Digital access and e-government
Subtitle: perspectives from developing and emerging countries
By: Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina, Kgomotso H. Moahi, and Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, editors
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9781466658684; 9781466658714; 9781466658691
Subjects: Electronic government information; Case studies; Internet in public administration; Public administration; Technological innovations; Citizen participation; Information policy
Description: "This book explores the relationships that exist between access to information laws and e-government, sharing the strategies used in encouraging access to information in a variety of jurisdictions and environments"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Digital Records Management in the Context of e-Government and Freedom of Information : An East African Case Study / Justus Murunga Wamukoya, Moi University, Kenya;  James Lowry, International Records Management Trust, UK; title: Information Access, the Digital Divide and Knowledge-Based Economies : A Comparative Study /   Bwalya Kelvin Joseph, University of Botswana, Botswana; University of Johannesburg, South Africa; title: Digital television transition in South Africa : paradoxes and dilemmas /  Blessings Mbata, University of South Africa, South Africa; title: Web Archival legislation and archival services in Africa / Nathan Mnjama, University of Botswana, Botswana; title: The Future of Library Services in the Digital Economy : A case study of the Copperbelt University library / Matuka Chipembele, Copperbelt University, Zambia; title: Towards a Regional Ontology for e-Participation : An Ecological View / Nixon Ochara Mungara, University of Pretoria; title: E-Inclusion Strategies in Public Administrations : Experiences from Regional Governments in Spain / Laura Alcaide Muñoz, University of Granada, Spain; title: Freedom of Information and Records Management: towards an effective e-government accountability paradigm in Africa / Sebina Peter & Balulwami Grand, University of Botswana, Botswana; title: Information literacy: a window into the world for successful implementation and usage of e-Government in developing countries / Margaret Onen, Botswana, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa; title: Adoption of e-Government in Africa : Challenges and Recommendations / Jain Priti, University of Botswana, Botswana; Akakandelwa Akakandelwa, University of Zambia, Zambia; title: A critique of legal framework facilitating access to government information in Tanzania / Ubena John, Stockholm University, Sweden; title: Botswana's e-Government Development Trajectory : The Experience of Local Authorities / Tsholofelo Sethibe, University of Botswana, Botswana; Bwalya Kelvin Joseph, University of Botswana, Botswana, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; title: E-Guidelines for the Effectiveness of E-Government Process / Burçak Enturk, Marmara University,Turkey; title: Contextual Analysis of the Organizational Knowledge Systems in Turkey / Ozgur Kulcu, Hacettepe University, Turkey; title: The reasons of low e-government take-up in Europe : an exploratory analysis / Arslan Aykut, Pirireis University, Turkey; title: Botswana's e-government programme : the case for a multi-stakeholder e-trust model / Sebina Peter & Saul Zulu, University of Botswana, Botswana; title: EDRMS implementation at the Ministry of Trade and Industry  : A lever for Information Access Towards Robust e-Government Implementation in Botswana / Mosweu Olefhile, Minsitry of Trade and Industry, Botswana; Mutshewa Athulang, University of Botswana; Bwalya Kelvin Joseph, University of Botswana, Botswana, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; title: E-Government Development in Botswana : The Role of Libraries / Kgomotso Moahi, Faculty of Humanities, University of Botswana, Botswana; title: Enabling Instruments for Digital Access and E-Government in Zimbabwe / Lawton Hikwa, National University of Science & Technology, Zimbabwe; title: ICT Adoption by Virtual Organizations in the Developing Countries: A Case of SME Clusters in Pakistan / Mohammed Yassir, Abdul Majid & Naila Tabassu, Hazara University, Pakistan; title: E-Government Strategies in Sub Saharan Africa: Failures & Successes / Steven Mutula, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.