EVALUATION OF THE USE OF E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATION IN TURKEY AS AN E-TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

Abstract

A rapid change is being experienced in today’s environment where the foundation of information age is being established. This rapid change has made the change of social structure and transformation of systems dependent to that, necessary. Becoming an important value for economies which have undergone a structuring process, information is the source for the level of development. Computer aided applications are required to be utilized to fulfill functions such as processing, transmitting and storing information. These tools which are named as information technologies have given birth to the concept of “e-” and integrated that in our life. Concept of “e-” renders transformation obligatory within the social structure. In this study, transformation of government structure from traditional to electronic is described by examining the conceptual frames. Setting from the hypothesis that “technology is a useful tool” “E-Government” implemented in Turkey is explained. Survey method is used to evaluate the usage of “E-Government” application. Questionnaire study established using survey method is applied to academic staff of Ġstanbul Kültür University selected as sample. In the light of collected data, the study is examined both with qualitative and quantitative evaluations.