The present research paper is an attempt to study the aspects related to e-government and data protection in Mexico, and at the same time, in view of the lack of empirical data presents a methodological proposal for the urgent implementation of a national survey. We focus in the protection of personal data used by public administrators to provide public services. Our primary objectives within this methodological proposal are the following.To assess how prepared is Mexico, both at federal and state levels, to take full advantage of e-government and e-participation services. To assess how much Mexican administration, at federal, state and local levels, are currently benefitting from e-government and e-participation services and how it compares to other study cases To assess data protection in Mexican administrations and comparative study cases from Latin America and EU as far as e-government and e-participation services are concerned.

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