E-government : implementation, adoption and synthesis in developing countries / Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, Stephen Mutula.

Contents;

Chapter 1: Prologue
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Focus and locale
1.3 Background : E-Government and society
1.4 Semantic understanding of e-government
etc.

Chapter 2: The e-Government phenomenon
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Background to e-Government conceptualization
2.3 Motivation for e-Government implementation
2.4 What is e-Government?
etc.

Chapter 3: E-Government and society
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Benefits, disadvantages and implications of e-Government
3.3 Benefits of e-Government applications
3.4 Economy and e-Government
etc.

Chapter 4: E-Government readiness
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Socio-technical infrastructure for e-Government
4.3 E-Government maturity models
4.4 Importance of e-Readiness assessment
etc.

Chapter 5: E-Government assessment methods and frameworks
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Background to e-Government assessment
5.3 Conceptualization of e-Government assessment
5.4 E-Government assessment methods
etc.

Chapter 6: E-Government adoption and synthesis
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Factors affecting e-Government adoption
6.3 E-Government models
6.4 Critique of some of the adoption frameworks/models
etc.

Chapter 7: E-Government technology design frameworks
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Technology nuances for e-Government
7.3 Advances in technology designs
7.4 Future prospects
etc.

Chapter 8: Selected cases of e-Government implementation
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Current status of e-Government adoption worldwide
8.3 Distinct cases of failure of e-Government applications
8.4 Detailed case study for e-Government implementation : Zambia
etc.

Chapter 9: E-Government development paradigms
9.1 Introduction
9.2 E-Government design frameworks
9.3 Interoperability and process/application integration
9.4 E-Government interoperability frameworks worldwide
etc.

Chapter 10: Methodology and practical perspectives for e-Government research and practice
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Research and practice focus
10.3 Methodology of research
10.4 E-Government and multi-dimensional methodological inclination
etc.

Chapter 11: E-Government funding models and sustainability
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Background to e-Government funding
11.3 E-Government funding frameworks and models
11.4 Implications and future work
etc.

Chapter 12: Contemporary and future research and practical directions
12.1 Introduction and background
12.2 The future outlook of public service
12.3 Convergence of e-Government applications
12.4 Future technologies and impact on governance practices
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.