OII | Breaking Barriers to e-Government

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Overview

This project investigated the legal, organisational, technological and other barriers to expanding effective eGovernment services using the Internet, and defined possible solutions at a European level to overcome these obstacles.

Key Information

Funders:

European Commission

Gov3

Universidad de Murcia

University of Namur

University of Tilburg

Project dates:
December 2004 - December 2007

Contact:
Dr Rebecca Eynon

All Publications

Articles

Eynon, R. and Dutton, W.H. (2007) Barriers to Networked Governments: Evidence from Europe. Prometheus 25 (3) 225-242.
Eynon, R. and Margetts, H. (2008) Organisational Solutions for Overcoming Barriers to eGovernment. European Journal of ePractice 1: 1-13.

Conference papers

Eynon, R. (2006) Breaking Barriers to eGovernment: Identifying the Barriers. Knowledge Society Forum: TeleCities Autumn Event, Turin, Italy, October 2006.

Presentations

Blakemore, M. (2006) Organisational change for citizen-centric eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Caldas, A. and Carlos, J. (2006) Security Barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Coleman, S. (2006) Consulting the public online – opportunities, barriers and policy options. Presented at the workshop ‘Learning from Experience in eGovernment: Why Projects Fail and Why They Succeed’, University of Oxford, 26 June 2006.
de Terwangne, C. (2007) Overcoming Barriers in the field of Re-use of PSI and Public Administration Transparency. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
de Villenfagne, F. (2005) Legal barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
de Villenfagne, F. (2005) Legal barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the 5th European Conference on eGovernment, Antwerp, 17 June 2005.
de Villenfagne, F. (2005) Re-use of PublicSectorinformation. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Dos Santos, C. (2007) Overcoming Barriers in the field of Privacy and Data Protection. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Dutton, W.H. and Eynon, R. (2005) Breaking Barriers to e-Government: overcoming obstacles to improving European public services. Presented at the 5th European Conference on eGovernment, Antwerp, 17 June 2005.
Dutton, W.H., Margetts, H. and Eynon, R. (2006) Barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘Learning from Experience in eGovernment: Why Projects Fail and Why They Succeed’, University of Oxford, 26 June 2006.
Eynon, R. (2005) Breaking Barriers to e-Government: overcoming obstacles to improving European public services. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Eynon, R. (2007) Breaking a Barrier to eGovernment: Building an eCitizenscape in Britain. Expert Symposium: From Identity Management to Citizen-Centric Government: Contributions from Recent Social Science Research, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, June 2007.
Eynon, R. (2007) Breaking Barriers to eGovernment: Overcoming Obstacles to European Public Services. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Felez, E.A. (2006) e-PRODAT: The integration of Privacy in e-Government. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Leitner, C. (2007) European eGovernment Awards 2007: Challenges and Barriers for eParticipation. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Margetts, H. and Eynon, R. (2006) Segmenting citizens: group based approaches to eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Margetts, H. and Hicks, T. (2006) Barriers to eGovernment: A Case Study in ‘Digital Citizen Rights’ (DCR). Presented at the workshop ‘Learning from Experience in eGovernment: Why Projects Fail and Why They Succeed’, University of Oxford, 26 June 2006.
Muller, E. (2007) Cutting through barriers: Practical steps for implementation. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Nouwt, S. (2005) Legal barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Nouwt, S. (2005) Legal barriers to eGovernment. Presented at the 5th European Conference on eGovernment, Antwerp, 17 June 2005.
Nouwt, S. (2005) Small Group Session: Liability. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Nouwt, S. (2007) Overcoming Barriers in the field of Authentication and Identification. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Papadopoulou, S. (2006) PICTURE: How to develop a successful ICT investment strategy. Presented at ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Schellekens, M.H.M. (2007) Overcoming Barriers in the field of Liability. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Shaddock, J. (2006) Barriers and benefits: eGovernment. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Soffer, T. and Sharan, Y. (2006) E-government for LOw Socio-economic sTatus groups (ELOST). Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Valero, J. (2005) Legal barriers to e-Government: Administrative Law and Relationships between Public Administrations, citizens and other ICT actors. Presented at the workshop ‘Legal barriers to eGovernment’, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Valero, J. (2007) Overcoming Barriers in the field of Relationships between Public Administrations, Citizens, and other ICT actors. Presented at the workshop ‘Solutions for eGovernment’, Florence, 31 October 2007.
Wardenier, R. and Zinovieva, I. (2006) eGovernment for SMEs: Benefits and Barriers. Presented at the workshop ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.

Reports

Eynon, R. (2005) Workshop Report: Breaking Barriers to e-Government: Overcoming Obstacles to European Public Services. 5th European Conference on eGovernment, Antwerp, 17 June 2005.
Eynon, R. (2005) Workshop Report: Legal Barriers to e-Government. Legal barriers to eGovernment Workshop, Brussels, 29 September 2005.
Eynon, R. (2006) From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment: Fourth workshop report. ‘From Barriers to Benefits: Efficiency and Effectiveness of eGovernment’, Helsinki, 22 November 2006.
Eynon, R. (2007) Breaking barriers to eGovernment: Fifth Workshop Report. Workshop on ‘Fostering Innovation in eGovernment’, Barcelona, 9 March 2007.
Eynon, R. et al. (2007) A Legal and Institutional Analysis of Barriers to eGovernment. Deliverable 1b for the EC-funded project ‘Breaking Barriers to eGovernment’.
Eynon, R. et al. (2007) Breaking Barriers to eGovernment: Case Study Report. Deliverable 2 for the EC-funded project ‘Breaking Barriers to eGovernment’.
Eynon, R. et al. (2007) Solutions for eGovernment. Deliverable 3 for the EC-funded project ‘Breaking Barriers to eGovernment’.

Participants

Professor William H. Dutton

Senior Fellow, Advisory Board Member

Bill Dutton was the OII’s Founding Director, a Fellow of Balliol College and the first Professor of Internet Studies at Oxford University.

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Professor Helen Margetts

Professor of Society and the Internet

Helen Margetts is Professor of Society and the Internet, a political scientist specialising in digital government and politics. She was Director of the OII from 2011-18. She is a Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College.

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Professor Rebecca Eynon

Professor of Education, the Internet and Society

Rebecca Eynon's research focuses on learning and the Internet, and the links between digital and social exclusion.

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Videos

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Project News

EU-Funded Research Identifies Top Barriers to e-Government Progress in Europe

23 August 2006

An EU-funded research project on Barriers to eGovernment, led by the Oxford Internet Institute, has identified seven top barriers to success in eGovernment in Europe

Project Contents

Overview

Key Information

All Publications

Articles

Conference papers

Presentations

Reports

Participants

Professor William H. Dutton

Professor Helen Margetts

Professor Rebecca Eynon

Videos

Project News

EU-Funded Research Identifies Top Barriers to e-Government Progress in Europe

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