(Of interest to those of us here in the South Pacific and hopefully beyond!) 

The NZ Government has just released its "New Zealand E-government 2007: Progress Towards Transformation" report, which gives a broad overview of the progress which has been made towards reaching the E-government strategy goal that: "By 2007, information and communication technologies will be integral to the delivery of government information, services and processes".

The report is downloadable / viewable online at:

http://www.e.govt.nz/resources/research/progress/

In particular, the final section poses the question What will e-government in 2020 look like?, and contains a number of "think piece" contributions which explore issues grouped under:

• Enhancing stakeholder engagement
• Innovation
• Trust and Accountability
• International context
• Information

 Some of the key questions raised include:

• Is 'eDemocracy' a new opportunity or simply shifting what we already do online? 
• Will "e-government" have become embedded in business-as-usual service delivery in 2020?
• Innovating institutional processes: the distinction between institutional preservation and democratic transformation

Worth taking a read to get a handle on the most up to date thinking in government - also take a look at Yenping Yeo's blog post covering the report:

http://blog.e.govt.nz/index.php/2008/06/19/progress-toward-transformation/