Development of e-government in the Czech Republic

This dissertation describes and evaluates the gradual development of e-government in the Czech Republic, especially the part that affects communication and interaction between public administration and private sector (citizens and firms). The introduction describes why an e-government was perceived as a separate discipline and how does it affect the development of IT and the Internet. The next section deals with the basic division of the government approach to an e-government -- whether the government pays attention only to legislation and standardization, and operation of IT services is left to the private sector, or whether the government itself guarantees the operation of some basic IT services. The largest part is devoted to the gradual development of e-government in the Czech Republic, its critical milestones (such as new laws) and starts (or ends) of important information systems. It also describes the successes and the failures of these milestones and their impact on both public administration and private sector. The final section describes the currently known vision of e-government in the Czech Republic (actually the absence of such a vision). In conclusion, it summarizes findings from previous chapters and it describes both the positive and the negative aspects of existing projects. Finally, it proposes how to mimic the successful ones and how to avoid the unsuccessful ones.