Developing a multifaceted model for scaffolding information management in e-government systems

Abstract

As a result of the growing number of services provided by e-governments. the information resources in e-government systems are becoming increasingly complex and vast. Therefore, structuring information, so it can easily be understood and further used is an emerging topic. This paper proposes a model for structuring e-government information resources using faceted taxonomy. The concept of faceted taxonomy represents a set of taxonomies, each one describing the domain of interest from a different, preferably orthogonal, point of view. This model would facilitate the understanding of relationships between different pieces of information in the system and therefore, improve the efficiency of use of the information resources in the system.