The Stances Of E Government

This book focuses on the three inevitable facets of e-government, namely policies, processes and technologies. The policies discusses the genesis and revitalization of government policies; processes talks about ongoing e-government practices across developing countries; technology reveals the inclusion of novel technologies.

This book focuses on the three inevitable facets of e-government, namely policies, processes and technologies. The policies discusses the genesis and revitalization of government policies; processes talks about ongoing e-government practices across developing countries; technology reveals the inclusion of novel technologies.

"This book provides a comprehensive, integrative, and global assessment of the e-government evolution in terms of real-life success and failure cases"--Provided by publisher.

Today, there is a surge of interest in e-government and its implementation. Many governments across the world are laying great emphasis on delivering speedy and reliable services to the citizens and businesses through the use of Information Technology and Communication Technology. In India too, particularly in states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, many e-government projects have been successfully implemented, which have immensely benefited the ordinary citizens. The author, with years of practical experience in e-government implementation, gives a masterly analysis of e-government and its benefits, role of people, process and technology in e-government, public-private partnership models, e-government standards, and issues relating to security, digital divide, and cyber law. The 9 Case Studies in the G2B, G2C and G2G segments considerably enhance the value of the book. The theoretical aspects are ably illustrated with the help of diagrams, screenshots, tables and exhibits. All these features, together with the clear exposition of the principles and practice of e-government, should make this book a valuable guide and a cherished companion for all practitioners of e-government in the public sector as also in the IT industry. Besides, students of management would immeasurably benefit by reading this timely, well-balanced and well-researched study.

Drawing lessons from the eFez Project in Morocco, this volume offers practical supporting material to decision makers in developing countries on information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D), specifically e-government implementation. The book documents the eFez Project experience in all of its aspects, presenting the project’s findings and the practical methods developed by the authors (a roadmap, impact assessment framework, design issues, lessons learned and best practices) in their systematic quest to turn eFez’s indigenous experimentations and findings into a formal framework for academics, practitioners and decision makers. The volume also reviews, analyzes and synthesizes the findings of other projects to offer a comparative study of the eFez framework and a number of other e-government frameworks from the growing literature.

Electronic Government is continually advancing in topics such as hardware and software technology, e-government adoption and diffusion, e-government policy, e-government planning, management, e-government applications, and e-government impacts. Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector: Advances in E-Government is filled with original research about electronic government and supplies academicians, practitioners, and professionals with quality applied research results in the field of electronic/digital government, its applications, and impacts on governmental organizations around the world. This title effectively and positively provides organizational and managerial directions with greater use and management of electronic/digital government technologies in organizations. It also epitomizes the research available within e-government while exponentially emphasizing the expansiveness of this field.

Building Nomadic E-Government: This book simply tries to tell the reader what e-government really is. The critical realist stance adopted by the author enables the author to question many taken for granted assumptions that is the bane of many technologically-oriented solutions. By linking the concept of e-government to the quest for good governance in Africa, the author unearths the flawed technological model that the concept is based on. In fact, the author points out that rather than e-government resulting in an public service model that is inclusive of all citizenry, the e-government drive is likely to result in social exclusion of certain segments of the populace in developing countries of Africa. That the quest for e-government is likely to entrench central government s control and technologize the civil service towards a technocracy. The book does not stop at exposing the currently flawed concept of the organizing vision of e-government but rather proposes an alternative conceptualization anchored on nomadic thinking. The author uses the rationale of social exclusion as the basis of his Nomadic E-Government Co-Evolutionary (NECE) framework.

With the widespread knowledge and use of e-government, the intent and evaluation of e-government services continues to focus on meeting the needs and satisfaction of its citizens. E-Government Services Design, Adoption, and Evaluation is a comprehensive collection of research on assessment and implementation of electronic/digital government technologies in organizations. This book aims to supply academics, practitioners and professionals with the understanding of e-government and its applications and impact on organizations around the world.

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, particularly in Africa. It discusses the shift from OC governmentOCO to OC e-governance, OCO describes the role of local-level authorities, and presents the benefits and limitations of introducing ICTs in government operations. Case studies from Ghana, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda describe local governance/ICTs projects executed by civil society organizations, academic institutions, and government authorities. Drawing from the findings in these case studies and from the introductory research and original conceptual framework, the book presents a series of conclusions and recommendation on the future of effective ICTs use for better governance and improved economic development at the local level. This book will be of interest to professionals, practitioners, and policy advisors at local and national government levels in developing countries (particularly in Africa); international organizations staff, bilateral aid agencies, international financial institutions, civil society organizations, and private sector; researchers, academics, students, and professors of public administration and governance in Africa and throughout the world."

E-Government is a hot topic. The integration of Information and Communication Technologies into public service delivery worldwide offers a number of promising opportunities. This text refers in particular to the benefits derived from ubiquitous access to and delivery of government services to citizens, business partners and employees. This book analyses the fundamental technical and non-technical concepts that are essential for successful implementation of e-Government in diverse environments, especially in developing countries. This book is an indispensable resource for both e-Government practitioners and researchers in that it brings to the fore scholarly scrutiny, scientific debate, and best practice in e-Government. The author has a background in computer and information science and accentuates the multi-disciplinary nature of the issues surrounding e-Government.