Synopses & Reviews
DIGITAL GOVERNMENT: E-Government Research, Case Studies, and Implementation provides the field with a definitive, interdisciplinary, and understandable work that surveys the field of digital government in terms of key research, case studies of successful applications in a variety of government settings, along with discussions of current and future policy implications. Each chapter is prepared and carefully edited within a structured format by a known expert on the chapter topic. The editors???who are also writing chapters themselves???and the authors are well-known researchers and practitioners in digital government. They have all been on the forefront of the IT and digital government research initiatives. Together the editors and expert chapter authors have developed a definitive textbook that can be used by researchers, practitioners and students across the discipline domains, of Information Systems, Information Science, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Public Policy and Business.
The book is organized into four parts: Part I covers the international foundations of digital government. This unit answers questions as to why electronic government is being used and what are its benefits? Part II examines the current IT research that is impacting the advancement of digital government purposes and initiatives. In this section, a wide range of technologies are discussed with the objective of outlining a framework of state-of-the-art technologies which show the most promise for e-government initiatives. Part III presents the related social, public, and legal issues that will evolve from governments??? new ways of doing business, for example privacy and confidentiality, trust, andsecurity issues. Key issues are raised and discussed in this section, including: How democracy is being served? Are governments more accountable and their processes more transparent? Will our societies benefit? What are the measures that will quantify success? Etc. Part IV highlights case studies and applications of successful e-government initiatives which have wider lessons and implications. High impact US and international digital government projects will be explored in detail, with a lesson learned discussion included with each case study application.
Review
Aus den Rezensionen: "Ein starkes Paket ist dieses englischsprachige Lehrbuch! Ein einführender Teil macht mit den Grundlagen vertraut, die sich aus ganz unterschiedlichen Disziplinen speisen. ... Ein zweiter Teil widmet sich noch intensiver aktuellen technologischen Entwicklungen im Bereich Digital Government. Der dritte Teil ist mit den Fallstudien ganz dem Praxisbezug gewidmet. Beispiele aus der ganzen Welt zeigen den Einsatz von eGovernment-Instrumenten und bewerten sie. Ein gutes und wichtiges Buch zum Thema digitales Regieren, das die Gestaltung unseres Zusammenlebens immer stärker beeinflusst." (www.buchkatalog.de)
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Aus den Rezensionen:
"Ein starkes Paket ist dieses englischsprachige Lehrbuch! Ein einführender Teil macht mit den Grundlagen vertraut, die sich aus ganz unterschiedlichen Disziplinen speisen. ... Ein zweiter Teil widmet sich noch intensiver aktuellen technologischen Entwicklungen im Bereich Digital Government. Der dritte Teil ist mit den Fallstudien ganz dem Praxisbezug gewidmet. Beispiele aus der ganzen Welt zeigen den Einsatz von eGovernment-Instrumenten und bewerten sie. Ein gutes und wichtiges Buch zum Thema digitales Regieren, das die Gestaltung unseres Zusammenlebens immer stärker beeinflusst." (www.buchkatalog.de)
Synopsis
This book provides the field with a definitive, interdisciplinary, and understandable work that surveys the field of digital government in terms of key research, case studies of successful applications in a variety of government settings, along with discussions of current and future policy implications. Each chapter is prepared and carefully edited within a structured format by a known expert on the chapter topic. The editors and the authors are well-known researchers and practitioners in digital government. They have all been on the forefront of the IT and digital government research initiatives. Together the editors and expert chapter authors have developed a definitive textbook that can be used by researchers, practitioners and students across the discipline domains, of Information Systems, Information Science, Computer Science, Social Sciences, Public Policy and Business.
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New information technologies are being applied swiftly to all levels of government service: local, county, regional and even national and international. Information technology (IT) is being used to improve data management and data sharing, planning and decision support, service delivery, and more. Application areas affected by government mandates to improve e-government service include healthcare and safety; law enforcement, security, and justice; education; land use; and many others. Information technology is being used to increase public access to information, to provide more convenient and timely transaction services, and to increase citizen participation in the establishment of government regulations and other processes. DIGITAL GOVERNMENT: E-Government Research, Case Studies, and Implementation provides the field with a definitive, interdisciplinary, and understandable review of recent IT and related research of particular importance to digital government. The book also includes explorations of current and future policy implications, and case studies of successful applications in a variety of government settings. The book has been organized into three parts: Unit 1 covers the international foundations of digital government and related social, public, and legal issues (such as privacy, confidentiality, trust and security) that are evolving from governments' new ways of doing business. Unit 2 examines current IT research that is impacting the advancement of digital government purposes and initiatives. In this section, a wide range of technologies are discussed with the objective of outlining a framework of state-of-the-art technologies showing the most promise for e-government initiatives. Unit 3 highlights case studies and applications of successful e-government initiatives from around the world which have wider lessons and implications. High impact projects are explored in detail, with a "lessons learned" discussion included with each case study. Each chapter is accompanied by references, suggested additional readings, online resources, and questions for discussion.
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This work provides information on advanced research and case studies that survey the field of digital government. Successful applications in a variety of government settings are delineated, while the authors also analyse the implications for current and future policy-making.
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At last, a right up-to-the-minute volume on a topic of huge national and international importance. As governments around the world battle voter apathy, the need for new and modernized methods of involvement in the polity is becoming acute. This work provides information on advanced research and case studies that survey the field of digital government. Successful applications in a variety of government settings are delineated, while the authors also analyse the implications for current and future policy-making. Each chapter has been prepared and carefully edited within a structured format by a known expert on the individual topic.
Table of Contents
Introduction to foundations of digital government.- The state of the art for digital government research.- The US e-government evolution.- E-government in Europe.- Introduction to information technology research.- History of digital government funding and research in the US.- Information usability for electronic government.- User access to government statistical information.- Data and knowledge integration for e-government.- Data mining and information sharing for homeland security and disaster management.- Law enforcement information sharing and analysis.- Geospatial information systems for government data integration and management.- Geoinformation technologies for collaborative crisis management.- Hotspot detection and geo-surveillance.- Information retrieval for e-rulemaking.- Collaborative processes for transnational digital government.- High performance computing for e-voting.- Introduction to digital government research in public and social policy.- Interagency and intergovernmental information sharing and integration .- Digital libraries for government information resources.- Citizen access to government statistical information.- E-rulemaking and "digital citizenship".- Evaluation: e-government success factors.- Privacy in an electronic government context.- Introduction to case studies in successful e-government initiatives.- United Kingdom.- Germany.- Canada.- China.- Singapore.- Malaysia.- Taiwan.- New Zealand.- Australia.- Index.