EVALUATION OF THE USE OF E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATION IN TURKEY AS AN E-TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Yıl 2010, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 8, 91 - 106, 01.12.2010

Bülent Küçükerdoğan Deniz Yengin

Öz

A rapid change is being experienced in today’s environment where the
foundation of information age is being established. This rapid change has made
the change of social structure and transformation of systems dependent to that,
necessary. Becoming an important value for economies which have undergone a
structuring process, information is the source for the level of development.
Computer aided applications are required to be utilized to fulfill functions such
as processing, transmitting and storing information. These tools which are
named as information technologies have given birth to the concept of “e-” and
integrated that in our life. Concept of “e-” renders transformation obligatory
within the social structure. In this study, transformation of government structure
from traditional to electronic is described by examining the conceptual frames.
Setting from the hypothesis that “technology is a useful tool” “E-Government”
implemented in Turkey is explained. Survey method is used to evaluate the
usage of “E-Government” application. Questionnaire study established using
survey method is applied to academic staff of Ġstanbul Kültür University
selected as sample. In the light of collected data, the study is examined both
with qualitative and quantitative evaluations.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Information society, Transformation, e-transformation, egovernment, Turkish e-government