Conferencia impartida en el Congreso de Gobierno Electronico en Europa DEXA. Agosto _Septiembre 2009

1. Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México. J. Ramón Gil-García Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)

3. 24/08/09 Problem : We know very little about the quality and results of the Legislative Web sites, contrasting with e-government websites, which many of them are measured, assessed, and improved in a regular basis. Based on the case of the local legislature of the State of Mexico, this paper proposes an approach to understand and evaluate legislative Web sites. Sandoval-Gil-Garcia DEXA EGOV-2009

6. Comparative Chart 24/08/09 E-government Web Site Congress Web Site Main Objective Information and Transactions Information and Interaction Usefulness Time reduction an online transactions Precise information and legislative debate of bills- Citizen Relationship Try to be complete and holistic Bi-directional Value Government efficiency and public image Social participation and public image Services Tax payment, Public servants directory; forums, e-learning, video Laws updating, congressman interaction with citizens; civic culture, online debates.

12. 24/08/09 4. Results of the first exploratory survey administered to users of the web site were confirmed by non-users surveys made previous the focus group experiment. Both surveys confirm that content is more important than format), although format and design are also important components. These contributions will enable our study to be more focused for the next stage (focus group), and provides directions to develop a more effective legislative web site. Sandoval-Gil-Garcia DEXA EGOV-2009

15. Legislative Web Sites 24/08/09