Towards Validation of Key Success Factors of E-government Initiatives

One of the emerging areas on which researchers are trying to build some theoretical framework relates to realization of IT value in public sector in general and in the field of E-government in particular. As to what factors can generally be associated with success of E-government is not an easy job. Nevertheless, contemporary researches have been able to generate a framework of success factors for E-government initiatives. In this paper, an attempt has been made to capture the trend in research towards this end followed by an attempt to validate if such a framework is indeed capable of explaining success of E-government initiatives and if so what kind policy and operational insight can be derived for the benefit of decision makers and project managers responsible for formulating and implementing E-government initiatives.