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<DIV>**** This note was sent on behalf of my doctoral student, Ally Lee
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<DIV>Dear e-Government users: </DIV>
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<DIV>I am a Ph.D student at Nova Southeastern University in the School of
Computer and Information Sciences seeking help to denominate my survey to users
on the topic of U.S. electronic government (e-government) systems. I am in Phase
2 (Quantitative Study), and am assessing how important each of the previously
found information quality (IQ) characteristics are to U.S. e-government users.
IQ is defined as the level of information in e-government systems that meets or
exceeds the expectations of the user. E-government systems involve the use of
the Internet to deliver information and services to their constituents (i.e.
users, businesses, and other government agencies). The IQ characteristics listed
in this quantitative survey instrument were gathered from Phase 1 of my study,
where I asked an initial group of citizens through a qualitative questionnaire,
to provide IQ characteristics they felt were important when using e-government
systems. The purpose of this phase of the study is to quantify the importance
level of such IQ characteristics and to understand key factors that will affect
users’ trust in e-government systems. </DIV>
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<DIV>This survey will take about 5 to 10 minutes to complete. Information that
you have submitted is fully anonymous and your participation is completely
voluntary. Additionally, you are free to exit the survey at anytime. There will
be no compensation for participating in the survey aside from the satisfying
notion that you have help advancing knowledge associated with e-government
systems. </DIV>
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<DIV>Please click here if you wish to begin: <A
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DKDWY7G">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DKDWY7G</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you in advance for your time. </DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
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<DIV>Ally Lee</DIV>
<DIV>Ph.D. Candidate in Information Systems </DIV>
<DIV>Nova Southeastern University (NSU)</DIV>
<DIV>Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences (GSCIS)</DIV>
<DIV>email: <A href="mailto:ally@nova.edu">ally@nova.edu</A> </DIV>
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