Demand and Supply of Public Information Online for Business: A Comparison of EU Countries and the US

In order to address the gap in e-government research focused on information for businesses, Nomisma-NET has engaged in a study focused on the role of online public information in business development in Italy, as well as in other European countries and in the USA. The paper presents the methodology for analysis of portals and web-sites that supply public information for businesses, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis is carried out on two tracks: static and dynamic. The objective of the research is to analyse different sites and countries’ models in supplying online public information in terms of access, content availability and degree of relationality.