-government worldwide. Similar rankings had been carried out by universities and private companies in the United States and other European organizations in narrow terms.
The team research from Waseda University Institute of e-Government, under the guidance of Prof. Obi, used new indicators and comprehensive parameters for measuring the latest development for more accurate evaluation of e-Governments worldwide. It also examined the co-relationship between national e-Governments and the economic and social activities in the countries involved.
The Institute is also in charge of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Research Center of e-Governments in Japan and as requested by APEC, has been researching on e-governments of the member economies since last year as one of the strategic evaluations for “e-APEC.”
It will continue monitoring and evaluating the development of e-government worldwide, as a way to contribute to the development of e-government worldwide, a tool for promoting the development of an information society, reinforcing international competitive power as well as strongly supporting citizen’s lives.
Detailed information on 2006 Waseda University e-Government ranking can be accessed at http://www.obi.giti.waseda.ac.jp/e_gov/
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