The Ministry for Economic Development website posted an article on improvements to come in Russian e-government and stated that “the creation of e-government would lead to the emergence of a new system of control and greater responsibility of government officials.” “There will always be a person responsible, and no document will get lost,”.  The Russian government hoped to have a developed e-government system in place by the beginning of 2010 but clearly this has been delayed. I think the most important aspect of establishing e-government will be to provide greater transparency in government operations which will only increase Russian citizens’ trust in their federal government as a whole.

Sources:

Ministry of Economic Development

http://ar.economy.gov.ru/en/main_menu_en/news-events///index.php?id4=1673

Samigullina, A. (2010). Russian regions to go digital, Russia, Beyond the Headlines, Retrieved May 1, 2010 at:

http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/01/21/21110egov.html

Waylet, S. (2004) American University, IT in the Russian Federation, retrieved April 28, 2010 at: http://ar.economy.gov.ru/en/main_menu_en/news-events///index.php?id4=1673http://www1.american.edu/initeb/sw5840a/egovernment.htm

United Nations E-Government Survey, 2010, http://www.iis.ru/en/content/view/416/91/