E-GOVERNANCE IN EDUCATION: Areas of Impact and Proposing A Framework to Measure the Impact

Information Technology (IT) is said to be the technology of 21st century. There has
been a huge growth in the field of information technology. Traditionally IT was used
only to provide the back office support to organizations.
Nowadays it plays a strategic role in organizations supporting many business functions
and also shapes new strategies in organizations. The IT field has also been introduced
in the field of governance called “E Governance”. This IT based E governance has also
been introduced in the field of education. The implementation of e governance in
education has led to new broader innovations. E governance has enabled universities to
expand their current geographical reach, to interact to prospective students all around
the world and to establish themselves as global education providers. This paper
examines the need for implementation of e governance in education sector and its
possible advantages.
The paper also proposes a framework to measure the success of an e governance
initiative in an educational organisation. The aim of this paper is to examine the nature
of change in Education with respect to the introduction and growth of IT based e
governance.