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CRIADO, J. Ignacio  e  GIL-GARCIA, J. Ramón. Electronic Government, Management and Public Policies: Current Status and Future Trends in Latin America. Gest. polít. pública [online]. 2013, vol.22, n.spe, pp.03-48. ISSN 1405-1079.

This article discusses the implications of electronic government reforms on public policy and management, provides recent data about Latin America, and includes a brief introduction to each of the articles in this special issue. The document inquires into the importance of knowledge about electronic government for public administrations, considering the opportunities to improve government management and public policies. With this purpose, this article describes the level of development of electronic government in Latin American countries, as well as the main strategies implemented by several governments of the region during the last few years. in addition, it examines the contribution of each of the papers included in this special issue to the recent developments in electronic government. Then, the article outlines future areas of interest in the field of electronic government, which are expected to be part of government agendas, as well as research efforts about e-government within the next decade. This is achieved through a presentation of current dynamics and future trends of this phenomenon, particularly in the context of Latin American countries. The article concludes emphasizing the importance of connectivity and networks in order to generate innovation in public administrations of the present and future.

Palavras-chave : information and communication technologies; electronic government; public administration; public management; theory; practice; knowledge; Latin America.

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