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title: "The Next Wave of E-Government"
summary: |-
  An emerging third wave of e-government is making it possible for governments to solve pressing public problems in fundamentally new ways.
date: "2009-02-02"
issues: ["Digital Government"]
authors: ["Daniel Castro", "Robert D. Atkinson"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2009/02/02/next-wave-e-government/"
---

# The Next Wave of E-Government

The first two waves of the IT revolution offered state and local IT leaders amazing opportunities to make government more efficient, improve services and increase transparency. Today, an emerging third wave is making it possible for governments to solve pressing public problems in fundamentally new ways.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2009/02/02/next-wave-e-government/*