Cloud Computing and e-Government are increasingly important topics in state ICT development plans, including that of Estonia. In the course of developing the Estonian Government Cloud concept, it became clear that Estonia’s requirements for Cloud Computing are not identical to those of other European states, and that due to its highly developed information society, Estonia needs to expand the p...

The literature on electronic government (e-government) often assumes that there exists one suitable model that can be adopted in all contexts. This chapter emphasizes the constitutive role of political and institutional context in the design, implementation, and impacts of e-government initiatives, the understanding of which require a geographically-specific analysis. It begins with a summary o...

Digital divide is, despite all efforts in research and practice, a matter of fact in most societies. In search for specific strategies to promote digital inclusion, one has to ask for what are the specific reasons and factors behind the problem. Here, the field of E-Government features several particular characteristics, including high privacy and security demands or high complexity of administ...

Phenotypic differences in analgesic sensitivity to codeine (3-methoxymorphine) results from polymorphisms in cytochrome P450-2D6, which catalyzes O-demethylation of codeine to morphine. However, O-demethylation reportedly is not required for analgesic activity of the 7,8-saturated codeine congeners dihydrocodeine, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. This study determined the potency and efficacy of the...

background government policy measures have a key role to play in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (ncds). the caribbean, a middle-income region, has the highest per capita burden of ncds in the americas. our aim was to examine policy development and implementation between the years 2000 and 2013 on ncd prevention and control in barbados, and to investigate factors promotin...

this study intends to identify a model of local leadership for government and non-government newspapers and also, to compare the model of leadership in the government and non-government newspapers. for this purpose, first all leadership models have studied and combined with islamic leadership model and then 134 indexes were selected as optimal indexes of local leadership. these indexes were sen...

With the advances in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the demand for more efficient and effective government, governments in various countries have implemented e-government strategies to offer more information and online services to citizens, government agencies, businesses, and others. Egovernment initiatives aim to benefit from the use of most innovative forms of information tec...

E-government has emerged not merely as a specialization in public administration, but as a transformative force affecting all levels and functions of government. This volume, written by a mix of practitioners and researchers, provides an overview of the management challenges and issues involved in seeking a new form of governance — digital government. An initial introductory section presents th...

There is a growing interest in the debate over whether or not e-government has a transformational impact on government performance, governance, and public service, as we addressed this very issue at the 2007 ECEG. However, e-government research results on the transformational impact are mixed. This may be an apt reflection of either the early stages of e-government development or the newness of...

The promise of E-Government (and its more recent spin-offs of EDemocracy, E-Participation, E-Procurement, and a range of other “E-‘s”) is to engage citizenry in government in a user-centered manner, but also to develop quality government services and delivery systems that are efficient and effective. User-centered EGovernment suggests that governments will provide services and resources tailore...