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- Presents a comparative study of governments’ vision, ability and dynamism with regard to adopting e-governance in Asia Pacific countries
- This interdisciplinary study of information and communications technology (ICT) within mainstream social science research provides readers with a more holistic understanding of technology issues
- Highlights the extraordinary energy being generated in the emerging new world through their newfound access to the Internet and suggests how governments could translate this into economic opportunities, social inclusion and equitable development
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“Everyone who wants to think clearly and productively about how information and communication technology may transform governance, citizenship, and political culture should read this masterful, comprehensive, yet succinct analysis of the big questions and issues involved. Professor Singh cannot tame the Internet but she can and does make the potential impacts of e-governance on democratization, individual privacy, freedom of speech, and law highly intelligible.”
David H. Rosenbloom, Distinguished Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington DC, USA
“This wide ranging analysis uses concepts from philosophy, sociology, psychology and political economy to help understand how successful adoption of information and communication technology by Asian governments depends on productive coordination among government agencies, business, and civil society. It also requires a foundation of effective institutions, communication infrastructure, inter-operability across platforms, technical skills, and wide accessibility for the potential benefits to be realized.”
Clay Wescott, Director, Asia Pacific Governance Institute, Washington DC, USA
“The book emphasizes the dynamic nature of governance and the realities of its impact on development. It touches the core principles of political economy. Governments looking for answers will able to find them in this book. The chapter on the epistemological and the theoretical discourse highlights some of the fundamental flaws of conceptualising e-governance in isolation from ICT. Whilst the Australian case study highlights the theoretical debate on governance and ICT, it also provides an example of how other actors in the economy can pose a challenge to government efforts.”
Datuk Dr. Norma Mansor, Director, Social Security Research Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Book Title: A Critical Impulse to e-Governance in the Asia Pacific
Authors: Amita Singh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1632-2
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-1631-5Published: 10 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2846-2Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-1632-2Published: 26 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 187
Number of Illustrations: 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Social Policy, Public Administration, R & D/Technology Policy, Law and Economics, Innovation/Technology Management