Abstract: 【Purpose/significance】The evaluation systems for assessing the effectiveness of digital government construction provide a solid empirical basis for measuring the current state of digital government development. These systems also offer practical references and directions for advancing the digitalization and modernization of government governance.【Method/process】This study establishes a comparative framework for multi-dimensional evaluation systems, utilizing Kendall and Pearson correlation analyses to assess the reli⁃ ability and validity of three typical foreign evaluation systems for digital government construction. Additionally, through literature re⁃ view and comparative analysis, the study examines four typical evaluation systems (both domestic and foreign) based on indicator granularity, indicator formation methods, and indicator meanings.【Result/conclusion】The three foreign evaluation systems for digital government construction exhibit high reliability and validity, indicating good credibility and correlation reliability among them. The emphasis of evaluation differs between domestic and foreign evaluation entities regarding the effectiveness of digital government con⁃ struction. Considering the actual development context of digital government in China, the study provides reference suggestions for im⁃ proving the evaluation systems.【Innovation/limitation】By integrating digital governance theory into the content comparison of evalua⁃ tion systems, this study enriches the application scope of relevant theories. Future research could achieve more comprehensive analyti⁃ cal results by innovating and expanding the evaluation systems.