Transforming Government and Building the Information Society : Challenges and Opportunities for the Developing World

by Nagy K. Hanna

Information and communication technology (ICT) is central to reforming governance, innovating public services, and building inclusive information societies. Countries are learning to weave ICT into their strategies for transforming government as enterprises have learned to use ICT to innovate and transform their processes and competitive strategies. ICT-enabled transformation offers a new path to digital-era government that is responsive to the challenges of our time. It facilitates innovation, partnering, knowledge sharing, community organizing, local monitoring, accelerated learning, and par

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Hanna, Nagy
Subject:	Informationstechnik \| Information technology \| Öffentlicher Sektor \| Public sector \| Wissensgesellschaft \| Knowledge society \| E-Government \| E-government \| Sozialer Wandel \| Social change \| Entwicklung \| Economic development \| Entwicklungsländer \| Verwaltungsreform \| Wirtschaftsentwicklung
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Extent:	Online-Ressource
Series:	Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Preface; Contents; 1 An ICT-Transformed Government and Society; Structure of the Book and First Chapter; Disconnects and Their Implications; Missing a Techno-Economic Paradigm Shift?; Building on Emerging Lessons of Development; Imperatives of ICT-Enabled Government Transformation; A Digital-Era Government Paradigm; The Future of Government and Competition; Box 1.1Future government services: Personalization, cocreation, and partnership; Imperatives of Inclusive Information Society; Box 1.2User-Driven Innovation and Mobile Phone Networks; Community-Driven and Participatory Development Toward a Networked SocietyICT-Enabled Transformation as a Process; Thinking Strategically about e-Transformation; Box 1.3Thinking dialectically about development ends and ICT Means; Thinking Creatively about e-Transformation; Key Themes; 2 Implications of the ICT Revolution; Early Phase of a Technological Revolution; Early Phase of a Productivity Revolution; A Techno-Economic Paradigm; Box 2.1Technological Revolutions and Techno-Economic Paradigms; Pervasive and Increasing Impact; Governance and Participatory Democracy; Education and Health; Box 2.2The School of Tomorrow Box 2.3Mobile-Health for DevelopmentPoverty Reduction; Box 2.4A Growing Array of ICT-Enabled Options for Poverty Reduction; Communication and Service Delivery; Box 2.5Mobile Phone Impact on Small-Scale Fishing in Kerala; Regional and Urban Development; Box 2.6Can ICT Help Lagging Regions?; Innovation; Organization; Media and Cultural Development; Box 2.7Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Digitizing and Sharing Knowledge and Heritage; Managing Risks; Productivity, Growth, and Technological Determinism; 3 Transforming Government: Vision and Journey; Imperatives for Government Transformation Cutting-Edge Practices in Government ReformPromoting Managerial Flexibility for Results; Responding on Demand, Becoming Customer-Centric; Providing Choice, Competition, and Incentives; Using Performance Management; Engaging Citizens; Using Networks and Partnerships; Closing the Public-Sector Innovation Gap; Visions of Future Government; Agile, Integrated, Client-Centric Government; Transparent, Accountable, Engaged Government; Smart, Innovative, Collaborative Government; Locally Responsive, Globally Competitive Cities; The Journey to Transformed Government; 4 Uses of e-Government Improving Efficiency and Resource ManagementBox 4.1e-Procurement and the Political Economy of Reform; Improving Access and Quality of Public Services; Improving Investment Climate and Business Competitiveness; Simplifying Government-to-Business Transactions; Box 4.2Compranet, a National e-Procurement System, Mexico; Box 4.3Municipal Scorecard on Business Climate and the Role of ICT; Supporting Access to Information, Finance, and Online Business Services; Improving Governance, Transparency, Accountability, and Participation; Improving Policy Making and Knowledge Management Box 4.4Knowledge Management and Innovation (KMI) in the So Paulo State Government
ISBN:	978-1-4419-1506-1 ; 978-1-4419-1505-4
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-1-4419-1506-1 [DOI]
Classification:	Organisation staatlicher Einrichtungen, Management staatlicher Einrichtungen ; Neue elektronische Medien ; Nord-Süd-Verhältnis
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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