Measuring the Correlation between Commercial and Economic States of Countries (B2G Relations) and the E-Government Readiness Index by Using Neural Networks

Mehmet Sinan Başar, Hande Küçükönder

Faculty of Economics and Admninistrative Sciences, Bart?n University, Bart?n, Turkey.
Open Education Faculty, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/ojbm.2014.22014                

Abstract

The E-government Readiness Index is a composite index created from the Neural Index, the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index and the Human Resources Index. Calculated annually by the World Bank, this index offers information on such issues as the provision of public services and the use of these services by individuals and institutions. In this study, we examine whether the E-government Readiness Index provides information on the compliance of the business lives of countries with an e-government structure by using neural networks.

Keywords

Neural Networks; E-Government; E-Government Readiness Index; E-Commerce; Information Technologies

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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