In the case study it is argued that the scale and complexity of the current COVID$-19$ crisis are too great for the government acting alone. It is constrained by its prior way of working, which emphasises standardisation and control. It also lacks information about who is in need $($beyond grant recipients$),$ and it lacks the supply chains to get help to them quickly. This is not necessarily a criticism of this government. All governments are struggling with the fallouts of Covid$-19.$ The COVID$-19$ pandemic completely changed the way in which Government operates and the focus shifted to e$-$Governance. Discuss the role of information and communication technologies $($ICT$\text{'}$s$)$ in e$-$Government clearly show their strengths and weaknesses. Explain the necessity and impact of ICT's on public management, elaborating the historical development of e$-$Government in respect of its preliminary stages of consolidation and development, after the Second World War.