eGovernment 2017 and beyond


As the term has developed throughout the past nine weeks there has been much information passed about eGovernment and its impact on the current government system and how it works. Constant changes throughout the past decade of how technology has directly affected the way governments both locally and federally have run. Reaching the citizens and keeping them more involved within changes in policies and big impacts that affect them is the bottom line goal that needs to be achieved with an eGovernment system. The year is 2017 currently and I believe eGovernment is truly just getting started with how far it can go making easy and accessible services for its citizens. The following video was made in 2015 and all of the points within the video saying by the end of 2017 have come true.
Now of course the system is not perfect right now but when making major overhaul to government and reform those changes do not come quickly. These changes being made and eGovernment being a focus needs to be a mandate throughout the country. For example some cities are far behind in the eGovernment side of doing business while other cities are setting the standard. I believe it would be beneficial for the federal government to set up some sort of eGovernment mandates for all cities to follow and give a deadline for the states. Technology has taken Government truly into the 21st century and we all as citizens and government must be on board to continue to make positive changes and a greater impact going into the future. With the emergence of automated processes and robots threatening to take jobs government will need to find find ways to involve its citizens in the job force and this will be a huge topic for debate going into the future.

For the future of eGovernment I would like to see an increased presence from all cities not just certain ones. The digital age of government has been upon us so it is time to fully embrace all it offers not only as government but to citizens and businesses as well. Finally having the data to back up claims right in front of the elected officials they can make well informed decisions with actual real data and facts to back it up. With the nation divided hopefully facts can bring us back on track to making it a more connected society. Time will tell as it always does!

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