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Routledge Handbook on Information Technology in Government

Yu-Che Chen editor Michael J Ahn editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Feb '17

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The explosive growth in information technology has ushered in unparalleled new opportunities for advancing public service. Featuring 24 chapters from foremost experts in the field of digital government, this Handbook provides an authoritative survey of key emerging technologies, their current state of development and use in government, and insightful discussions on how they are reshaping and influencing the future of public administration. This Handbook explores:

  • Key emerging technologies (i.e., big data, social media, Internet of Things (IOT), GIS, smart phones & mobile technologies) and their impacts on public administration
  • The impacts of the new technologies on the relationships between citizens and their governments with the focus on collaborative governance
  • Key theories of IT innovations in government on the interplay between technological innovations and public administration
  • The relationship between technology and democratic accountability and the various ways of harnessing the new technologies to advance public value
  • Key strategies and conditions for fostering success in leveraging technological innovations for public service

This Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide and resource for students, scholars and practitioners interested in this growing field of technological innovations in government.

'IT remains underemphasized in government. Finally, an invaluable source taking a comprehensive view on this topic. Governments are information intensive by nature. This book contains amazing insights from theory, stories and cases. IT is at the very heart of government functioning. Advancing this requires combining theoretical and practical insights which are covered in this book.' - Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology

'Ubiquitous computing means the transformation of government for the information age. This volume brings together a wide range of expert research and reflections on innovative practice across the spectrum of digital government. It covers issues from smart cities to emergency management, from citizen participation to hacking, and includes conceptual frameworks as well as detailed case studies. It brings the reader a bird’s eye view of the current state of play regarding information technology in government. Every serious researcher will want to consult this volume'. – Jane Fountain, University of Massachusetts Amherst and National Center for Digital Government


'IT remains underemphasized in government. Finally, an invaluable source taking a comprehensive view on this topic. Governments are information intensive by nature. This book contains amazing insights from theory, stories and cases. IT is at the very heart of government functioning. Advancing this requires combining theoretical and practical insights which are covered in this book.' - Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology

'Ubiquitous computing means the transformation of government for the information age. This volume brings together a wide range of expert research and reflections on innovative practice across the spectrum of digital government. It covers issues from smart cities to emergency management, from citizen participation to hacking, and includes conceptual frameworks as well as detailed case studies. It brings the reader a bird’s eye view of the current state of play regarding information technology in government. Every serious researcher will want to consult this volume'. – Jane Fountain, University of Massachusetts Amherst and National Center for Digital Government

'In summary, I find this book very informative. It includes many topical subjects that simply are not found in most books. This book provides an excellent overall summary, and compiles a lot of world-class thinking about delivering information technology in to governments. For that reason is an excellent reference in addition to being a high quality text useful for civic and government studies where technology and techno-social issues are being discussed. This book can serve as the basis for beginning many discussions and for providing training and education in government information technology needs and approaches. In my view, this is essential reading and readers will learn a lot from it.' - Jeff Thurston, 3D Visualization World Magazine

ISBN: 9781138925670

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 839g

416 pages