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Information technology research, innovation, and E-Government / Committee on Computing and Communications Research to Enable Better Use of Information Technology in Government, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information technology--Research.
- Information technology.
- Data transmission systems--Research.
- Data transmission systems.
- Public administration--Data processing--Research--United States--Congresses.
- Public administration.
- Computer engineering--Research.
- Computer engineering.
- Public administration--Data processing.
- Research.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 147 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- E-Government
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2002]
- Contents:
- 1 Vision for IT-Enabled Enhancement of Government 21
- Elements of the Vision 29
- Satisfying Expectations for Customer Service 30
- Increasing the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Government Operations 33
- Providing Effective Access to Information 33
- Providing Access to a Full Range of Transactions Online 34
- Increasing Participation in Government 35
- Meeting Expectations for Trustworthiness 35
- Meeting Special Challenges in Government-Unique Areas 36
- Technical and Process Challenges to Advancing E-Government Programs 36
- Why Now? 38
- Technology Foundations for E-Government in Place 38
- Growing Awareness and Demand 40
- E-Government Policy Initiatives 41
- Government IT Research for Electronic Government 43
- 2 Special Considerations in E-Government: Why Government Leads in Demand for Certain Information Technologies 45
- Ubiquity 45
- Access for Everyone 46
- Access Everywhere, Anytime 48
- Trustworthiness 48
- Access and Confidentiality 52
- Structural Constraints 53
- IT in Support of Government Functions 54
- Crisis Management and Homeland Defense 54
- Federal Statistics 55
- Military Applications 58
- Archiving 58
- 3 Technology Levers 61
- The Role of Research in Meeting IT Needs 61
- Some E-Government Research Areas 64
- Information Management 65
- Human-Computer Interface 70
- Network Infrastructure 73
- Information Systems Security 75
- E-Commerce and Related Infrastructure Services 79
- Models and Simulation for Decision Making 81
- Software Technologies 82
- Large-Scale Systems 84
- Middleware 85
- Organization and Social Issues 86
- 4 Technology Transition and Program Management: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Impact 88
- Strategies and Models for Program Management 94
- Leverage in the Supply Chain Model 97
- Will Industry Do It? 100
- Dimensions of Risk 103
- Evaluation Risk 105
- Solution-Concept Risk 107
- Problem-Concept Risk 108
- Integration and Adoption Risk 109
- Moore's Law Risk 112
- Reliability and Usability Risks 113
- Planning Risks 114
- A E-Government Scenarios 119
- B July 2001 Letter Report to the National Science Foundation 125
- C Workshops Convened for This Project: Agendas and Participants 138.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0309084016
- OCLC:
- 49882206
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