Electronic government in South Korea: Conceptual problems

How do government officals conceptualize electronic government? Will the electronic government come to pass by means of complex technology? What purpose(s) will electronic government serve? Using a survey given to 69 Korean government officials in charge of administrative informatization, the authors answer these questions. Government officials perceive electronic government as much in terms of technology as they do in terms of effect. However, on the technology side, electronic government is predominantly associated with the use of complex technologies. On the effect side, electronic government is primarily associated with serving the internal use of government operations.