Identification and Analysis of the Relations between Risks and Stakeholders in the Implementation of E-government Projects

E-government implementation requires running various projects that on the one hand, involves a wide range of stakeholders and on the other hand, due to its innovative nature, it encounters many risks. The synergy resulting from the simultaneous study of the risks and stakeholders of E-government, which was neglected in previous research, has been the motivation of this study. This is an applied research that its output can lead to the management of vital risks concerning influential stakeholders. Therefore, first this research has identified the stakeholders and risks of E-government, then used the Delphi method to identify the risks associated with stakeholders. Findings from the intersection of E-government risks and stakeholders have been analyzed with two approaches. The results indicate that in the area of stakeholders, the most influential stakeholders in the E-government implementation process are the executive organizations. Following that are government and policymakers and also infrastructure suppliers. In the area of risk, the highest percentage of stakeholder-associated risks with 34% belongs to organizational risks and then with 31% belongs to financial risks. In the next level, cooperation and participation risks and infrastructure and security risks are equally 29%.