Systematically Evaluating Usability in Web-Based Electronic Government: An Empirical Study

Usability is an important factor influencing users' interaction and adoption of e-government, which needs to be considered in e-government development. However, current research has not paid much attention to assessing usability. This empirical study conducts a systematic approach to evaluate the usability of current e-government websites, identifying existing usability problems and providing proposed design solutions for further e-government usability development. Such research results can help designers and developers to understand the importance of usability and guide their particular attention to develop more usable e-government.