ICTs, citizens and governance [[electronic resource] ] : after the hype! / / edited by, Albert Meijer, Kees Boersma and Pieter Wagenaar

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455534803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Washington, DC, : IOS Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-4416-1611-X; 1-60750-408-1; 600-00-1462-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (288 p.)
• Collana: Innovation and the public sector ; ; v. 14
• Altri autori (Persone): MeijerAlbert; BoersmaKees; WagenaarPieter
• Disciplina: 351.0285; 352.3/802854678
• Soggetti: Internet in public administration; Electronic government information; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title page; Authors; Contents; ICTs, Citizens & Governance: After the Hype!; Hypes: Love Them or Hate Them; Part A. ICTs and Citizens; Citizen Government Interaction: The Promise of the E-Channel; Online Discussion on Government Websites: Fact and Failure?; Does Transparency Lead to Better Education? The Effects in the Netherlands of Publishing School Performance Indicators on the Internet; Governments and Multi-Channeling: Channel Positioning Strategies for the Future; Service Transformation Towards Citizen-Centric Government? The Evolution of a Smart Card Application in UK Local Government; Has Incrementalism Murdered the Hype? An Assessment of the Potential and Actual Use of Geographical Information Systems in Policy DesignPart B. ICTs and Relations Between Public Organizations; Fostering the Information Society Through Collaborative E-Government: Digital Community Centers and the E-Learning Program in Mexico; Coping with 'Co-Location': Implementing C2000 and GMS in the Dutch ; Police Region 'Hollands Midden'; Stuck in the Middle? Dutch Provinces in the Information Society; Designing a Decision Support System for Urban Infrastructure Decision Making; E-Government in Flemish MunicipalitiesInformation Sharing and Public Health: A Case-Based Look at the ICT Expectations-Reality Gap; Government by Wire: Distance, Discourse and the Impact of Technology; Part C. Conclusions; The Myths and Ceremonies of E-Government: Beyond the Hype of a New and Better Government?; The Perspective of Network Government: The Struggle Between Hierarchies, Markets and Networks as Modes of Governance in Contemporary Government; Unraveling and Understanding the E-Government Hype; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Hypes can be functional in triggering processes of change, but one should be able to distinguish a 'trigger' from a realistic set of expectations. This book aims to help researchers and practitioners to understand hypes about ICT and government without becoming cynical. It combines an analysis of the discourse with an analysis of practices.