Electronic Government as Idea, Practice, and Technology

Aim

On completion of the course, the student should be able to: - understand and evaluate conditions for and effects of electronic administration from both a public authority perspective and a citizen-centred perspective - understand and evaluate use of electronic administration from both a public authority perspective and a citizen-centred perspective - understand and evaluate the phenomenon of digital divides in relation to electronic administration - evaluate future trends within electronic administration - carry a deeper discussion of a delimited issue related to course contents based on both empirical and theoretical understanding.

Content

The course comprises both theoretical and practical parts. The practical parts comprise of laboratory sessions that consist of testing and evaluation of existing web-based e-administration solutions, based on relevant theories. The main contents of the course are: - Central concepts within electronic administration, such as e-services, e-administration and e-democracy - Streamlining of public authorities and citizen benefit - Digital divides - The importance of social media for electronic administration - Images from the placement is an example of electronic administration - Laboratory sessions