This week, we covered several topics pertaining to the implementation phase of the policy making process. The budget as an implementation tool and how budget allocations reflect policy decisions were examined. Then, we discussed the critical role of monitoring and evaluation in ensuring that the public interest was being served. Finally, democratic approaches to public administration were reviewed within the context of how advances in technology, specifically in e-government, can be useful in that effort.

Review the concept of e-government and how the use of technology has transformed many public sector processes. Explain how each of the policy goals (equity, efficiency, liberty, and security) has been influenced by the implementation of e-government practices. Address how budget allocations towards e-government and technology services reflect policy and influence attainment of targeted outcomes. Support your answers with examples not previously offered in the lecture notes, i.e., from personal experience or research sources.

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A review on e government

Many individuals widely use the term e government including academic institutions and other professional bodies, private agencies and governmental. Despite the fact that till now there has not been a universal understanding about the concept behind the term “e government”, it has become an agreed neologism. It is firmly believed that the concept awareness originates from the understanding that the knowledge and adoption….

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