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Electronic Government (E-government) services play a vital role in measuring the economic development in any country. Public administrations pursue online existence to provide services and information to their stakeholders. Challenges in implementing these E-government services have always been of great interest for research studies in the field. This explains why government websites are under continuous evaluation, from different perspectives, worldwide. The Egyptian government has acknowledged the importance of providing E-government services since 2004. By applying E-government services amongst its public administration, the Egyptian government has been seeking economic and social development. This research paper provides a comprehensive evaluation of the online progress of the Egyptian ministries using the five staged E-government Model outlined by the United Nations- UN Web Presence Measurement Model (2001). The new application of the model is considered the benchmark to evaluate the progress of these E-government websites. Findings revealed that out of the thirty four ministries, and other government agencies functioning under cabinet, in this administration, a total of four ministries have reached the 'Transactional presence', stage four, while fifteen ministries have reached the 'Interactive Presence', stage three, in the model provided. The remaining fifteen ministries are still in stage two, 'Online Presence', and stage one, 'Emerging Presence' with no real services provided to the citizens. Finally, the results also revealed that none of the governmental websites have reached the 'Seamless Interaction', stage five. Thus, the Egyptian government websites are considered an undeveloped websites. They are still incapable of effectively interacting or delivering services to the citizens. Reaching the 'Seamless Interaction' stage is foreseen as unattainable in the near future. ; Case of Egypt

This research paper reviews existing literature of two domains, Electronic Government (e-Government) and Economic Growth. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Technology Acceptance Models (TAM), and Neoclassical theory are ‎all discussed to help develop an integrated view of both domains. More specifically, in terms of ‎theory, it is hoped that this paper may extend its explanatory power beyond current limits. This ‎paper presents, for the benefit of decision makers, a practical framework held together by a logical ‎cohesion between the units of analysis, structures, and processes. This framework is ‎derived from ‎the basic theories and models and latest research done in these fields. It is found that the key ‎variable linking e-Government portals to the economic growth is Competitiveness. In this conception, ‎competitiveness becomes the mediator through which the antecedent variable of e-government ‎leads to a change in the consequent variable of economic growth. Simply put, e-government may ‎stimulate economic growth via enhancing the competitiveness of economic actors. Hence, ‎decision makers in different governmental bodies, may use this integrated framework as a tool to ‎promote technology-based economic growth in the context of competitiveness goals.‎