03286oam 2200661I 450 991077994050332120200520144314.01-134-68645-51-134-68646-31-280-33316-20-203-02094-40-203-26712-510.4324/9780203020944 (CKB)111056485534686(EBL)166986(OCoLC)52088399(SSID)ssj0000179202(PQKBManifestationID)11182193(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179202(PQKBWorkID)10246879(PQKB)10665799(Au-PeEL)EBL166986(CaPaEBR)ebr10054775(CaONFJC)MIL33316(MiAaPQ)EBC166986(PPN)198463804(EXLCZ)9911105648553468620180331d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInformation technology in government Britain and America /Helen MargettsLondon ;New York :Routledge,1999.1 online resource (225 p.)Routledge research in information technology and society ;2Description based upon print version of record.0-415-17482-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: information technology and a dream of the future; Computerising the tools of government? The spread of information technology; Innovation, expenditure and control: governmental responses to information technology; Computerisation in the UK Benefits Agency; Systems modernisation in the US Social Security Administration; Computerisation in the US Internal Revenue Service; Computerisation in the UK Inland Revenue; New players: government contracting of information technologyThe ambiguous essence of the state of the futureReferences; IndexThis book situates information technology at the centre of public policy and management. IT is now a vital part of any government organisation, opening new policy windows and enabling a vast range of tasks to be carried out faster and more efficiently. But it has also introduced new problems and challenges. Four in-depth case studies demonstrate how information systems have become inextricably linked with the core tasks of governmental organisations. The key government departments examined are:* the Inland Revenue Service and Social Security Administration in the US* the Inland RevenueRoutledge research in information technology and society ;2.Information technologyGovernment policyUnited StatesInformation technologyGovernment policyGreat BritainInformation technologyGovernment policyInformation technologyGovernment policy303.48/33/0941351.0285Margetts Helen.1547386MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779940503321Information technology in government3803733UNINA