Information Science Reference Handbook of Research on ICT-enabled Transformational Government: A Global Perspective (Advances in Electronic Government Research (Aegr) Book)

Product Description E-government has evolved from basic information provisioning to more integrated service offerings enabling citizen-centric services. The Handbook of Research on ICT-Enabled Transformational Government: A Global Perspective provides comprehensive coverage and definitions of the most important issues, concepts, trends, and technologies within transformation stage e-government (t-government) implementation. A significant reference source within the technological and governmental fields, this Handbook of Research offers theoretical and empirical studies that communicate new insights into t-government for both researchers and practitioners interested in the subject. About the Author Vishanth Weerakkody is a member of faculty in the Business School at Brunel University, UK. VW was previously a faculty member in the department of IS and Computing at Brunel University and he has held various IT positions in multinational organisations, including IBM UK. VW is a Member of the British Computer Society, Chartered IT professional and a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He is the current editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Electronic Government Research. Marijn Janssen is an Associate Professor within the Information and Communication Technology section and Director of the interdisciplinary SEPAM Master programme of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology. He has been a consultant for the Ministry of Justice and received a Ph.D. in information systems (2001). He serves on several editorial boards and is involved in the organization of a number of conferences. He published over 100 refereed publications. Yogesh K. Dwivedi is a lecturer in Information Systems at the School of Business and Economics, Swansea University, Wales, UK. He obtained his PhD entitled, Investigating consumer adoption, usage and impact of broadband: UK households, and MSc in information systems from the School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics, Brunel University, UK. His doctoral research has been awarded the �Highly Commended Award� by the European Foundation for Management and Development (EFMD) and Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. His research focuses on the adoption and diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) in organisations and society. As well as having presented at leading IS conferences such as ECIS and AMCIS, he has co-authored several papers which have appeared (or will be appearing) in international referred journals such as Communications of the ACM, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Information Systems Frontiers, Journal of Operational Research Society, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Industrial Management & Data Systems and Electronic Government, An International Journal. He has authored a book on Consumer Adoption and Use of Broadband and also co-edited a Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission. He is senior editor of DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, assistant editor of Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy and member of the editorial board/review board of several journals including, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Electronic Government, An International Journal as well as being a guest/issue co-editor of the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems, Government Information Quarterly, Information Systems Frontiers, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, Journal of Electronic Commerce Research and Electronic Government, an international journal. He is a member of the Association of Information Systems (AIS) and life member of the Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management, New Delhi.