Government Web IA (Information Architecture) Study

With the development of the Internet, government is awareness how important is the information and network technology for the government service. As the Internet-based public service approach, network is the one of main functions for the government to promulgate the announcements and service for the public as well. Nowadays, E-government was highly emphasized in the most developed countries, the development ? of E-government is became an essential symbol. Information technology was processed to the comprehensive E-government style after the initial phases. As the center of the E-government, the value of governmental web site played a significant role.The aims of IA (Information Architecture) are help people discover and manage information, as they resolve the user's needs. Throughout the designing for the structure system, marker system, navigation system and research system of the web site, users could get more proper information. At present, governmental web sites were developed quickly in China, whereas those web sites just provided the pronouncement. How to design and make the E-government more useful and the users could get as much information as they want are the challenges the governmental web sites faced.In this study, five sections are presented:In the first chapter, the history, definition of IA were described; a analysis on the characteristics of the IA website was conducted in the second chapter; in chapter three, the original government Web Site and its developments were...