Super Pilots, Subsidizing or Self-Organization: Stimulating E-Government Initiatives in Dutch Local Governments

fonte:http://www.springerlink.com/content/l0hxrbum3h9c3qx1/fulltext.pdf
acesso:23-10-2009

Abstract. Like many other western countries, the Dutch central government has
several programs to stimulate E-government development in local governments.
The constitutional relations between central and local governments in The
Netherlands, however, are such, that the development of online service delivery
is part of the autonomy of the local authorities. Central government has little
formal authority to command development efforts on a local level. Through a
PR-offensive, subsidy programs and intervening as a market party, the central
government tries to convince the local authorities to invest in the development
of online service delivery. This paper describes three different approaches used
by the Dutch central government to stimulate E-government initiatives in local
governments. The central question is to what extent each approach contributes
to the e-government aims of central government.