Baseline Local E-Government Index 2016 in Chile

This study analyses the level of electronic government and its determinants in the municipalities of the five most densely-populated regions in Chile. It works with a database of 188 municipalities where 71% of the national population is concentrated, according to 2016 estimates. In this research project, we calculate, describe and geo-reference a 2016 e-value index to evaluate the supply of digital services in each one of the municipalities. The predictors of the index are analysed using ordinary least squares (OLS). The factors analysed are related with the dimensions distinguished by theory as necessary for the implementation of strategies of electronic government. The highlight findings reveal recognisable spatial distribution patterns in the Metropolitan Region and enables us to identify the importance of the infrastructure, the political capital of the mayor and the financial independence of the municipality as significant determinants for successful development of electronic government initiatives at a municipal level.

本研究旨在分析智利人口密度最高的五个地区的市政府电子化水平及其决定因素。研究基于包含188个市政府的数据库，根据2016年的估计，这些市政府集中了全国71%的人口。在本研究项目中，我们计算、描述并地理参照了一个2016年的电子价值指数，以评估每个市政府提供的数字服务的供给情况。该指数的预测因子通过普通最小二乘法（OLS）进行分析。分析的因素与理论区分的、为实现电子政府策略所必需的维度相关。研究的主要发现揭示了在都会区的可识别的空间分布模式，并使我们能够识别基础设施、市长的政治资本和市政府的财政独立性作为成功发展市级电子政府倡议的重要决定因素。