Beyond e-Government and e-Democracy: A Global Perspective

Beyond E-GovernmentAlan R. Shark, D.P.A. & Sylviane Toporkoff, Ph.D., executive editors and contributing authors

With 27 chapters from 44 authors and contributors from ten countries, this exciting book captures the latest in theory and practice in how governments can use the latest technology to reach out to citizens, and the many methods and benefits of doing so.

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Paperback: 346 pages, published by Public Technology Institute and ITEMS International: $39.95

Contents

Part One: Technology and Policy

1. Reconnecting America: The Role of Government with Technology and Policy at the Crossroads
Alan R. Shark

2. Government Architectures
Sylviane Toporkoff, Herve Rannou, Jean-Baptiste Soufron, Sebastien Levy

3. Are We Moving Toward a More Participatory Representative Democracy?
Daniel Van Lerberghe

4. Engaging Citizens to Actively Use E-Government Services and Solutions
Joseph O. Okpaku, Sr. and Richard Kerby

5. Innovation and Research in Public E-Services and Administrations
Madeleine Siösteen Thiel and Lars Albinsson

6. Institutionalizing Large-Scale Engagements in Governance: a Link Between Theory and Practice
Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer with Wendy Jacobson and Lars Torres

7. User-Centric E-Government and the Digital World
Thomas Andersson

8. E-Participation: Challenges in Research and Practice
Irina Zálišová

9. Can E-Government Make Communities More Competitive?
Robert Bell

10. Government in the Age of the Millennial
Carolyn Purcell

11. ICT: Facilitator or Roadblock for Government Innovation?
Giorgio Prister

12. Organizing Internet Architecture
Bernard Benhamou

13. Wi-Fi or Fiber: Neither, Either, or Both?
Chris Vein and Barry Fraser

14. Connecting Communities: Third-Generation Community Network Projects
William Shuffstall, Theodore R. Alter, Jeffrey C. Bridger, Sheila S. Sager, Ellwood R. Kerkeslager

15. Digital Equity, Making the Case for Social Utility of Technology
Nicol Lee

Part Two: From Theory to Practice

16. In Switzerland, Internet Voting Helps Erase the Invisible Tax Poll that Keeps Citizens Away From Vote
Michel Chevallier

17. Going Beyond E-Government (Bellevue, Washington)
Toni Cramer

18. E-Democracy in Flanders: The Use of and Attitude Towards New Information and Communication Technologies to Support Citizen Participation in Government Policy—A Survey of Stockholders
Roland Van Gompel, Jo Steyaert and Hugo Kerschot

19. An Innovative Methodological Approach to Local E-Democracy in Greece
Christoforos Korakas

20. From “Administration” to “Support”: Creating a Knowledge Culture in Washtenaw County
David Behen

21. E-Government in Vienna and Austria: Progress by Vertical Cooperation
Ingrid Götzl, Thomas Grechenig and Gerald Fischer

22. Collaboration with Citizens: Democracy in Mitaka City, Japan
Keiko Kiyohara

23. Miami-Dade County: Creating the Government Center
Judi Zito with Mike Sarasti

24. Wireless Taipei: A City of Infinity
Ying-Jeou Ma

25. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Wired and Inspired to Compete in the Flat World
Graham Richard

26. Smart Card Identity Management in the North East of England
David Wood

27. Issy-Les-Moulineaux: E-Government and E-Democracy in Action
Eric Legale

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