Comparative E-Government

by Christopher G. Reddick (Editor)

Overview

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).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441965356
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	09/09/2010
Series:	Integrated Series in Information Systems , #25
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	682
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.06(d)

Table of Contents

Part I Comparing Countries and Regions

1 E-government Maturity over 10 Years: A Comparative Analysis of E-government Maturity in Select Countries Around the World M. Naveed Baqir Lakshmi Iyer 3

2 Framework of E-governance at the Local Government Level Hakikur Rahman 23

3 A Comparative Study of Contents of E-government Service Websites of Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries Abebe Rorissa Devendra Potnis Dawit Demissie 49

4 Towards E-participation in the Middle East and Northern Europe Girish J. "Jeff" Gulati David J. Yates Anas Tawileh 71

5 Evaluation of the Impact and Adoption of E-government Services in the Balkans Ourania I. Markaki Dimitris E. Charilas Dimitrios Askounis 91

6 A Challenging E-journey Along the Silk Road: Lessons Learned from E-governments in China and India Alankar Bandyopadhyay Sahar D. Sattarzadeh 115

7 Digital Government in North America: A Comparative Analysis of Policy and Program Priorities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States Luis F. Luna-Reyes Theresa A. Pardo J. Ramon Gil-Garcia Celene Navarrete Jing Zhang Sehl Mellouli 139

8 Adoption of Web 2.0 by Canadian and US Governments F. Dianne Lux Wigand 161

9 E-government and Federalism in Italy and Canada-A Comparative Assessment Barbara -Chiara Ubaldi Jeffrey Roy 183

10 Adoption of E-government by Disadvantaged Groups in the United States and the United Kingdom Doria Pilling 201

11 Implementing E-Government Locally-An Empirical Survey from the European Metropolitan Area Rhine-Neckar Sebastian Olbrich 221

Part II Country Case Studies

12 E-government Adoption Landscape Zambia: Context, Issues, and Challenges Bwalya Kelvin Joseph 241

13 Challenges of Effective E-governance: Problems of Transparency, Infrastructure, and Connectivity in Kenya David Wachira Sudha Arlikatti 259

14 The Politics of E-government in Spain: Between Recent Innovations and Old Inertias J. Ignacio Criado 275

15 Technological Adoption of a Privatised E-government: Implications for Democracy and Socially Marginalised Communities in Brazil José Rodrigues Filho 299

16 The Challenges of E-governance in a Small, Developing Society: The Case of Trinidad and Tobago Ann Marie Bissessar 313

17 Towards E-government Transformation in Turkey: Policy and Implementation Hatice Özkan Sancak Sevcan Güleç 331

18 Measuring E-government Adoption by Governments: The Greek Case Leonidas G. Anthopoulos Vassilis C. Gerogiannis Panos Fitsilis 353

19 Critical Factors for Adoption of E-government: Validity of Adoption Model in Indian Context Mahmud A. Shareef Norm Archer Vedmani Sharan Vinod Kumar 371

20 Conceptualizing and Implementation of E-government in India Subhajyoti Ray 391

21 E-government in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Mustafa Sagsan Mete Yildiz 409

22 SCRAN's Development of a Trans-national Comparator for the Standardisation of E-government Services Mark Deakin 425

Part III Innovations and Emerging Technologies

23 Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Literature Survey Sukumar Ganapati 449

24 Learning with GIS-Based Monitors in the Netherlands Dennis do Kool 467

25 Bridging the Other Divide: An Assessment of the Usability of Trinidad and Tobago Government Ministry Websites Charlene M.L. Roach N. Joseph Cayer 483

26 E-government in New Zealand: Local Governments, Digital Divides and the National Digital Strategy Kay Fielden Pam Malcolm 505

27 A Study of E-government and Political Indicators in Developing Nations with and Without Access-to-Information Laws Jeannine H. Relly 525

28 Socializing E-governance: A Parallel Study of Participatory E-governance and Emerging Social Media Eleni -Revekka Staiou Dimitris Gouscos 543

29 E-government, Accountability, and Performance: Best-in-Class Governments in European Union Countries Rebecca L. Orelli Emanuele Padovani Eric Scorsone 561

30 The OECD Budgetary Transparency: An Examination of Online Budgetary Information Across European Union Countries Carmen Caba Pérez Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Antonio Manuel López Hernández 587

31 Does Size or Geography Matter? Empirical Analysis of Finnish Local Government Services on the Internet Tommi A. Inkinen 615

32 E-government Interoperability Framework: A Case Study in a Developing Country Pavel Shvaiko Adolfo Villafiorita Alessandro Zorer Lourino Chemane Teotonio Fumo 639

Index 663

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“Electronic government (e-government) is global. This book’s 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)

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