Electronic government -- Broadening the concept of electronic government -- Voluntary organisations in the democratic polity: examing web-enabled 'public spaces' -- Contextual issues surrounding portable and interactive technologies within the contemporary and future environment of e-government and informatisation -- e-Government in the United States -- Electronic government in the US: a CITIZEN-centric approach? -- The development of Canadian law with respect to e-government -- e-Governance in the United Kingdom -- e-Government in Germany -- The Italian e-government experience: setting up the ICT infrastructure and regulating central and local action -- e-Government in Denmark -- The status of e-government in the Netherlands -- National perspectives on e-government and required regulatory change.