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Semi-Automatic Ontology Development
Processes and Resources
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
The exploitation of theoretical results in knowledge representation, language standardization by W3C and data publication initiatives such as Linked Open Data have given a level of concreteness to the field of ontology research. In light of these recent outcomes, ontology development has also found its...
by Joseph O. Oluwole, Preston C. Green III
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2015
While freedom of speech is a defining characteristic of the United States, the First Amendment right is often regulated within certain environments. For years, schools have attempted to monitor and regulate student communication both within the educational environment and in student use of social media...
From Government to E-Governance
Public Administration in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
In simple terms, e-governance revolves around the idea of performing the policy, service and development functions of the government with the help of the ICTs so as to manage and steer the multi-sectoral stakeholder relations on a non-hierarchical way. Keeping this simple notion in mind, From Government...
Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector
Advances in E-Government
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Electronic Government is continually advancing in topics such as hardware and software technology, e-government adoption and diffusion, e-government policy, e-government planning, management, e-government applications, and e-government impacts. Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector:...
Frameworks for ICT Policy
Government, Social and Legal Issues
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2010
ICT policy framework is a set of principles and goals intended to govern the development, implementation, adoption, monitoring, evaluation and application of ICTs in organizations, institutions, societies or nations. It provides the rationale and philosophy to guide the planning and development and utilization...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Right now is the time for new opinions and new ideas to be generated and be presented as a solution. With the ever changing economic status of society, prosperity depends on the ability to run and maintain an active equilibrium between society and individuals. Therefore, it is essential for both parties...
Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations
Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
In recent years, it has become apparent that there are very distinct gaps between developed and developing regions in the world, especially in regards to e-government systems, infrastructures, and processes. Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations: Policy and Practice examines...
Digital Literacy
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
It has never been more important to have the ability to locate, comprehend, evaluate, and organize information using digital technology than it is in today’s world. By understating and knowing how to utilize this technology, individuals can communicate and work more effectively and more efficiently....
Digital Democracy
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Dealing with the use of information and communication technologies to engage citizens and support the democratic decision-making process, Digital Democracy is on the rise with today’s ever changing technologies. Digital Democracy: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents a vital compendium...
ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for the Digital Divide
Theory and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
The coming of age of the personal computer and World Wide Web has made it possible to reach a much wider portion of populations. Technological determinists as well as social activists saw the potential of deploying networked computers to the general citizenry, and internet cafés and telecentres were...
Technical, Social, and Legal Issues in Virtual Communities
Emerging Environments
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Websites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+ have enabled users to create virtual communities for social networking and communities of practice. Because of the ever-evolving environment in social networking, there has been much opportunity for new areas of research. Research in virtual communities...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2013
As e-government policies and procedures become widely practiced and implemented, it is apparent that the success of technology in e-government hangs on its consistentency with human practices. Human-Centered System Design for Electronic Governance provides special attention to the most successful...
Cyber Behavior
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Following the migration of workflows, data, and communication to the Cloud and other Internet-based frameworks, interaction over the Web has become ever more commonplace. As with any social situation, there are rules and consequences to actions within a virtual environment. Cyber Behavior: Concepts,...
by Panos Constantinides
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
In the same way that infrastructures such as transportation, electricity, sewage, and water supply are widely assumed to be integrators of urban spaces, information infrastructures are assumed to be integrators of information spaces. With the advent of Web 2.0 and new types of information infrastructures...