Research and Development of Key Technologies for e-Government: Case Studies in China

Government informatization has become an important component of the national information infrastructure and a major factor affecting international competitive power. E-government construction is regarded as one of the most important tasks for the national economy and society informatization in China today. TH-DGRC has been researching and developing e-government projects since 2003. In this chapter, we first introduce China’s e-government history, progress, challenges, and plans. Next we propose a methodology for an e-government plan and design – GIA (Government Informatization Architecture) – and discuss its key reference models. Third, we present the government information resource catalog and exchange systems. Finally, we describe two case studies in Beijing’s municipal government.