E-governance initiatives have proliferated in many parts of the developing world and are aimed at enhancing the efficiency, accessibility, and democratic accountability of public administration. This entry reviews the major categories of theories and research findings on e-governance for development, beginning with literature focusing on various stages of development in e-governance applications with respect to technological sophistication and support structures, followed by a discussion of approaches to studying the impact of e-governance for development initiatives ranging from the assessment of short-term measurable gains to longer-term social change, and a consideration of connections between this work and broader literatures on governance and development, pointing to new pathways for scholarship on this topic.      Keywords:    developing countries,  governance,  maturity model,  telecenters