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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457565303321

Autore

White Jay D.

Titolo

Managing information in the public sector / / Jay D. White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-46550-4

1-315-70265-7

1-280-93429-8

9786610934294

0-7656-2178-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/8011

Soggetti

Public administration - Information technology

Public administration - Information resources management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-306) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Why study MIS in the public sector? -- Information technology for decision making -- Hardware and software issues -- Managing the agency's data resources -- The telecommunications revolution -- The Internet revolution -- Systems development and implementation -- Transforming government with technology -- End user computing issues -- Acquiring technology solutions -- Information security -- Managing information strategically.

Sommario/riassunto

Presents a survey which covers both the basics of information technology and the managerial and political issues surrounding the use of these technologies. This book explains the technical basics to help readers move on to informed analysis of the public policy issues surrounding government's use of MIS.