The Hybrid approach is not a panacea. It can suffer from some of the constraints and disadvantages outlined above. It handle poorly, in seeking some compromise between, or combination of, centralization and decentralization, it may end up providing the worst of both worlds rather than best. For example, an unsuccessful hybrid policy for procurement will leave standards sufficiently loose to generate problems of incompatibility and high training and maintenance costs. Yet, at the same time, it will constrain staff from buying the technology that meets their particular needs.
However, if handled well, a hybrid approach to e-government can be feasible and provide distinct benefits. A decentralized approach my be most economic for public organizations, because it saves on overt input costs. A centralized approach may be most efficient, because it avoids waste and duplication. But a successful hybrid approach may be most effective because it can simultaneously provide:
The control necessary to share key resources (including Data), to avoid duplication, and to achieve economies of scale; and
The freedom necessary to meet user needs, and to overcome blocks to IT usage and system development.