# The Relationship Between Mobile and Stationary eGovernment Applications and Environments: A Review

> MeRC Working Paper #17 by Norm Archer, August 2006: mobile and stationary government applications compared; mobile solutions suit G2E and G2C functions best.

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Working Paper #17 by Norm Archer, August 2006.

- Mobile government applications spread as wireless networks expanded.
- The paper compared stationary and mobile applications in government.
- Its model emphasized the transition to eGovernment.
- It described four functionalities: G2E, G2C, G2G and G2B.
- mGovernment characteristics and issues were outlined in detail.
- No real pattern emerged in suitability for mobile adaptation.
- Mobile solutions most likely benefit G2E and G2C the most.

Keywords: mobile eGovernment, maturity models, eGovernment functionalities, eGovernment transformation, mGovernment applications.