On promoting e-Government in ME for progressive change
[This article was published in the March 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Kalashnikov Theory of e-Government
[This article was published in the January 2006 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
If eGovernment is to be promoted as a tool for progressive change across the Middle East then it has to be in a sound local context and with the financial and technical support that will take modest projects to the point of being able to deliver simple, useful shared, services for the many. This is the Kalashnikov theory of e-government.
