Future of Electronic Government in Asia
Introduction Throughout the twentieth century, scholars have been proclaiming that technology would transform political, economic and social environments. Today we come to realize the important of technology in everyday life. In term of economic and social environments, it is clear to us how technology of telecommunications and transportation transform these environments. But in term of government or political environment, we need more explanation. Some scholars argue that today's information revolution is ending hierarchical bureaucracies and leading to a new electronic feudalism with overlapping communities and jurisdictions laying claim to multiple of citizens' identities and loyalties. This argument is partly right. Why? We must realize that the state is like an organic entity that has been resilient and can adjust or transform itself. Before we can go on to discuss the future of electronic government in As...