Get into the Club: Positioning a Developing Country in the International e‐Gov Research

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to suggest alternatives for positioning a developing country in the international eGov research. We conducted a literature review, examining both Brazilian and international publications. We analyzed the domain of collaboration in the field through a social network analysis of authors, institutions and countries. Our study identified that the discussions concerning eGov are predominant; there is more intense collaboration in the network of institutions than of authors; the co-authorship network reflects the existence of a select number of central authors and, not surprisingly, the study of eGov is centralized in the USA and UK. This study complements previous studies and provides further understanding on how authors, institutions and countries cooperate. The findings of the study are not limited to Brazil, other countries that have barriers to internalization of research can benefit from the data.

E-government em portais públicos de municípios

“…Os portais eletrônicos de governos são vistos como ferramentas importantes para o desenvolvimento do governo eletrônico (Fountain, 2016). Com o crescimento da internet, os portais eletrônicos dos governos são cada vez mais utilizados para apresentar informações do setor público (Cunha, Coelho & Przeybilovicz, 2017). A criação de plataformas de governo eletrônico tem permitido que os governos desenvolvam e implementem ambientes onde as diversas partes interessadas possam obter e solicitar informações, realizar operações e acessar serviços governamentais (OECD, 2020).…”

“…A transformação organizacional envolvendo tecnologias da informação é um fenômeno amplamente explorado na literatura e, apesar da diversidade, pode-se assumir que as pesquisas sobre governo eletrônico tratam do estudo do uso de tecnologias pelos governos em diferentes dimensões, mas complementares e inter-relacionados (por exemplo, em seus aspectos técnicos, de gestão e políticos). Assim, governo eletrônico pode ser descrito como um campo de pesquisa aplicada com vínculos com diversas disciplinas e abordagens teóricas (Dias, 2019;Cunha et al, 2017;Bannister & Connolly, 2015).…”

E-government in local governments’ websites

“…Governments' websites are understood as important tools for e-government development (Fountain, 2016). As the Internet grows, governments' websites are increasingly used to present public sector information (Cunha, Coelho & Przeybilovicz, 2017). Furthermore, the emergence of e-government platforms has enabled governments to develop and implement environments where diverse interested parties can obtain and request information, conduct operations, and access government services (OECD, 2020).…”

“…Organizational transformation involving information technology is a phenomenon that has received a lot of attention in the literature, and, despite the diversity, we can assume that egovernment studies are concerned with the research of governments' use of technology in many but complementary and interrelated domains (e.g., in its technical, managerial, and political aspects). Thus, e-government is a field of applied research with connections to various disciplines and theoretical approaches (Dias, 2019;Cunha et al, 2017;Bannister & Connolly, 2015).…”

“…The advantage of this methodwhen compared to other models often utilized in the egovernment literature such as the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)is that it offers a framework for understanding digital government applications, such as governments' websites, by considering not only the technology, but also the context, organizational forms, and institutional arrangements (e.g., laws, regulations, and other socio-structural constraints) in which they are embedded (Cunha et al, 2017;Fountain 2016;Bannister & Connolly, 2015).…”