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Foundations of Digital Government

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Digital Government

Part of the book series: Integrated Series In Information Systems ((ISIS,volume 17))

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This chapter provides a critical introduction to the idea of digital government. It argues that governance is itself a technological project. The main barriers to e-governance are considered and the concept of governmentality – and the governed e-public – are explored.

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Coleman, S. (2008). Foundations of Digital Government. In: Chen, H., et al. Digital Government. Integrated Series In Information Systems, vol 17. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71611-4_1

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