IT Governance: The Key Factor of E-Government Implementation in China

According to E-government maturity model, Leavitt’s Diamond model, Fountain’s technology enactment framework and IT governance theory, this paper discusses the important impact that IT governance bring in the effectiveness of e-government implementation. Furthermore, the critical influence factors model of e-government implementation effectiveness is proposed. Data are collected from a survey and analyzed by following a psychometric procedure. All data from government official of China’s public sector across 29 provinces. The research result shows that the E-government governance capability is positively related with e-government implementation effectiveness, Moreover, the environmental readiness and organizational support are also positively related with e-government implementation effectiveness.

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