Achieving sustainable e-government in Pacific Island States. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rowena Cullen, Graham Hassall, editors.
• Editors: Cullen, Rowena; Hassall, Graham
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; E-Government in Pacific Island States; 1 E-Government in Pacific Island Countries; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Small Island Developing States (SIDs) of Oceania; 1.2.1 Cultural Groupings Among Pacific Island States; 1.2.2 The Vulnerabilities of SIDs and their Impact on Development; 1.2.3 ICT in Pacific SIDs; 1.3 E-Government in Pacific SIDs; 1.3.1 Defining E-Government; 1.4 Harnessing the Benefits of E-Government for Development in the Pacific. 1.5 Government in Pacific SIDs1.6 E-Government Readiness in Pacific SIDs; 1.7 International Investment in E-Government in PICs; 1.8 Conceptual Frameworks and Models of E-Government Transformation that Inform the Approaches Taken in the Volume; 1.8.1 The Information Ecology Approach; 1.8.2 Heeks' ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto and the Sustainability of E-Government Projects; 1.9 The Public Policy Dimension; 1.10 E-Government Leadership; 1.11 Conclusion; References; 2 Global Policies and Initiatives for E-Government in Pacific SIDs; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 United Nations bodies. 2.2.1 The World Summit for the Information Society2.2.1.1 WSIS I: Geneva Phase, December 2003; 2.2.1.2 WSIS II: Tunis, November 2005; 2.2.2 UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs; 2.2.3 The International Telecommunications Union (ITU); 2.3 The World Bank; 2.4 Other Global Initiatives on E-Government; 2.5 Small Island Developing States (SIDS); 2.5.1 SIDS 3; 2.5.1.1 The Samoa Pathway; 2.6 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 E-Government Policy Processes at Regional and National Levels in the Pacific: Actors, Institutions and Networks. Abstract3.1 Regional ICT Policy Processes: Actors, Institutions and Networks; 3.1.1 CROP Agencies; 3.1.1.1 Pacific Islands Forum; 3.1.1.2 The Pacific Community; 3.1.1.3 The University of the South Pacific; 3.1.2 UN bodies; 3.1.2.1 International Telecommunications Union; 3.1.2.2 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) ; 3.1.2.3 Asia Pacific Telecommunity; 3.1.2.4 UNDP Pacific Office; 3.1.2.5 UNESCO; 3.1.3 Internet Society-Pacific Chapter; 3.1.4 Additional Asia-Pacific Institutions; 3.1.5 Regional coordination. 3.1.5.1 1999-2004-First Phase-Pre-Pacific Plan3.1.5.2 2005-2015: Second Phase-Production and Publishing of First Pacific Island Regional Digital Strategy; Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility; 2015 ICT Ministers Meeting; ICTs in the Pacific Plan; 3.2 National ICT Policy Processes; 3.2.1 Political Will and Leadership; 3.2.2 Sequencing of Infrastructure, Legislation and Applications; 3.3 Conclusion; References; 4 Regulation, Access and Connectivity in Pacific Island states; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Key Regulatory Principles for E-Government.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Science and Business Media Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 995; Economics; Computer networks -- Oceania; Management science; Public administration; Management; Development economics; HISTORY -- Oceania; Computer networks; Politics and government; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Research & development management; Development economics & emerging economies; Law -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Public administration; Oceania -- Politics and government; Oceania; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319509723; 3319509721
• Related ISBNs: 9783319509709; 3319509705
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 24, 2017).
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