E-Government Between Developed and Developing Countries: Key Perspectives from Denmark and Iraq

Abstract

E-government involves using technology to provide public information and services digitally. This study examines key factors addressing infrastructure, cultural, political, technical, and social challenges in e-government implementation. By exploring diverse contexts, from citizen engagement to data frameworks, it will elucidate best practices and lessons for overcoming hurdles on the bureaucratic and user sides. The research aims to uncover how states can successfully transition services online. Insights can inform policymakers seeking to digitize governance and leverage information and communication technologies to improve state-citizen relations. Additionally, it aims to compare and analyze e-government systems in a developing country (Iraq) and a developed country (Denmark) to highlight key differences that could inform e-government development efforts in developing nations. Iraq and Denmark were chosen due to the disparity between their e-government systems, enabling the identification of weaknesses in Iraq's e-government initiatives and providing insights from Denmark's more advanced experience. Examining this e-government gap between a developing and developed country will allow developing nations like Iraq to pinpoint areas for improvement and potentially benefit from Denmark's success in this area.