Evaluation of Village E-Government in Banyumas Regency Using the UN E-Government Development Index

In modern governance practices, digital transformation has become a fundamental foundation for improving the quality of public services, transparency, and participation. This study aims to assess the maturity level of e-government implementation across all villages in Banyumas Regency. Using a quantitative approach and census method, this research employs an evaluation model consisting of eleven parameters. The first stage involved determining the total number of villages in Banyumas Regency (297 villages), followed by direct observation to assess the availability of official village websites. The findings show a very high adoption rate, with 285 villages (96.0%) maintaining an active online presence. These 285 websites were then classified into two categories—278 Independent and 7 Integrated—and further evaluated using ten additional parameters adapted from the four-stage UN E-Government Development Index (UN-EGDI), covering Emerging, Enhanced, Transactional, and Connected Presence. The results provide a comprehensive mapping of the two models of village e-government implementation and highlight significant disparities between website availability and functional service delivery. Although adoption is nearly universal, the functional maturity of village websites remains relatively low, indicating a clear gap in digital service readiness. The insights from this study are expected to support strategic policy formulation aimed at promoting more equitable and sustainable digital transformation at the village level. As future work, this research will be extended to the provincial scope by evaluating e-government maturity across districts and cities in Central Java Province.