Conceptualization of e-Government integration studies

Abstract

E-government integration has gained interest of researchers from different perspectives. Some have studied it from organizational perspective; other researchers have proposed models and recommended solutions for technical problems in some systems. Other researchers deal with integration interoperability or information sharing and often focus on integration in other domains (e.g., supply chain management). Yet, not many efforts are dedicated towards e-Government integration conceptualization. This paper renders a panoramic overview on the past development, present status and future trends of e-Government integration. This comprehensive and systematic assessment on existing literature is hoped to serve as taxonomy for navigating and understanding the research advancements towards e-Government integration. Based on a content analysis method, this paper identifies e-Government integration stakeholders, useful theories applied, and research methods employed. Our findings suggest that there is a strong need for a better understanding of what are valuable and compelling conceptions of e-Government integration and who are the stakeholders involved. The lack of e-Government integration research is now recognized; despite much research on the e-Government integration is far from being understood.