What is e-Government
E-Government is the use of information technologies (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) by government agencies, which have the ability to transform relations with citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders of government. Employing these technologies can serve a variety of purposes for government, primary purpose being to ensure better delivery of government services to citizens, improved interactions with business and industry, citizen empowerment through better communication and access to information, or more efficient government management. This can benefits can be mitigating risk of corruption, increased transparency among users, greater convenience, revenue growth, and cost reductions. Right to information is a perfect example of e-Government.
Difference between e-Government & e-Governance
What is e-Governance: Electronic Governance or E-Governance is the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for providing government services, interchange of statistics, communication proceedings, and integration of various independent systems and services. Through the means of e-governance, government services are made available to citizens in a suitable, systematic, and transparent mode. The three main groups that can be discriminated against in governance concepts are government, common people, and business groups.
E-governance is the best utilization of information and communication technologies to mutate and upgrade the coherence, productivity, efficacy, transparency, and liability of informational and transnational interchanges within government, between government agencies at different levels, citizens & businesses. It also gives authorization to citizens through access and use of information. Generally, E-governance uses information and communication technologies at various levels of the government and the public sector to enhance governance.
Some notable examples of successful implementation of E-Governance projects that have facilitated the successful synergy with governmental functions include projects like; the e-Mitra project in Rajasthan, the e-Seva project in Andhra Pradesh, CET which is the Common Entrance Test.