eTransformation in governance new directions in government and politics
Title:
eTransformation in governance new directions in government and politics
Author:
Mälkiä, Matti.
ISBN:
9781591401315
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2004.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xiv, 317 p. : ill., maps) : digital files.
Contents:
1. eTransformation in government, politics and society : conceptual framework and introduction / Matti Mälkiä, Reijo Savolainen -- 2. Introduction to democratic e-governance / Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko -- 3. Teledemocratic innovations that public officials ignore : at our great peril / Ted Becker -- 4. Public involvement in public administration in the information age : speculations on the effects of technology / John Clayton Thomas -- 5. ICTs and the communicative conditions for democracy : a local experiment with Web-mediated civic publicness / Seija Ridell -- 6. Public administration for a democratic society : instilling public trust through greater collaboration with citizens / Christa Daryl Slaton, Jeremy L. Arthur -- 7. Bureaucratic discretion and deliberative democracy / Christian Hunold, B. Guy Peters -- 8. The moderator in government-initiated Internet discussions : facilitator or source of bias? / Arthur R. Edwards -- 9. Metropolitan governance and telecommunications policy : changing perceptions of place and local governance in the information society / Roger Richman -- 10. Building regional communities in an Information Age : the case of Greater Western Sydney / Kevin Sproats, Trevor Cairney, David Hegarty -- 11. Responding to the information needs of citizens in an open society : the role of smart communities / Roger W. Caves -- 12. What's new? : perspectives on freedom of information and the Internet / Sonja Bugdahn -- 13. Bridging the digital divide : developments in Scotland / Anna Malina, Ann Macintosh -- 14. Globalization, citizenship and new information technologies : from the MAI to Seattle / Peter J. Smith, Elizabeth Smythe.
Abstract:
This title is about transformation in government and governance due to the information society development. The book provides conceptual clarification of the e-transformation in governance, and presents empirical findings on the recent developments in Western countries. The book provides innovative and fresh views to recent developments and practices of e-governance.
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Chapter PDFs via platform: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-59140-130-8