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Transformational government through eGov practice : socioeconomic, cultural, and technological issues /

The future of government as we know it is being shaped by the quickly-advancing progression of information and communication technology (ICT) eGovernment systems. eGov presents major challenges and advantages for policy makers and the public alike.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shareef, Mahmud Akhter, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: United Kingdom : North American : Emerald, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Transformational Government Through eGov Practice: Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Technological Issues
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Preface
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Reflecting Ten Years of E-Government: A Plea for a Multimethodological Research Agenda
  • 1.1. Introduction: The Methodological Pluralism in E-Government Research
  • 1.2. Research Method
  • 1.3. Results of Literature Review
  • 1.4. Interpretation of Results
  • 1.5. Summary and Outlook
  • References
  • 2. Supporting Processes and Decisions in Public Procurement: Technology in Policy and in Practice
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Public Procurement in Transformational Government Context
  • 2.3. Research Proposal
  • 2.4. Process and Technology as Reflected in Regulatory Legal Text
  • 2.5. Translating Regulatory Expectations into Practice
  • 2.6. Results: From Policy to Regulations to Practice
  • 2.7. Conclusions and Future Research
  • References
  • 3. Critical Factors in the Implementation of Common Service Center (CSC) Scheme in Rural India
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Conceptualizing Rural ICT Infrastructure Through Common Service Centers (CSCs) in India
  • 3.3. Organizational Structure of a CSC
  • 3.4. Timeline of CSC implementation
  • 3.5. Objectives of the Study
  • 3.6. Literature Review
  • 3.7. Implementation Issues in CSCs
  • 3.8. Research Methodology
  • 3.9. Data Analysis and Interpretation
  • 3.10. Policy Recommendations for the Sustenance of CSC
  • 3.11. Conclusion
  • References
  • 4. Innovative and Trustful Environments for Joint Governance Policy-Making
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Policy Modeling Approaches and Theories
  • 4.3. Fundamental Principles of Effectively Modeling the Policy-Making Process
  • 4.4. Innovative and Collaborative Policy-Making Center
  • 4.5. Middleware Tier
  • 4.6. The ImmigrationPolicy2.0 Paradigm.
  • 4.7. Conclusions and Further Discussion
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 5. Improving Take-Up of e-Government Services in Turkey (and EU): Suggestions from Practice
  • 5.1. Background
  • 5.2. Ongoing Initiatives for Citizen Take-Up
  • 5.3. Suggestions for Future Work on Initiatives to Improve Citizen Take-Up
  • 5.4. General Evaluation and Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 6. A Comparative ''CUTS'' Approach to National E-Government Portals: Select Case Studies
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. Objectives of the Study
  • 6.3. Research Methodology
  • 6.4. Results
  • 6.5. Discussion and Conclusion
  • References
  • 7. Toward Efficient and Effective e-Service Delivery: Addressing the Challenges of e-Service Evaluation in Local Government
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. The Matter of Evaluation
  • 7.3. The Matter of Channel Choice
  • 7.4. Research Setting and Design Approach
  • 7.5. Results
  • 7.6. Discussion
  • 7.7. The Evaluation Model
  • 7.8. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • 8. Public E-Procurement System: An Analysis of Some Critical Success Factors
  • 8.1. Introduction
  • 8.2. E-procurement in Public Sectors
  • 8.3. SWOT Analysis
  • 8.4. Discussion
  • 8.5. Conclusion
  • References
  • 9. Toward New Web 2.0 Based Multichannel Approaches to E-Participation
  • 9.1. Introduction
  • 9.2. Theoretical Background
  • 9.3. Methodology Conceptual Description
  • 9.4. Core Technologies
  • 9.5. Application Scenarios
  • 9.6. Value Generation
  • 9.7. An Extension
  • 9.8. Conclusions
  • References
  • 10. Transforming Data Privacy Through Governmental Crossroad Banks in Belgium
  • 10.1. Background on Need for Data Exchange and Privacy Protection in Belgium
  • 10.2. Crossroad Banks and Their Role in Data Exchange
  • 10.3. The Three Crossroads Banks (with Abbreviations Also in French and Dutch)
  • 10.4. Basis for Data Integration for Crossroad Banks.
  • 10.5. Data Privacy and Usage Within Belgian Governmental Structures
  • 10.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 11. Adoption Challenges of Introducing and Implementing Software as a Service (SaaS)
  • 11.1. Introduction
  • 11.2. Background
  • 11.3. Research Approach
  • 11.4. Findings
  • 11.5. Conclusions
  • References
  • 12. Citizen Acceptance of Transformational Government: The State of the Art
  • 12.1. Introduction
  • 12.2. Literature
  • 12.3. Method
  • 12.4. Results
  • 12.5. Discussion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Appendix A
  • Abbreviations
  • Appendix B
  • Grouping
  • Appendix C
  • Collected Articles
  • 13. Transformational Services: A Case Study in the Greek Public Administration
  • 13.1. Introduction
  • 13.2. Transformational Services from a Service Science Perspective
  • 13.3. Research Context: The Local Government Application Framework
  • 13.4. Research Methodology and Case Description
  • 13.5. Case Findings and Discussion: The Emergence of Second Conceptual Framework (CF2)
  • 13.6. Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • 14. Transforming Municipalities: Drivers, Inhibitors, and Strategies in Mobile Government Diffusion
  • 14.1. Introduction
  • 14.2. Related Work
  • 14.3. Research Method
  • 14.4. Framework for Mobile Government Adoption
  • 14.5. Case Studies
  • 14.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 15. Online and Offline Networks in Public Sector Policy: Exploring Requirements for Web 2.0
  • 15.1. Introduction
  • 15.2. Background
  • 15.3. Research Method, Philosophy, and Techniques
  • 15.4. Analysis
  • 15.5. Discussion
  • 15.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 16. The Rise of Participative Technologies in Government
  • 16.1. Introduction
  • 16.2. Framework
  • 16.3. Electronic Participation with Citizens and External Stakeholders
  • 16.4. Participative Technologies and Collaboration in the Workplace.
  • 16.5. Using a Social Network Analysis Approach to Examine Social Media in Government
  • 16.6. Possible Research Directions for Public Administration
  • 16.7. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • 17. E-Government and Small Business Activity
  • 17.1. Introduction
  • 17.2. Theoretical Background and Hypotheses
  • 17.3. Methods
  • 17.4. Results
  • 17.5. Discussion
  • References
  • 18. E-government and Citizen Involvement in Municipal Governments
  • 18.1. Introduction
  • 18.2. Literature Review
  • 18.3. Hypotheses
  • 18.4. Methods
  • 18.5. Results
  • 18.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 19. Towards Interoperability for One-Stop Government Portal: A Study in Indian Context
  • 19.1. Introduction
  • 19.2. One-Stop Government Portal
  • 19.3. Interoperability and One-Stop Portal
  • 19.4. Technologies for Interoperability
  • 19.5. Issues of Interoperability
  • 19.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 20. Analysis of the Usage of Market Information System and its Economic Impact on Small-Holder Farmers in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Section 1
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Background to the Study
  • 1.3. Objective of the Study
  • 1.4. Scope of the Study
  • 1.5. Problems Faced by Small-Scale Farmers in Production and Marketing
  • 1.6. Need for ICT in Agriculture
  • 1.7. Role of Extension Department in Agricultural Information Dissemination
  • 1.8. Role of Mobiles and Internet in Agricultural Extension Dissemination
  • Section 2: Review of Literature
  • 2.1. Impact of Mobile Market Information Systems among Farmers in India
  • 2.2. Role of Extension Department in Adoption Practices of Farmers
  • Section 3
  • 3.1. Research Methodology
  • Section 4
  • 4.1. Description of MIS Project in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  • 4.2. DMI Service
  • 4.3. Subscription Base of MIS
  • Section 5: Data Analysis
  • 5.1. Analysis of the Project
  • References.
  • Appendix 1. Questionnaire Used in the Study
  • 21. M-government of Bangladesh: Applications and Economic Benefits
  • 21.1. Introduction
  • 21.2. Methodology
  • 21.3. Literature Review
  • 21.4. Bangladesh Scenario
  • 21.5. Economic Benefits
  • 21.6. Conclusion
  • References
  • 22. Sustainability of an E-Government Initiative: The Role of Power
  • 22.1. Introduction
  • 22.2. Sustainability of E-Government Initiatives
  • 22.3. Power Shift and its Impact
  • 22.4. Conclusion
  • References
  • 23. Implementation of Transformational Government as a Postmodern Organization
  • 23.1. Introduction
  • 23.2. Systems
  • 23.3. E-Government Organization: A Postmodernism Perspective
  • 23.4. Conclusions
  • References
  • 24. Mission of Transformational Government as a Postmodern Organization: A Critical Theory Perspective
  • 24.1. Introduction
  • 24.2. eGov Performance Outcomes
  • 24.3. Conclusions
  • References
  • Index.