Media, telecommunications, and computing/information systems (commonly referred to as information and communication technology, or ICT) have long been associated with economic development and social/cultural change. Historically, analyses of ICT and social change have relied on measures of the...

Der Beitrag untersucht die Bestandteile und Prinzipien des Open Government-Konzeptes mit Blick auf gesellschaftliche und strategische Entwicklungen. Neben der Abgrenzung dieser Prinzipien und der Definition damit verbundener Termini („open“, Gemeinwohl) wird „offene Staatskunst“ zu drei...

With the diffusion of the World Wide Web expectations were raised that electronic tools may stimulate citizens’ participation in political decision-making. Across Europe many e-participation projects have been funded over the last years but seldom have attempts been made to assess the effects....

With the supreme political authority’s endorsement, an e-participation movement, namely “online enquiry politics” is developing vigorously in China. Among the variety of local e-participation experimental practices in China, the study deals with the Guangdong e-participation system as a...

The paper is a first step to assess the status of e-participation within the political system in Austria. It takes a top-down perspective focusing on the policy framework related to citizens´ rights in the digital environment, the role of public participation and public policies on...

Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Bedeutung des Web 2.0 für die Wissenschaft: Einleitend werden die Begriffe Cyberscience sowie Web 2.0 beschrieben und zueinander in Beziehung gesetzt. Im Hauptteil werden typische Web 2.0-Dienste im Einsatz in der Wissenschaft untersucht: Soziale Netzwerk-Dienste,...