Abstract: In the era of new media， information technology represented by the Internet empowers the public， destroys the traditional government structures， and constructs the digital government creatively. It eliminates the communication gap between the government and the society， and bridges the communication for the two sides creatively. Besides， it undermines the traditional governance modes and implements the creative e-governance. At the same time， information technology urges the government to transform its executive concepts and leadership styles from official standard to people orientation， to transfer its organizational structure from closeness to openness and to change the governance behavior patterns from leaders to service providers.

Key words: new media, government governance, technological empowerment, creative destruction