Christine Leitner

Organisational changes, skills and the role of leadership required by egovernment

This paper is based on a research project presently carried out by the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA). The Ministry for Public Service in Luxembourg has requested EIPA to conduct a report on “Organisational Changes, Skills and the Role of Leadership required by eGovernment” to provide a basis for discussions during the EU Presidency of Luxembourg in the eGovernment working group of the European Public Administration Network (EPAN) in the first half of 2005. The report should provide some input for the recommendations to be agreed upon by the Director-Generals responsible for public administration in the EU by the end of 2005. The report will be finalised in June 2005.

Minitrack: E-Government Organization and Management

The development and effectiveness of e-Government is strongly influenced by the degree to which government leaders and organizations adopt management and organizational strategies that emphasize change management, new organizational forms, different professional and organizational relationships while they take advantage of the power of information technology to transform government operations and public services.