Electronic Governance for Sustainable Development — Conceptual framework and state of research

Estévez, Elsa; Janowski, Tomasz

doi:10.1016/j.giq.2012.11.001

“…The Web enables public officials to provide a larger quantity of information and to do it in a more frequently and accessible way, thus removing barriers between citizens and government [18]. More specifically, Estevez and Janowski [50] note that the Internet and the Web are key elements in the link between e-government and sustainable development. Likewise, Janowski [51] identifies that stages of Digital Government Evolution Model can be characterized by variables like the internal transformation or the relationships between government and various non-government stakeholders, and that the context can influence in the transformation.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Sustainability Transparency in European Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis Based on Administrative Cultures

Navarro‐Galera

¹

,

Lozano

²

,

Valencia

³

et al. 2017

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Nowadays, the transparency of governments with respect to the sustainability of public services is a very interesting issue for stakeholders and academics. It has led to previous research and international organisations (EU, IMF, OECD, United Nations, IFAC, G-20, World Bank) to recommend promotion of the online dissemination of economic, social and environmental information. Based on previous studies about e-government and the influence of administrative cultures on governmental accountability, this paper seeks to identify political actions useful to improve the practices of transparency on economic, social and environmental sustainability in European local governments. We perform a comparative analysis of sustainability information published on the websites of 72 local governments in 10 European countries grouped into main three cultural contexts (Anglo-Saxon, Southern European and Nordic). Using international sustainability reporting guidelines, our results reveal significant differences in local government transparency in each context. The most transparent local governments are the Anglo-Saxon ones, followed by Southern European and Nordic governments. Based on individualized empirical results for each administrative style, our conclusions propose useful policy interventions to enhance sustainability transparency within each cultural tradition, such as development of legal rules on transparency and sustainability, tools to motivate local managers for online diffusion of sustainability information and analysis of information needs of stakeholders.

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“…The Web enables public officials to provide a larger quantity of information and to do it in a more frequently and accessible way, thus removing barriers between citizens and government [18]. More specifically, Estevez and Janowski [50] note that the Internet and the Web are key elements in the link between e-government and sustainable development. Likewise, Janowski [51] identifies that stages of Digital Government Evolution Model can be characterized by variables like the internal transformation or the relationships between government and various nongovernment stakeholders, and that the context can influence in the transformation.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Promoting Sustainability Transparency in European Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis Based on Administrative Cultures

Navarro‐Galera¹,

Lozano²,

Valencia³

et al. 2017

Preprint

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Nowadays, the transparency of governments with respect to the sustainability of public services is a very interesting issue for stakeholders and academics. It has led to previous research and international organisations (EU, IMF, OECD, United Nations, IFAC, G-20, World Bank) to recommend promotion of the online dissemination of economic, social and environmental information. Based on previous studies about e-government and the influence of administrative cultures on governmental accountability, this paper seeks to identify political actions useful to improve the practices of transparency on economic, social and environmental sustainability in European local governments. We perform a comparative analysis of sustainability information published on the websites of 72 local governments in 10 European countries grouped into main three cultural contexts (Anglo-Saxon, Southern European and Nordic). Using international sustainability reporting guidelines, our results reveal significant differences in local government transparency in each context. The most transparent local governments are the Anglo-Saxon ones, followed by Southern European and Nordic governments. Based on individualized empirical results for each administrative style, our conclusions propose useful policy interventions to enhance sustainability transparency within each cultural tradition, such as development of legal rules on transparency and sustainability, tools to motivate local managers for online diffusion of sustainability information and analysis of information needs of stakeholders.

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“…There are different opinions on e-governance from various scholars. To Estevez & Janowski (2013), E-governance is the application of technology by government organisations to transform its activities and its interactions with the citizen so as to create an impactful society. Bannister and Walsh (2002) view e-governance as a concept that contains the application of information and communication technology by a number of government agencies and civil society in stimulating the frequent participation of citizens in the governing and administrative process of political institutions.…”

Section: Concept Of E-governance and Public Service Deliverymentioning

confidence: 99%

E - Governance Implementation and Public Service Delivery in Nigeria: The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Application

Ajibade

¹

,

Ibietan²,

Ayelabola³

2017

JPAG

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The aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between e-governance implementation and public service delivery in Nigeria using the Technology Acceptance Model. The paper is qualitative in nature and relies on secondary sources for data collection and the discussion that followed. The paper found that there are certain obstacles that hinder the adoption and effective implementation of e-governance that would have engendered qualitative service delivery in public sector organisations in Nigeria. It is in line with the foregoing, that this paper concludes that tackling the obstacles to e-governance adoption, implementation is key to the achievement of better public service delivery. The paper therefore recommends the sensitization of public servants on the importance and benefits of adopting and implementing e-governance in their administrative and organizational processes that will ultimately lead to improved service delivery in Nigeria among others.

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Electronic Governance for Sustainable Development — Conceptual framework and state of research

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Promoting Sustainability Transparency in European Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis Based on Administrative Cultures

Promoting Sustainability Transparency in European Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis Based on Administrative Cultures

Promoting Sustainability Transparency in European Local Governments: An Empirical Analysis Based on Administrative Cultures

E - Governance Implementation and Public Service Delivery in Nigeria: The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) Application

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