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Abstract<br />

There is a favourable environment for development <strong>of</strong> e-government <strong>in</strong> <strong>Denmark</strong>. Past and<br />

present governments have placed strong policy emphasis on mak<strong>in</strong>g the best possible public and<br />

private sector use <strong>of</strong> ICT, <strong>in</strong> pursuit <strong>of</strong> both social and economic goals. As part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Government</strong>’s<br />

broader focus on the use <strong>of</strong> ICT <strong>in</strong> the economy and Danish society, e-government enjoys good, albeit<br />

<strong>in</strong>direct, political support. While e-government has not <strong>in</strong> itself been a “headl<strong>in</strong>e” policy <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Government</strong>, it has been clearly positioned as a key element <strong>of</strong> policies aimed at develop<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

Danish <strong>in</strong>formation society, modernis<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the efficiency <strong>of</strong> the public sector, and<br />

improv<strong>in</strong>g the performance <strong>of</strong> the economy. It has also been regarded as an enabler <strong>of</strong> the upcom<strong>in</strong>g<br />

reforms <strong>of</strong> the adm<strong>in</strong>istrative structure <strong>of</strong> the Danish public sector (the “Structural Reform”) that are<br />

based on the recommendations <strong>of</strong> the Danish Commission on Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Structure.<br />

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