NOTAS: | Written by Capgemini, Sogeti, IDC and Politecnico di Milano for the European Commission Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology "The eGovernment Benchmark compares how governments across Europe deliver digital public services. The eGovernment Benchmark evaluates provision and delivery of eGovernment services in 35 countries across Europe, the 27 EU member states and Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. Citizens from participating countries assessed digital government services, visiting and evaluating over 14,000 websites. Malta emerged as the top ranked country in eGovernment with a score of 96%, followed by Estonia, Luxembourg, Iceland, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway, Spain and Portugal. The average performance across EU countries was 68%. While administrations across Europe largely rose to the challenge and accelerated digital service transformation in the face of the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, the report garnered three key recommendations aimed at improving eGovernment provision: 1. Prioritise user-centric design to ensure that eGovernment services are inclusive to users in all their diversity, including users with poor digital skills or those living with disabilities; 2. Rationalise the delivery of eGovernment services so that users may access all services related to their life event via single one-stop-shops. 3. Streamline interoperability between the different layers and departments of government in order to provide a more coherent, less cumbersome experience." |