Comparative E-Government examines the impact of information and communication technology (ICT) on governments throughout the world. It focuses on the adoption of e-government both by comparing different countries, and by focusing on individual countries and the success and challenges that they have faced. With 32 chapters from leading e-government scholars and practitioners from around the world, there is representation of developing and developed countries and their different stages of e-government adoption. Part I compares the adoption of e-government in two or more countries. The purpose of these chapters is to discern the development of e-government by comparing different counties and their individual experiences. Part II provides a more in-depth focus on case studies of e-government adoption in select countries. Part III, the last part of the book, examines emerging innovations and technologies in the adoption of e-government in different countries. Some of the emerging technologies are the new social media movement, the development of e-participation, interoperability, and geographic information systems (GIS).
This book explores information and communication technology in
delivery of government services. Experts describe e-government
initiatives in developed and developing countries region by region,
with a final section on global developments and future prospects.
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From the reviews:
Electronic government (e-government) is global. This books 32 chapters are written by a variety of international scholars and divided into three parts: Comparing Countries and Regions, Country Case Studies, and Innovations and Emerging Technologies. Both government and new social media students will find this unique collection useful. this collection provides a truly global perspective of a significant topic. (Brad Reid, ACM Computing Reviews, March, 2011)
Comparing Countries and Regions.- E-government Maturity over 10 Years: A
Comparative Analysis of E-government Maturity in Select Countries Around the
World.- Framework of E-governance at the Local Government Level.- A
Comparative Study of Contents of E-government Service Websites of Middle East
and North African (MENA) Countries.- Towards E-participation in the Middle
East and Northern Europe.- Evaluation of the Impact and Adoption of
E-government Services in the Balkans.- A Challenging E-journey Along the Silk
Road: Lessons Learned from E-governments in China and India.- Digital
Government in North America: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Program
Priorities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.- Adoption of Web 2.0 by
Canadian and US Governments.- E-government and Federalism in Italy and
CanadaA Comparative Assessment.- Adoption of E-government by Disadvantaged
Groups in the United States and the United Kingdom.- Implementing
E-Government LocallyAn Empirical Survey from the European Metropolitan Area
Rhine-Neckar.- Country Case Studies.- E-government Adoption Landscape Zambia:
Context, Issues, and Challenges.- Challenges of Effective E-governance:
Problems of Transparency, Infrastructure, and Connectivity in Kenya.- The
Politics of E-government in Spain: Between Recent Innovations and Old
Inertias.- Technological Adoption of a Privatised E-government: Implications
for Democracy and Socially Marginalised Communities in Brazil.- The
Challenges of E-governance in a Small, Developing Society: The Case of
Trinidad and Tobago.- Towards E-government Transformation in Turkey: Policy
and Implementation.- Measuring E-government Adoption by Governments: The
Greek Case.- Critical Factors for Adoption of E-government: Validity of
Adoption Model in Indian Context.-Conceptualizing and Implementation of
E-government in India.- E-government in the Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus.- SCRANs Development of a Trans-national Comparator for the
Standardisation of E-government Services.- Innovations and Emerging
Technologies.- Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A
Literature Survey.- Learning with GIS-Based Monitors in the Netherlands.-
Bridging the Other Divide: An Assessment of the Usability of Trinidad and
Tobago Government Ministry Websites.- E-government in New Zealand: Local
Governments, Digital Divides and the National Digital Strategy.- A Study of
E-government and Political Indicators in Developing Nations with and Without
Access-to-Information Laws.- Socializing E-governance: A Parallel Study of
Participatory E-governance and Emerging Social Media.- E-government,
Accountability, and Performance: Best-in-Class Governments in European Union
Countries.- The OECD Budgetary Transparency: An Examination of Online
Budgetary Information Across European Union Countries.- Does Size or
Geography Matter? Empirical Analysis of Finnish Local Government Services on
the Internet.- E-Government Interoperability Framework: A Case Study in a
Developing Country.
