The Necessities of an Electronic Government in the Third Millennium with an Emphasis on Iran

Objective: This study is aimed at investigating the frameworks and executive rules for the country’s E-government, the obstacles on establishment of a digital government for providing comfort and for the citizens, the initial preparation for the communication infrastructures, including internet band width, local software, electronic equipment, structural changes in organization, crisis management and acceptance of changes by governmental  managers and staff, creating the culture and codes of electronic citizenship providing necessary training and education about this phenomenon. Methodology: What is important is that an implementation of Electronic Government reduces the distance between people and government and people themselves will be part of the government. Results: Upon establishing such a government, a strong mutual link will be created between people and governors. Also, the government could move forward to its ultimate goal of downsizing and privatization and the cost of using online services will be significantly reduced. Conclusion: The crucial concerns in this respect are: creating necessary infrastructures, developing of a more administrative and executive culture among governmental managers, providing necessary educations and training for people, and reducing the cost of web-based services.