Title: Hurdles in rural e-government projects in India: lessons for developing countries

Authors: Narasimhaiah Gorla

Addresses: School of Business and Management, American University of Sharjah, PO Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE

Abstract: Rural Electronic Government (e-government) projects are aimed at providing government services and information to rural public. The e-government initiatives have not been very successful in developing countries because of several inherent constraints. We study ten typical rural e-government projects in India and analyse the operational, economic and personnel hurdles faced in implementing them along with their progression. Based on the implementation experiences of these projects, a list of recommendations is provided for successful execution of e-government projects. These recommendations will be useful for managing e-government projects in the developing world.

Keywords: e-government; electronic government; implementation barriers; India; rural e-government projects; developing countries; rural areas; developing countries.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2008.016130

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2008 Vol.5 No.1, pp.91 - 102

Published online: 06 Dec 2007 *

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