E-governance: towards a strategic convergence of stakeholder interests

E-governments have become an integral part of our lives and the study of this phenomenon has revealed valuable insights from a governance perspective. Based on an in-depth case study, this paper addresses the strategic management of stakeholders within the e-governmental environment. In particular, the research looks at how advances in information technology have altered the power structures of governance systems and reshaped its fundamental principles .The study concludes that the strategic conversion of interests between the organizations and its stakeholders is an important determining factor for the success of any e-initiative. This requires both a rethinking of fundamental functions and a transformation of organizational business mentalities in order to be flexible and adaptable to ever-changing expectations of a dynamic system.

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