[ecrea] Special Issue on ICT, Public Administration and Democracy in the Coming Decade: Information Polity 17:3-4

Dear colleague,

I am delighted to announce the new issue (17:3-4) of Information Polity, 
focusing on ICT, Public Administration and Democracy in the Coming 
Decade and edited by Albert Meijer, Frank Bannister and Marcel Thaens.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the permanent study group on 
e-government of the European Group for Public Administration, we decided 
to take the risk and edit a volume on ‘ICT and Public Administration and 
Democracy in the Coming Decade’.

The 20th anniversary had already been used to look back at the work of 
this study group and this resulted in a rich special issue of 
Information Polity .We felt that we should now, as a counterweight to 
these backward looking reflections, look forward. This collection of 
papers celebrates the fact that research into e-governance is alive and 
well and presents cutting edge knowledge for academics and policy-makers.

Introduction
ICT, Public Administration and Democracy in the Coming Decade
A. Meijer, F. Bannister, M. Thaens

Section One: the past and the present situation as starting point for 
thinking about the future.
What lessons for the future can be learned if we look at the practice 
(Bannister and Connolly) and the visions (Taylor) of eGovernment in the 
past? Lessons can also be learned from complexities associated with 
eGovernment (Lips). Knowing what we know now, how can we deal with these 
complexities?

Forward to the past: Lessons for the future of e-government from the 
story so far
F. Bannister, R. Connolly

The Information Polity: Towards a two speed future?
J.A. Taylor

E-Government is dead: Long live Public Administration 2.0
M. Lips

Surveillance as X-ray
C.W.R. Webster

Section two: the future implications of eGovernment for Government 
Institutions.
This section then covers topics that are relevant for thinking about the 
way government works and functions. One of these topics is the added 
value of interorganizational information sharing and integration 
(Gil-Garcia). But also discussions about a new concept like 'Publicness' 
of information (Mergel) or a more classic theme like Transparency 
(Grimmelikhuijsen) seem to fit very well within this section. Also the 
future of participatory democracy and the idea of a do-it-yourself state 
are described (Meijer).

Towards a smart State? Inter-agency collaboration, information 
integration, and beyond
J.R. Gil-Garcia

The social media innovation challenge in the public sector
I. Mergel

A good man but a bad wizard. About the limits and future of transparency 
of democratic governments
S. Grimmelikhuijsen

The Do It Yourself State
A. Meijer

Section three: the future implications for our e-government reseach and 
practice.
Where the contributions so far have looked at the concept of eGovernment 
itself and the developments in the future, now the shift is made to the 
future of the study and research of this phenomenon. How can we raise 
the explanatory power of eGovernment studies in the future? In what way 
can we benefit from the body of knowledge in different scientific areas 
(Bekkers)? And how useful is the use of 'a big question' approach for 
the further development of eGovernment studies (Yildiz)? And what are 
major trends regarding the development of e-government (Scholl).

Five trends that matter: Challenges to 21st century electronic government
H.J. Scholl

Why does e-government looks as it does? looking beyond the explanatory 
emptiness of the e-government concept
V. Bekkers

Big questions of e-government research
M. Yildiz

Government ICT Strategy (March, 2011) Cabinet Office Government ICT 
Strategy – Strategic Implementation Plan (2011) HM Government
Book Review

@ is for Activism: Dissent, Resistance and Rebellion in a Digital 
Culture (2011), Joss Hands, ed.,
Book Review
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Suggestions for Special Issues

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We look forward to working with you on this exciting venture.

Best wishes,

John Taylor
Editor in Chief

(jta /at/ gcal.ac.uk)

Professor Emeritus of Government & Information Management Caledonian 
Business School, Glasgow, Scotland

Honorary Professor, University of Nottingham, UK
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