UN report ranks e-gov readiness.

• Author: Swartz, Nikki
• Position: News, Trends & Analysis - Brief Article

Between 85 percent and 92 percent of all countries now provide government databases, laws, policies, and other documents online, according to the UN Global E-government Readiness Report 2004, recently published by the United Nations.

However, only about one-third of all countries provide public services online and only the most developed countries provide transactional services online.

The report presents a comparative ranking of world countries according to two primary indicators: the state of e-government readiness and the extent of e-government participation. it placed the United States at the top of the list, followed by Denmark and the United Kingdom. The survey assesses the UN's 191 member states' e-government readiness based oil Web site assessment, telecommunication infrastructure, and human resource endowment.

According to the...