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1 online resource (336 pages) |
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""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: TOWARDS A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL E-GOVERNANCE""; ""1. The potential of ICTs for good governance: basic concepts and definitions""; ""1.1. Governance, Good Governance and Democratic Governance""; ""1.2. Local Governance and Decentralisation""; ""1.3. ICTs, e-Government, e-Governance and e-Participation""; ""2. Decentralisation and Local Governance: benefits and limits""; ""2.1. Benefits of Decentralisation""; ""2.2. Constraints of Decentralisation"" |
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""2.3. Participation, Engaged Governance and the Role of the Civil Society""""2.4. Decentralisation and Local Governance in Africa""; ""2.5. Elements for Effective Local Governance-Decentralisation Policies""; ""3. From e-Government to e-Governance: a paradigmatic shift""; ""3.1. ICTs as a tool for development""; ""3.2. e-Government: benefits and risks""; ""3.3. Implementing e-Government: needs and obstacles""; ""3.4. e-Government and e-Governance: challenges and threats""; ""3.5. From e-Government to e-Governance: the way towards a Knowledge Society"" |
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""3.6. e-Governance in Africa: challenges ahead""""4. ICTs for local governance in Africa""; ""4.1. Local e-Government and e-Local Governance: benefits and limits""; ""4.2. Some Experiences of using ICTs at local government level in Africa""; ""PART II: CASE STUDIES ON ICTS FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE""; ""5. The role of ICTs in the Decentralisation Policy in Senegal""; ""5.1. Context and Policy""; ""5.2. SAFEFOD�s Project on “The role of ICTs in decentralisation policy�""; ""5.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""6. ICTs and Traditional Governance in Ghana""; ""6.1. Context and Policy"" |
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""6.2. Project on “ICTs in support of Traditional Governance in Ghana�""""6.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""7. District Administrative Network (DistrictNet) in Uganda""; ""7.1. Context and Policy""; ""7.2. The DistrictNet Project""; ""7.3. Conclusions""; ""References""; ""8. Cape Town�s “Smart City� Strategy in South Africa""; ""8.1. Context and Policy""; ""8.2. Building a Knowledge Society in the Western Cape""; ""8.3. The Cape Town�s Smart City Strategy""; ""8.4. Conclusions""; ""PART III: CONCLUSIONS AND WAY FORWARD"" |
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""9. ICTs for Local Governance in Africa: some preliminary conclusions""""10. One way forward: LOG-IN Africa""; ""Annexe: Review of key experiences of ICTs impacting on Governance in Africa""; ""References"" |
| Summary |
Integrating information and communication technologies (ICTs) into governance processes can greatly enhance the delivery of public services to all citizens. ICT integration will not only improve the performance of governance systems, it will also transform relationships amongst stakeholders, thereby influencing policymaking processes and regulatory frameworks. In the developing world, however, the potential of ICTs for effective governance remains largely unexplored and unexploited. This book presents the context, theory, and current thinking on the interaction between ICTs and local governance |
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English |
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Internet in public administration -- Africa
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Information technology -- Africa
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Information technology
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Internet in public administration
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Africa
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781552503690 |
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1552503690 |
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1592215793 |
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9781592215799 |
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