E-Goverance in Africa : a Handbook on ICTs for Local Governance.

Integrating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into governance processes can greatly enhance the delivery of public services to all citizens. ICT integration will not only improve the performance of governance systems, it will also transform relationships amongst stakeholders, thereby...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Misuraca, Gianluca
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, 2007.
Temas:
Internet in public administration > Africa.
Information technology > Africa.
Internet dans l'administration publique > Afrique.
Technologie de l'information > Afrique.
Information technology
Internet in public administration
Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Integrating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into governance processes can greatly enhance the delivery of public services to all citizens. ICT integration will not only improve the performance of governance systems, it will also transform relationships amongst stakeholders, thereby influencing policymaking processes and regulatory frameworks. In the developing world, however, the potential of ICTs for effective governance remains largely unexplored and unexploited. This book presents the context, theory, and current thinking on the interaction between ICTs and local governance. 
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505 0 |a ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: TOWARDS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL E-GOVERNANCE""; ""1. The potential of ICTs for good governance: basic concepts and definitions""; ""1.1. Governance, Good Governance and Democratic Governance""; ""1.2. Local Governance and Decentralisation""; ""1.3. ICTs, e-Government, e-Governance and e-Participation""; ""2. Decentralisation and Local Governance: benefits and limits""; ""2.1. Benefits of Decentralisation""; ""2.2. Constraints of Decentralisation"" 
505 8 |a ""2.3. Participation, Engaged Governance and the Role of the Civil Society""""2.4. Decentralisation and Local Governance in Africa""; ""2.5. Elements for Effective Local Governance-Decentralisation Policies""; ""3. From e-Government to e-Governance: a paradigmatic shift""; ""3.1. ICTs as a tool for development""; ""3.2. e-Government: benefits and risks""; ""3.3. Implementing e-Government: needs and obstacles""; ""3.4. e-Government and e-Governance: challenges and threats""; ""3.5. From e-Government to e-Governance: the way towards a Knowledge Society"" 
505 8 |a ""3.6. e-Governance in Africa: challenges ahead""""4. ICTs for local governance in Africa""; ""4.1. Local e-Government and e-Local Governance: benefits and limits""; ""4.2. Some Experiences of using ICTs at local government level in Africa""; ""PART II: CASE STUDIES ON ICTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE""; ""5. The role of ICTs in the Decentralisation Policy in Senegal""; ""5.1. Context and Policy""; ""5.2. SAFEFODâ€?s Project on “The role of ICTs in decentralisation policyâ€?""; ""5.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""6. ICTs and Traditional Governance in Ghana""; ""6.1. Context and Policy"" 
505 8 |a ""6.2. Project on “ICTs in support of Traditional Governance in Ghanaâ€?""""6.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""7. District Administrative Network (DistrictNet) in Uganda""; ""7.1. Context and Policy""; ""7.2. The DistrictNet Project""; ""7.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""8. Cape Townâ€?s “Smart Cityâ€? Strategy in South Africa""; ""8.1. Context and Policy""; ""8.2. Building a Knowledge Society in the Western Cape""; ""8.3. The Cape Townâ€?s Smart City Strategy""; ""8.4. Conclusions""; ""PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD"" 
505 8 |a ""9. ICTs for Local Governance in Africa: some preliminary conclusions""""10. One way forward: LOG-IN Africa""; ""Annexe: Review of key experiences of ICTs impacting on Governance in Africa""; ""References"" 
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