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Zusatztext "e-Governance: rhetoric and the realities - this is the theme for this insightful book! offering several penetrating analyses by scholars with different experience. Leslie Budd and Lisa Harris have succeeded in putting together a volume that penetrates behind the discourse and displays the variety of real outcomes. It is a must read for people searching for DEG = Digital era governance! as it reveals its limits."--Jan-Erik Lane! University of the South Pacific Informationen zum Autor Leslie Budd is a Reader in Social Enterprise at the Open University Business School and Associate of Capital Business Strategies Ltd. Lisa Harris is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton School of Management! UK. Zusammenfassung Covering such essential issues as global governance of the internet, the European Knowledge Economy, the transformative promise of mobile telephony, the rise of e-Universities, internet accessibility for the disabled, and e-Governance in transition economies, this book draws on contributions from experienced academics and practitioners with an expertise in an emerging field. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Diagrams Introduction: Managing Governance or Governance Management. Is it all in a Digital Day’s Work? Leslie Budd and Lisa Harris Part 1: Setting the e-Governance Scene 1. Governance Puzzles John Clarke 2. e-Governance and the Governance of the Internet Richard Collins 3. The Limits of Post-Lisbon Governance in the European Union Leslie Budd Part 2: Enabling and Managing Technologies 4. ‘Early Adopter’ Case Studies of Effective Mobile Communications Between Citizens and Government Jane Vincent and Lisa Harris 5. Abandoned Heroes: The Decline of ICT Business Support Alan Rae 6. Collateral Damage? The Impact of Government Policy on United Kingdom Higher Education Simran Grewal Part 3: Functional Fields for e-Governance 7. e-Governance Issues in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Colin Gray 8. e-Governance and Local Government Janice Morphet 9. e-Government, Disability and Inclusion Charles Dennis and Fintan Clear 10. e-Governance in Transition Economies Antoaneta Serguieva and Kamen Spassov ...