> Pardon my ignorance, but I've never heard this term "e-governance."
> Could you explain what it is? Sounds pretty sinister to me.
Why? Think looking up zoning, or city ordinances, or whatever, online. Paying bills/fines online. Opening hearings and other deliberations to online participation.
Remember, technologies aren't sinister, _people_ are sinister :-) Though, given "digital divides," e-whatever will tend to advantage the advantaged, at least in the short term ...