The previous E-government plans
The broadest spectrum they reach the activities relating to the information society, together with the importance that governments took an efficient and effective means of relating to citizenship based on information technologies, momentum in the year 2005 the european commission to develop a specific plan to promote the E-government within the european Union. This first plan encompassed within the I2010 strategy title, . The objectives of the action plan were tied to the five priorities of the Ministerial declaration of Manchester .
The strategic reorientation E-government agreed with the Malmö declaration , led to the European Commission to the design of a new ", with the separate entity arising from this ministerial agreement although with some of its actions covered by the Digital Agenda for europe . This action plan aimed at general exploit the capabilities of ict to promote smart Administrations, inovadoras and sustainable.