Current issues and trends in e-government research
Title:
Current issues and trends in e-government research
Author:
Norris, Donald F.
ISBN:
9781599042855
Publication Information:
Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
Physical Description:
electronic texts (xii, 319 p. : ill.) : digital files.
Series:
Advances in electronic government research series.
General Note:
Issued as part of Advances in electronic government research (AEGR) book series.
Contents:
1. Assessing digital government at the local level worldwide / James Melitski, Marc Holzer -- 2. The impact of the internet on political activism / Pippa Norris -- 3. E-government in Canada / Jeffrey Roy -- 4. Motives, strategic approach, objectives and focal areas in e-gov-induced change / Hans Scholl -- 5. E-government-induced Business Process Change (BPC) / Hans Scholl -- 6. Computer security in electronic government / Alison Radl, Yu-Che Chen -- 7. Measuring and explaining the quality of web sites in the (virtual) House of Representatives / Kevin Esterling, David Lazer, Michael Neblo -- 8. Electronic democracy at the American grassroots / Donald Norris -- 9. A Brave new e-world? an exploratory analysis of worldwide e-government readiness, level of democracy, corruption, and globalization / Zlatko Kovacic -- 10. Scenarios for future use of e-democracy tools in Europe / Herbert Kubicek, Hilmar Westholm -- 11. The quest for advocates / Harald Mahrer -- 12. E-gov research 2003-2006 / Åke Grönlund, Annika Andersson -- 13. E-government research / Kim Andersen, Helle Henriksen -- 14. E-Government Adoption in Canadian Municipal Governments / Christopher Reddick.
Abstract:
As emerging trends and research threads surface in the area of e-government, academicians, practitioners, and students face the challenge of keeping up-to-date with new and innovative practices. This book provides a complete synopsis of the latest technologies in information policy, security, privacy, and access, as well as the best practices in e-government applications and measurement. It also presents the most current issues in e-government hardware and software technology, adoption and diffusion, planning and management, and philosophy.
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