# A Framework for Cloud Based E-Government from the Perspective of Developing Countries
## 3 Cloud Based E-Government Framework  
The proposed cloud based G2G e-government framework has been designed to address the challenges faced by e-government projects in developing countries. As discussed in the literature review, the huge number e-government projects failure has motivated us to develop this framework that would support governments to successfully implement and manage e-government projects. The framework consists of a list of concepts and processes necessary to execute those concepts. The concepts are interrelated to support the initialization of e-government project by defining the vision, handling the execution strategy and monitoring the results. **Vision:** Government vision is a core concept of the proposed framework. Generally, the vision for the electronic government is directed towards the betterment of e-government services and to accumulate wider public acceptance. The consequences aroused from the problem domain motivate governments to draw a vision. The vision for the cloud based G2G electronic government framework is to integrate e-government systems to deliver seamless government service to the stakeholders via various delivery channels as required. **Goals:** Government vision to achieve successful electronic government are further refined through the goals. We consider two different types of goals. Technological Goal:  
The technological goals are associated with the electronic government readiness. It defines the government intention to enhance or upgrade the existing information communication technology infrastructure by adopting appropriate model. Therefore, the technological goal for adopting the cloud based e-government framework is to achieve infrastructural support and the integrated e-government system. Organisational Goal:  
The success of e-government projects is highly influenced by its acceptance and adoption ratio. The organisational goals focus on the adoption and acceptance of the e-government services by the stakeholders. The organisational goal of the cloud based G2G electronic government framework is to support government to better align its online service with the stakeholder's need, by defining range of delivery channels. **Approach:** The concept approach defines the different dimensions of e-government stakeholders and their relationship. E-government project implementation occurs mainly in three dimensions--government-to-government (G2G), government-to-citizen (G2C) and government-to-business (G2B). In the context of the proposed framework government-to-government (G2G) approach has been considered most appropriate for developing countries. **Strategies:** Strategies operationalise the goals for its implementation. Based on the selected approach and defined goals, the strategies can be technological and organisational dimensions. A strategy for technological dimension supports the framework approach by identifying the e-government readiness and required information communication technology infrastructure. Similarly, organisational dimension deals with the organisational readiness for the framework that assesses the strength and limitation of the government departments or a government as a whole to accept the change. **E-government model:** The concept e-government maturity model provides detailed e-government implementation plan. Once the goals are set, approaches are defined and the strategies are developed, an implementation model is generated to initiate e-government projects. The model defines the different stages and the activities under those stages required for e-government assimilation process. The concept uses predefined strategies to assess and evaluate the implementation and integration platform along with the appropriate e-government adoption model. **Risks:** Risk is a potential consequence which can negatively impact on the overall electronic government implementation. Along with the opportunities, migration of the electronic government to the cloud brings many challenges.