Broadband and e-Government Diffusion

This article focuses on the relationship between e-government services and broadband connections. The importance of broadband availability for a sound economic development has been advocated by both the academic and political world; however little evidence has been provided as to its impact on e-government. The paper consists of two main parts. The first part provides a brief literature review of broadband diffusion and impact. The second part provides a comprehensive understanding of the impact of broadband on e-government demand and supply in Italian region called Piedmont. The third and final part analyses the broadband diffusion process occurred in the last five years in Piedmont