What are eGovernment systems?

eGovernment systems can bring unprecedented gains to business climates and improved efficiencies to public sector operations. They are creating a level playing field in which problems of bureaucratic delays, unpredictability, and corruption can be radically reduced.

Leading examples and opportunities for eGovernment solutions exist in the following service areas:

• Land registry databases (e.g. India’s Bhoomi and Punjab precedents)
• Online incorporation systems  (e.g. Denmark and Delaware precedents)
• License and permit issuance systems
• Virtual “one-stop shops” for issuance of incentives
• Technology Visas and work permits (e.g. Dubai’s online visa system)
• Spectrum auction and telecommunications license issuance systems; and
• Business and technology park concession tendering systems.

These operations -- and many others -- enable countries and communities to substantially improve the quality of governance and realize their inherent productive potential.