Governing in the Information AgeProvides a critical assessment of the significance of the so-called information age to contemporary government, taking into account various perspectives on the relationship between information technology and social change in the context of British governance. In particular, the volume assesses current debates on the New Public Management, the reinvention of government, the new public consumerism and "electronic democracy" in light of these perspectives. It also evaluates policy stances towards the "information superhighway" and the likely effects on future public services. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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... needed to conduct specific transactions , or they can be called up by front - office staff to navigate elaborate operational codes and complex records . For example , the social security Bene- fits Agency has developed a system known as ...
... needed to conduct specific transactions , or they can be called up by front - office staff to navigate elaborate operational codes and complex records . For example , the social security Bene- fits Agency has developed a system known as ...
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... needed to link ' user areas ' to computers ( Audit Commission 1986 ; National Audit Office 1991 ) . However , as this formulation reveals , it was assumed that diffusion would occur primarily by widening the networks that were being ...
... needed to link ' user areas ' to computers ( Audit Commission 1986 ; National Audit Office 1991 ) . However , as this formulation reveals , it was assumed that diffusion would occur primarily by widening the networks that were being ...
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... needed for the hands - on management of contracts must be both timely and robust , placing new emphasis on speedy dissemination and widespread , on - line access . Contractual relationships require information held in financial ...
... needed for the hands - on management of contracts must be both timely and robust , placing new emphasis on speedy dissemination and widespread , on - line access . Contractual relationships require information held in financial ...
Contents
new technologies | 33 |
Forging hightech public services | 64 |
citizenship and democracy in | 90 |
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agencies agenda analysis applications associated assumptions automation bandwidth Bellamy benefits bureaucracy business processes capabilities CCCJS CCTA central Chapter Citizen's Charter citizens citizenship computerized computing consumer democracy consumerism costs customers debate democratic Department domain economic economies of scope efficiency emergence emphasis enhanced epistemic communities established example exploitation forms Free-nets HM Treasury HMSO Home Office ICTs important increasingly industry information age information and communications information flows information polity information resources information society information superhighway information systems information technology initiatives innovations institutional integration interactive Internet issues kinds London mainframe computers ment munications National offer Office of Public OFTEL on-line Open Government operational optical fibre organizational organizations political principle problems programme projects public administration public management public services re-engineering reinvention relationships service delivery shaping significance social security specific strategy suppliers Taylor telecommunica telecommunications networks telephone tion universal service users
References to this book
The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy, Volume 3 Michael Moran,Martin Rein,Robert E. Goodin Limited preview - 2006 |
Society on the Line: Information Politics in the Digital Age Malcolm Peltu,Margaret Bruce No preview available - 1999 |