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About eGovernment

What is eGovernment?

eGovernment is Internet or electronic transactions from citizens to government (C2G), business to government (B2G), and government to government (G2G).

Some examples of eGovernment services include:

eGovernment is not just eBusiness, it's about our relationships with our civic institutions and the foundation of our next generation communities. It’s about extending the social contract to provide better services to all citizens and businesses.

eGovernment strives to close the gap between citizen and business expectations of government and eCommerce. Today, citizens and businesses expect service delivery in Internet time.

Phases of eGovernment - Where are You?

Phase 1: Basic website
The first step in eGovernment is putting information online by developing a basic website for the agency or program.
Contact us for a new or redesigned website.

Phase 2: Interactive website
Increase the effectiveness of your website with interactive features such as searchable data, forms that can be submitted online, email notifications, etc.
Contact us for assistance developing interactive features, or use our free webmaster tools to create your own.

Phase 3: Online transactions
Interactive website with full online transactions of agency business, including accepting online payments.
Contact us to build eCommerce applications.

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