Setting sail into the age of digital local government : trends and best practices /: trends and best practices. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tony E. Wohlers, Lynne Louise Bernier.
• Authors: Wohlers, Tony E; Bernier, Lynne Louise
• Contents: Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; General Approach; Methods, Conceptual Framework, Hypothesis; Plan of the Book; Part I: Trends and Theoretical Context; Chapter 2: Current Trends in Local E-Government; Development and Functionality of Local E-Government; Global Trends of Local E-Government; North America; Europe; East Asia; Barriers to the Successful Transition to Local E-Government; Chapter 3: Transformation of Local Government in the Digital Age; E-Democracy and Politics. ICTs and Citizen Participation in Local Democracy: A Glimmer of Hope? ICTs, Citizens, and Representative Democracy; Part II: Comparative Analysis of Local E-Government Functionality; Chapter 4: United States; Trends of Local E-Government Functionality in the United States; Context; National Trends; Adoption of Local E-Government Strategies and Policies in Seattle; From the World's Fair to High Tech City; Beginning the Journey on the World Wide Web; Reorganization and Implementation of IT Structures; Creation of IT Synergies Beyond City Hall. Expansion of E-Government Presence and Functionality Addressing the Digital Divide and Moving towards M-Government; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Germany; Trends of Local E-Government Functionality in Germany; Adoption of Local E-Government in Nuremberg; Challenging Demographics but IT Hub; The Beginnings and Systematic E-Government Acceleration; Data and Regulatory-Driven E-Government Expansion and Consolidation; E-Government Functionality beyond the Billboards and Service Levels; Conclusion; Chapter 6: France; Trends of Local E-Government Functionality in France. Overview from a Nation-Wide Perspective Local E-Government in Seven French Regions; Adoption of Local E-Government Strategies and Policies in Bordeaux; Context; Bordeaux's ICT Strategy: The Mayor in the Lead; Strategic Planning for ICTs; Implementation and Standardization of E-Government; Main Stakeholders Pushing for E-Government; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Japan; E-Government in Japan; Trends of Local E-Government Functionality in Japan; A Case of the Local E-Government in Japan; Context; Local E-Government in Shizuoka City; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Conclusion; Outline Placeholder.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer Science+Business Media
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 123 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 352.3/802854678; Economics; Internet in public administration; Electronic government information; Information technology -- Government policy; Internet in public administration -- United States; Internet in public administration -- Germany; Internet in public administration -- France; Internet in public administration -- Japan; Management science; Public administration; Management; Comparative politics; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration; Electronic government information; Information technology -- Government policy; Internet in public administration; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Political Science -- General; Research & development management; Comparative politics; Law -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Public administration; France; Germany; Japan; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781489976659; 1489976655; 1489976639; 9781489976635
• Related ISBNs: 9781489976635
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-123).; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 16, 2015).
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