Transformational government through eGov practice : socio-economic, cultural, and technological issues / / edited by Mahmud Akhter Shareef ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826943103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bingley, U.K., : Emerald, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-12046-0; 9786613524324; 1-78052-335-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (571 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ShareefMahmud Akhter
• Disciplina: 352.3802854678
• Soggetti: Electronic government information - Management; Internet in public administration; Public administration - Technological innovations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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. Introduction2.2. 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 implementation3.5. 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 Paradigm4.7. 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 ConclusionReferences; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. This important book investigates the issues surrounding transformational government and answers many common questions on its best practice. International in scope it includes detailed case studies of eGov implementation in countries across the globe.