The Internet blue pages: [the guide to federal government Web sites]

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (02) ◽  
pp. 37-0644-37-0644
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Web Sites

Citizen Consultaions via Government Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
M. Holzer ◽  
R. W. Schwester
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Traditional Structures

Cynicism toward government is largely a function of trust and social capital (Berman 1997; Putnam 2000). The relationship between government and its citizens has been strained. First, some citizens cynically feel as though government officials abuse their powers in the interest of self-aggrandizement; second, citizens often feel disconnected from government; third, government service delivery is frequently portrayed as inadequate. Administrative strategies to reverse these perceptions typically emphasize the benefits of government and improved service delivery. Some go further, offering individuals a means of influencing public policy and government decision-making, as opposed to traditional structures and cultures of policymaking that minimize citizen input. The Internet is a potentially powerful means for citizen consultation, and may help cultivate a governmental landscape in which information is more accessible, people feel more connected to government, and citizens are better able to participate in political and decision-making processes. This article examines the Internet as a consultative medium, whereby emphasis is placed on government efforts to use Web-based applications as a means of promoting meaningful citizen participation.

Citizen Consultaions via Government Web Sites

2011 ◽  
pp. 2867-2874
Author(s):  
Mark Holzer ◽  
Richard W. Schwester
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Citizen Participation ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Traditional Structures

Cynicism toward government is largely a function of trust and social capital (Berman 1997; Putnam 2000). The relationship between government and its citizens has been strained. First, some citizens cynically feel as though government officials abuse their powers in the interest of self-aggrandizement; second, citizens often feel disconnected from government; third, government service delivery is frequently portrayed as inadequate. Administrative strategies to reverse these perceptions typically emphasize the benefits of government and improved service delivery. Some go further, offering individuals a means of influencing public policy and government decision-making, as opposed to traditional structures and cultures of policymaking that minimize citizen input. The Internet is a potentially powerful means for citizen consultation, and may help cultivate a governmental landscape in which information is more accessible, people feel more connected to government, and citizens are better able to participate in political and decision-making processes. This article examines the Internet as a consultative medium, whereby emphasis is placed on government efforts to use Web-based applications as a means of promoting meaningful citizen participation.

Evaluation of E-Government Web Sites

2008 ◽  
pp. 699-710
Author(s):  
Michael Middleton
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Public Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Government Data

In recent times, the popularity of the Internet has led to e-government practices being widely recognized as an important option for service to the general public. In response, various tiers of government from national to local level have sought opportunities to engage the public through Web sites. Many governments now provide some level of access to government through Web interfaces, for example, through access to resources such as publications and government data. In some cases there are services provided that may be executed online. For example, users may provide personal information for licensing or to undertake payments. There continues to be a diversity of implementation quality and levels for such services. The facilitation of e-government has been characterized in various ways. For example, the European Union has seen it in terms of four main tasks: the development of Internet-based services to improve access to public information and services, the improvement of the transparency of public administration by using the Internet, the full exploitation of information technology within public administration, and the establishment of e-procurement (Strejcek & Theilb, 2003). More recently, the United Nations (UN), noting that ICTs may be used to transform its internal and external relationships, has also identified four similar but distinct areas: internal processes such as record keeping, electronic service delivery, virtual communities for digital democracy, and e-business opportunities such as procurement (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2005).

scholarly journals Web Maps for Risk Communication: Assessing Availability of Online Disaster Maps on Government Web Sites in Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Kartika Puspita Sari ◽  
Hidehiko Kanegae
Keyword(s):  
Risk Communication ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
National Level ◽  
Web Gis ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Communication Medium ◽  
Web Mapping ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Municipal Level

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The integration of Web 2.0 technologies into e-government applications and the adoption of Web GIS have revolutionized government Web sites into a sharing, socializing, and collaborating medium of government with its citizens. Many government Web sites adopted Web GIS and deliver various information to the public via web maps. Recently, web maps are not only limited to delivering local information on zoning, land use plan, property assessment, or demographic visualization. These digital cartographies are now also served as a two-way interactive communication medium and a decision support tool. In a context of disaster, web maps have been progressively utilized in emergency response, primarily to support collaboration among different agencies or jurisdictions. Online maps are also functioned as a risk communication medium as it can help to visualize hazards to increase one’s awareness of risks of natural hazards. Myriad spatial information about disasters are now available on the Internet, starts from a static type of maps or single-view maps with non-modifiable displays, up to interactive mapping that offers the user to select preferred features to display. Interestingly, many offer a simple user interface that requires no specialized knowledge to use, and that is accessible anywhere as long as the Internet is available. This study aims to identify the availability of disaster web maps provided by governments in each level (national, provincial, and municipal level) and to assess the features of this type of spatial information more detailed by using selected regions and municipalities. As our concern is on developing nations, we select Indonesia as an area of study since it could represent a country with fast-emerging Internet engaged citizens and also is characterized by a frequent disaster event and severity of catastrophic events. By making use of keyword searches and observing carefully, we search the maps primarily from official government Web sites (1 national site, 34 provincial sites, and 497 municipal sites are available) and their disaster management agency’s Web sites (2 national level sites, 24 provincial level sites, and 147 municipal level sites are available). We also collect data from the government’s geo-portals or Web GIS platforms, both those that have already linked to the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (Ina-geoportal) and have not. We perform comparative content analysis and compare features, types of information displayed (hazards or damage assessment or report), and performances of available maps obtained in each level of the government Web site. Findings demonstrate that at the national level there are more wide-ranging features of disaster web maps, while at the provincial and municipal level this situation is limited to several regions, particularly those with historical records of high frequency or severity of disasters. In general, this study reveals that dissemination of disaster-themed web mapping in Indonesia on government Web sites is still limited to the static type ones.</p>

The Evolution of Web Governance in the Federal Government

2008 ◽  
pp. 299-313
Author(s):  
Julianne Mahler ◽  
Priscilla M. Regan
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Federal Agencies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Major Transformation ◽  
Electronic Environments ◽  
E Mail

Over the last 10 years, federal agencies have undergone a major transformation in the way they manage programs and internal administration, in their relations with Congress, and in their dealings with clients and citizens. Agencies now work in electronic environments of e-mail, electronic documents and filings, intranets, and the Internet. This article seeks to describe and to account for the emergence of what is now being termed Web governance. Briefly, Web governance is concerned with the control of content and design for agency Web sites. We explore the evolution of the process by which Web governance decisions are being made government-wide and at individual federal agencies. We look to changing patterns of administrative process in order to help account for the emergence of controls, and we find evidence of the importance of networking and of disbursed, self-designing processes.

A Primer on E-Government

2005 ◽  
pp. 11-15
Author(s):  
Shannon Howle Schelin
Keyword(s):  
Federal Government ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Local State ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
American Life Project ◽  
Life Project ◽  
Government Services ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
County Managers

E-government (electronic government) has become a mainstay in local, state, and federal government. The era of e-commerce and e-business began with the widespread adoption of the Internet in the mid-1990s and today many citizens expect the same responsiveness and access to government services as found in the private sector. According to the 2002 International City/County Managers Association e-government survey, over 73 percent of municipalities with populations larger than 2,500 have Web sites. The 2002 Pew Internet and American Life Project indicates that 58 percent (68 million people) of American Internet users have accessed at least one governmental Web site (Larson and Rainie, 2002).

‘Public eyes’: Direct accountability in an information age

First Monday ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Meijer
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Government Web Sites ◽  
Sector Performance

The Internet creates interesting opportunities for citizens to call public organizations to account. Government Web sites provide information and facilitate debates on public sector performance. An explorative study in the Netherlands indicates that citizens make little use of the opportunities to call public organizations to account. Openness, however, does have a direct effect: ‘public eyes’ stimulate government organizations to score better on performance indicators and comply with formal rules.

Internet Connections for Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-369
Author(s):  
Bruce C. Carlstedt
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatic Diseases ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Amount Of Information ◽  
Professional Journals ◽  
Internet Connections

Access to the Internet provides us with an incredible amount of information about the rheumatic diseases. There are numerous arthritis organizations, professional associations, educational institutions, research and professional journals and patients with Web sites devoted to the rheumatic diseases. Some are reviewed and listed here.

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