1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910695176703321

Titolo

Flexible Interoperable Transceiver (FIT) Program test range I [[electronic resource] ] : radio propagation measurements at 440, 1360 and 1920 MHz, Edwards Air Force Base, CA / / Peter Papazian ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [National Telecommunications and Information Administration], , [2000]

Descrizione fisica

47 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

NTIA report ; ; 00-380

Altri autori (Persone)

PapazianPeter B

Soggetti

Radio - Transmitter-receivers

Wireless communication systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on June 19, 2006).

"October 2000."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955986303321

Titolo

Closing the feedback loop : can technology bridge the accountability gap? / / Bjorn-Soren Gigler and Savita Bailur, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , [2014]

ISBN

9781464801921

1464801924

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (axxiv, 303 pages) ; 26 cm

Collana

Directions in development

Disciplina

658.4/02

Soggetti

Government accountability - Technological innovations

Municipal services - Technological innovations

Public administration - Technological innovations

Transparency (Ethics) in government - Technological innovations

Information technology - Political aspects

County services - Technological innovations

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword by Sanjay Pradhan; Foreword by Rakesh Rajani; Acknowledgments; About the Contributors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Potential for Empowerment through ICTs; Theories and Cases Presented in This Collection; Underlying Theories of Empowerment through ICTs; Figure 1.1 Assumed Relationship between Empowerment, Participation, Transparency, and Accountability; Figures; Figure 1.2 Assumed Impact of ICTs on Empowerment, Participation, Transparency, and Accountability; A Critical Analysis of Factors Influencing Empowerment through ICTs

Figure 1.3 Questioned Relationships between Empowerment, Participation, Transparency, and AccountabilityA Framework for Analyzing Empowerment through ICTs; Figure 1.4 The STEP Framework; Note; References; Chapter 2 Informational Capabilities: The Missing Link for Understanding the Impact of ICT on Development; Introduction to the Literature; The Capability Approach; Figure 2.1 The Concept of Informational Capabilities; Tables; Table 2.1 Empowerment through ICT



Framework; Table 2.2 Dimensions of Stronger Individual Empowerment and Human Capabilities

Table 2.3 Indicators for Stronger Social Capabilities for Community EmpowermentThe ICT Impact Chain; Figure 2.2 The ICT Impact Chain: A Five-Step Process; Conclusions; Notes; References; Chapter 3 New Routes to Governance: A Review of Cases in Participation, Transparency, and Accountability; Transparency, Accountability, and Participation: Assumptions and Critiques; Objectives and Approaches: An Analytical Structure for Case Studies; Table 3.1 Approaches of Existing Cases, by Goal and Method; Improved Public Service Delivery; New Spaces for Citizen Voices and Political Engagement

Improved Budget TransparencyLower Levels of Corruption; Legislative Reform; Judicial Transparency and Accountability; Reaching Impact: Considerations for Achieving Accountability; Going Forward; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Interactive Community Mapping: Between Empowerment and Effectiveness; From Mapping to Interactive Community Mapping; The Elements of Interactive Community Mapping; A Framework for Effective Interactive Community Mapping; Figure 4.1 Continuum of Trade-Offs for ICM Projects; Figure 4.2 Framework for Successful ICM Interventions; Applying the Framework; Maps

Map 4.1 Geo-Spatial Map of Kibera, KenyaMap 4.2 Information Layers on Map Kibera; Map 4.3 Voice of Kibera; Map 4.4 Tandale, Tanzania; Table 4.1 Enabling Factors: Map Kibera, Map Tandale, ICM in the Gulf of Mexico, and HOT in Indonesia; Figure 4.3 Continuum of Trade-Offs for the Four Projects; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 5 The Role of Crowdsourcing for Better Governance in Fragile State Contexts; Crowdsourcing: A New Panacea for Social Accountability and Governance?; How Is Crowdsourcing Expected to Improve Governance?; Critical Success Factors of Crowdsourcing Systems

Table 5.1 Effect Determination Matrix

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a collection of articles, written by both academics and practitioners as an evidence base for citizen engagement through information and communication technologies (ICTs). In it, the authors ask: how do ICTs empower through participation, transparency and accountability? Specifically, the authors examine two principal questions: Are technologies an accelerator to closing the ""accountability gap"" - the space between the supply (governments, service providers) and demand (citizens, communities, civil society organizations or CSOs) that requires bridging for open and collaborative