Fourth Annual Global E-Government Study(September 2004)

India jumps to 37th rank in eGov worldwide from its last year's 85th
rank, according to the Fourth Annual Global E-Government Study.

The study, conducted by Professor Darrell M.West of the Taubman
Center for Public Policy at Brown University, Providence, Rhode
Island and his team of researchers, measured each country's
on-line presence and reviewed 1,935 government websites in 198
countries during June-August, 2004.

The study shows that 21 percent of government agencies around the
world are offering online services, up from 16 percent in 2003,12
percent in 2002, and eight percent in 2001. Taiwan and Singapore now
lead the United States and Canada in overall e-government performance.

Check the press release at
http://www.insidepolitics.org/PressRelease04int.html

The full report is available at
http://www.insidepolitics.org/.

Dr D.C.Misra
September 14, 2004