E-GOVERNMENT STRATEGY AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE KSA

Abstract: Almost all governments in the world nowadays are implementing e-government for the purpose of costs reducing, services improving, time saving and increasing effectiveness and efficiency in all sectors of the government. That is why e-government became one of the primary target for Saudi government and all its agencies. This paper will discuss the main strategies and their impact on economic development of the Saudi nation and the efforts taken for implementation and the consciences been made to fulfill the strategies of the Saudi initiatives. It will also define the E-Government and presents the most common advantages of e-government. However, e-government program normally expected to face many challenges and barriers, may be technological, cultural, organizational, or social issues. These have also been discussed in this paper.

Keywords: E-government, E-service, E-strategies, Economic Impacts.