The Impact of E-Government on the Public Sector Modernisation and Efficiency Efforts

The Danish government understands the key instrumental value of e-government to push reforms forward at all levels of government. The government has made efforts to ensure the integration and alignment of the e-government programmes with targeted public sector reform initiatives (e.g. the Quality Reform and De-bureaucratisation Programme) and to secure the co-ordination of the various governance bodies in charge of their implementation. The aim of the government is now to further exploit e-government and innovation to drive change in the public sector by boosting a coherent vision of how they can be used by the country to sustain a more efficient and effective public sector while attaining its opportunities as a digital economy and harvesting broader societal benefits.