Korea ranks high on most measures reported in the "
United Nations e-Government Survey 2008: From e-Government to Connected Governance." This is the latest in a series of United Nations studies that in some ways are more comprehensive than the Brookings Institution study mentioned
in my earlier post. For example, South Korea ranks sixth in the world on the important overall measure of e-government readiness, as shown by the accompanying graphic. (click on the graphic to see a full size version) Within the Asian region, Korea was the leader on most of the measures reported by this study. Worldwide, on the measure of e-participation, it ranked number two, behind the United States. The e-participation index aims to capture the dimensions of government to citizen interaction and inclusion, by assessing the extent to which governments proactively solicit citizen input.
Korea ranks high on most measures reported in the "United Nations e-Government Survey 2008: From e-Government to Connected Governance." This is the latest in a series of United Nations studies that in some ways are more comprehensive than the Brookings Institution study mentioned in my earlier post. For example, South Korea ranks sixth in the world on the important overall measure of e-government readiness, as shown by the accompanying graphic. (click on the graphic to see a full size version) Within the Asian region, Korea was the leader on most of the measures reported by this study. Worldwide, on the measure of e-participation, it ranked number two, behind the United States. The e-participation index aims to capture the dimensions of government to citizen interaction and inclusion, by assessing the extent to which governments proactively solicit citizen input.