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The proposed framework consists of four axes: two for assessing the general characteristics and content of the web sites (namely general characteristics and e\u2010content); and two for assessing specific functionalities addressing their governmental character (namely e\u2010services and e\u2010participation).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proposed framework is gradually built through a critical analysis of the two relevant domains, web site evaluation and e\u2010government. The methodology used in the case study includes the construction of an appropriate questionnaire for assessing the framework metrics. The practical use of the framework is demonstrated by means of a case study, namely evaluating the web sites of Greek public authorities at local and regional level.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proposed framework presents a more holistic approach to e\u2010government web site evaluation, while the case study provides some interesting results with regards to the shortcomings of Greek public authority web sites.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proposed framework could be further enhanced by incorporating an evaluation of the demand site of e\u2010government. Moreover, a more thorough approach with regard to privacy would have to include metrics to be answered directly by IT security personnel.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The proposed framework can be used for evaluating the web sites of public authorities in a more comprehensive way. As an example, the case study reveals significant results of practical importance by indicating overall progress, aspects that are under\u2010developed, etc.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>This paper provides a novel framework to e\u2010government web site evaluation that also considers e\u2010government services and e\u2010participation. 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