e-GOVERNANCE AND e-GOVERNMENT: A STUDY OF SOME INITIATIVES

Abstract

Government of India (GoI) recognizes that e-Governance, in the context of developing countries, provides an excellent opportunity for improving governance. These changes could not only go a long way in improving the quality of life of these sections of society, but could actually provide them more equitable access to economic opportunities than ever before. Hence the Government of India views e-Governance as a vehicle to initiate and sustain reforms. The present work focuses on various e-government initiatives in India and China. This study aims at finding users perception on level of Satisfaction from e-filling Project in Indian companies. Questionnaire is administered on Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants of various manufacturing and Service Sector companies of India. Descriptive as well as inferential statistics were used for analyzing data. Data analysis suggested e-filling system need to be strengthened on various parameters like Connectivity with server, Forms format, Ease in communicating information to outsiders, and data Accuracy in India. Implications of the study, limitations and future research directions have also been discussed in this paper

Keywords

• E-Government, E-Governance

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