1. ¹Brunel Business School, Brunel University, West London, U.K.
2. ²School of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, West London, U.K.
3. ³CIPFA Performance Improvement Network (PIN), Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, U.K.

Correspondence: Zahir Irani, Brunel Business School, Brunel University, Uxbridge, London, UB8 3PH, U.K. Tel.: +44 (0) 1895 266054; Fax: +44 (0) 1895 269770; E-mail: Zahir.Irani@Brunel.ac.uk

Received 3 April 2007; Accepted 3 August 2007.

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of an exploratory research project into future e-Government (electronic Government) initiatives. The Virtual Institute for Electronic Government Research (VIEGO) project aimed at identifying and further developing the research agenda of e-Government based on a solid practical ground. As such, the paper offers a novel methodology in identifying the road map for future e-Government initiatives based on a series of workshops organised around the U.K. hosting a mixture of stakeholders involving both academics and practitioners. The analysis of the VIEGO workshops depicted that an e-Government research agenda involves a combination of social, technological and organisational issues at both governmental and individual citizen level, ultimately driven by empirical case-based experience and active participation in e-Government processes. Unlike other propositions for the future of e-Government offered in the e-Government literature, it raised research questions not only originated from an analysis of e-Government literature but also on the outcome of brainstorming, reflections and contemplations throughout the duration of the project.