Electronic Government: 5th International Conference, EGOV 2006, Krakow, Poland, September 4-8, 2006, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4084)

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2006, held in in Krakow, Poland in conjunction with DEXA 2006. The book offers 31 revised papers depicting the state of the art in e-government/ e-governance, arranged in topical sections on research, review and outlook, participation and democracy, designing government services, legal dimensions in e-government, procurement and governance issues in networked governments, and more. Frontmatter Research Review and Outlook e-Gov Research Quality Improvements Since 2003: More Rigor, but Research (Perhaps) Redefined Is E-Government Research a Flash in the Pan or Here for the Long Shot? The E-Government Melting Pot: Lacking New Public Management and Innovation Flavor? The Organisation and Coordination of European e-Government Research for the EU in 2010 What Role Has Scandinavian IS Tradition in eGovernment Implementations Maximizing Knowledge for Program Evaluation: Critical Issues and Practical Challenges of ICT Strategies Participation and Democracy The Citizens in E-Participation From Market Squares to Homepages: A Survey of Swiss MPs' Interactivity `Mind the Gap': e-Government and e-Democracy To Be or Not to Be Active: Exploring Practices of e-Participation e-Participation Behind Closed Doors: Online Evaluation of Teaching Performance Designing Government Services A Review of Quality Dimensions in e-Government Services Is It Only About Internet Access? An Empirical Test of a Multi-dimensional Digital Divide Hidden Negative Social Effects of Poor e-Government Services Design Designing Government Portal Navigation Around Citizens' Needs Municipalities on the Web: User-Friendliness of Government Information on the Internet ``Open Choice'': Improving Public Sector Performance with Process Reorganization Methodology Organising Municipal e-Government Systems: A Multi-facet Taxonomy of e-Services for Citizens and Businesses Legal Dimensions in E-Government Time Model for Managing the Dynamic of Normative System Semantic Portal for Legislative Information The x-Leges System: Peer-to-Peer for Legislative Document Exchange Procurement and Governance Issues in Networked Governments Flexibility of Information Architecture in e-Government Chains Local Networking for e-Services: A UK Case Study Why E-government Usage Lags Behind: Explaining the Gap Between Potential and Actual Usage of Electronic Public Services in the Netherlands Limits of Public Procurement: Information Systems Acquisition Evaluation and Assessment Digital Capability Assessment for eGovernment: A Multi-dimensional Approach Assessing the Intangible Value of G2G Endeavours Evaluation of E-Government Systems: Project Assessment vs Development Assessment ROI Analysis in e-Government Assessment Trials: The Case of Sistema Piemonte IT Auditing in E-Government Backmatter This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2013, held in Koblenz, Germany, in September 2013. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections: research foundations; open government data and transparency; service design and improvement; adoption and service evaluation; and social media and social network analysis.