World Of E-Government, The

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Explore the latest groundbreaking e-government insider information! The World of E-Government investigates how electronic communication is helping to revolutionize democracies across the globe. Using case studies, cutting-edge research, and commentary from some of the field’s foremost researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders, this first-of-its-kind volume explores the enormous... Read more

Explore the latest groundbreaking e-government insider information!

The World of E-Government investigates how electronic communication is helping to revolutionize democracies across the globe. Using case studies, cutting-edge research, and commentary from some of the field’s foremost researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders, this first-of-its-kind volume explores the enormous future potential of e-government as it links all world citizens locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. This pioneering text offers the experiences of many leading countries using electronic government, showing you what mistakes they made, the benefits they’ve reaped, and the impact of e-government to democracy, traditional government, and international commerce.

Contributors to this timely book include some of the world’s leading practitioners in e-government—people who were actually involved in establishing and shaping the experiences of countries now ranked as leaders in e-government projects. These authorities reveal how their countries successfully implemented e-strategies to directly benefit their citizens. The World of E-Government details how electronic government is being used to govern and change the lives of citizens online in such areas of the world as:

the United States
Singapore
Canada
the European Union
Australia
New Zealand
Germany

This book will give you a better understanding of:

how to best plan for citizen use of e-government
how countries have avoided waste and unnecessary spending
how e-government can move forward by using optimal planning and previous experiences
what citizens expect of e-government in countries around the globe
the realities, the latest initiatives, and the future of e-government in America, Europe, and elsewhere

The World of E-Government is an essential book for all elected officials and their staffs, e-government practitioners, researchers, and information specialists to use in order to stay up-to-date with the growing needs of the general public. The advice offered in this text can help you improve service delivery, provide vital information to the public, and enhance public participation online. This volume contains useful bibliographies, additional readings, tables, and figures to further your career or research studies in public administration, government, political science, law, education, or information technology. Read less

INTRODUCTION
The World of E-Government
GOVERNANCE BY E-GOVERNMENT
SINGAPORE
E-Government in Action: Singapore Case Study
CANADA
The Dual Challenge of Integration and Inclusion: Canada’s Experience with Government Online
AMERICA
Creating a Blueprint for E-Government
THE EUROPEAN UNION
eGovernment: An EU Perspective
NEW ZEALAND
E-Government in New Zealand
GERMANY
BundOnline 2005—The E-Government Initiative of the German Federal Administration
THE “BUSINESS” OF E-GOVERNMENT
RANKING THE WORLD’S LEADING COUNTRIES
Realizing the Vision of eGovernment
ON THE MOVE
Mobile e-Gov: No Turning Back to the Swamp
SERVING THE STAKE HOLDERS
Customer Oriented E-Government: Can We Ever Get There?
RESEARCHING E-GOVERNMENT
NEW ZEALAND
An Evaluation of Local Government Websites in New Zealand
AUSTRALIA
What Lies Beyond Service Delivery—An Australian Perspective
AMERICA
The U.S. Congress Responds to Online Communication Needs
EUROPE
E-Government: What Countries Do and Why: A European Perspective
Index
Reference Notes Included

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Gregory G. Curtin, Michael Sommer, Veronika Vis-Sommer

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