Information integration – an essential pillar in e-government development

Hurbean, Luminita (2008): Information integration – an essential pillar in e-government development. Published in: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference "Economy and Transformation Management" Timisoara, Romania (15 January 2009): pp. 715-721.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explain and promote the need for ERP implementation in the public sector, to support the growing request for effective information systems, from the e-government viewpoint and under its influence. The paper also debates the major challenges in ERP implementation issued from research of published case studies. The challenges analysis turns out four major issues to address in order to overcome the integration obstacles and create a solid infrastructure for e-government.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), e-government, public sector, business process reengineering (BPR)
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O38 - Government Policy; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Innovation ; Research and Development ; Technological Change ; Intellectual Property Rights > O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences ; Diffusion Processes

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