[Korea.net News, Government News, September 1 2008] Korea's e-government ranks world's best for 3rd year

Source: Ministry of Public Administration and Security

The Ministry of Public Administration and Security said Monday (Sept. 1) that Korea's e-government again ranked top for the third year, according to a report from a U.S.-based think tank.

Followed by Taiwan, the United States and Singapore, Korea has been voted best e-government in the report by the Brookings Institution which examined almost 1,700 government websites, including those of education, defense, finance, transportation and foreign affairs ministries in nearly 200 counries for the ranking.

According to the report, Korea's government websites scored 100 percent for the second year for its foreign language services, online sevices for all administrative procedures and private information protection.