Systems thinking and e-participation ICT in the governance of society
Title:
Systems thinking and e-participation ICT in the governance of society
Author:
Córdoba-Pachón, José-Rodrigo.
ISBN:
9781605668611
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2010.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xxi, 349 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Contents:
1. Introduction / José-Rodrigo Córdoba, Alejandro Ochoa-Arias -- 2. The problem of governance from an autopoietic perspective (and a critical comment on the role of ICT) / Amanda Gregory -- 3. Technology and government / Alejandro Ochoa-Arias -- 4. Patterns for e-government development / José-Rodrigo Córdoba -- 5. Shifting discourses on e-government / José-Rodrigo Córdoba, Kevin Orr -- 6. E-system for public health in India / Rajneesh Chowdhury, Deepankar Medhi -- 7. E- government systems architecture / Ioannis Savvas, Elias Pimenidis, Alexander Sideridis -- 8. A holistic approach to e-government / Angela Espinosa, Ahmed Al-Maimani -- 9. Electronic government implementation projects with multiple agencies / Alvaro Junqueira, Eduardo Diniz, Marcelo Fernandez -- 10. Beyond e-procurement / José-Rodrigo Córdoba-Pachón, Juan-Gabriel Cegarra-Navarro -- 11. Online communities / Cecilia Loureiro-Koechlin -- 12. Ways of citizen learning / María-Ángela Petrizzo-Páez, Francisco-Javier Palm-Rojas -- 13. Articulated planning / Jacinto Dávila, Ana Reyes -- 14. Building the digital government in regions / J. Criado -- 15. The process of e-government public policy inclusion in the governmental agenda / Federico Monteverde -- 16. A historical perspective of the development of e-gov in Brazil / Alexandre Barbosa, Álvaro Junqueira, Eduardo Diniz, Otávio Prado -- 17. E-government and its evaluation in south east Europe / Endrit Kromidha, José-Rodrigo Córdoba --
18. Internet and political parties in Chile / Eduardo Moreno, Diego Barría, Gustavo Campos -- 19. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and government / Alejandro Ochoa-Arias, Mariángela Petrizzo.
Abstract:
This book provides a systemic-based inquiry platform to explore boundaries, limits, and advantages of information and communication technology use in the public decision making processes. With theoretical and practical contributions, this publication examines the impact of governmental technologies useful to those involved with politics, sociology, and information systems.
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Electronic Access:
Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-60566-860-4