A compilation of studies from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan, assembled and introduced by Joichi Ito, titled A Report of Research on Privacy for Electronic Government. As indicated in these documents (all in pdf), the development and implementation of electronic government systems in countries throughout the world must address issues related to their respective laws and legislation related to privacy, as well as the digital domain, industry standards, international ramifications of data collection and distribution, and technology infrastructures. Link via Lessig Blog.