The issue of measuring e-government success in context of the Initiative 202020

Abstract

This article deals with the issue that motivated formation of Initiative 202020. Czech Republic lags behind in the development of e-Government and currently is moving to 50th place in the ranking of E-Government Development Index evaluated by United Nations. The aim of this Initiative is that in 2020 the Czech Republic will be ranked among the top 20 states. The article sets two goals. In the first place, it is analysis of methodology with the objective to say if this measure is consistent enough for setting goals and priorities for next four years. Second goal is to find out possible reasons why our country is evaluated so badly and suggest options what could be done to score better. To achieve these goals, in-depth review of E-Government surveys from years 2003 - 2016 and other available materials, was conducted.