Background and Objective: Health Information Technology helps individuals prevent COVID-19. Many information technology applications have been developed to prevent Coronavirus infection globally; however, the quality level of these applications is uncertain. This study aims to evaluate the usability of the Mask mobile application, which is designed to fight COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The...

This chapter reports on experiences gained in the sustainable implementation of mobile e-government services. Sustainable operations require appropriate business models and partnerships for the implementation and provision of services. The lessons learned are based on experiences gained in major European research projects for the implementation of information services for environmental informat...

ZUSAMMENFASSUNG) Städte und Gemeinden stehen unter einem immerwährenden Sparzwang. Gleichzeitig ergeben sich mit der wachsenden Beliebtheit des mobilen Internets innovative Anwendungsszenarien des Mobile Government. Diese Arbeit analysiert ein breites Spektrum an Mobile Government-Diensten aus der Sicht von kommunalen IT-Entscheidern und untersucht die organisationalen Faktoren, welche die wahr...

Agriculture accounts for ~15% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India but employs close to 50% of the working population. Average yield in India is quite low compared to other countries. Advances in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the government initiatives in e-governance are only promoting e-agriculture in India. This can not only improve the condition of Indian agricu...

Government interventions on usage of free speech for communication has been rising of late. The government of Iraq’s ban on the Internet, ban of mobile communications in Hong Kong student protests highlight the same. Applications like Firechat which use mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) to enable off the grid communication between mobile users, have gained popularity in these regions. However, th...

The benefits, which can also be considered as incentives or drivers, of implementing mGovernment services, include increasing efficiency of government processing (back office) and services (front office). The focus of this study is on efficiency evaluation of mobile services (mServices) rendered by mGovernment, regardless of the type of the end-user, aimed at producing a simplified methodology ...

The authors investigated the unfolding of an innovation project in field operations of City government, which introduced mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs) for field crews. The implementation of mobile technology had to overcome several serious socio-technical challenges, the lessons learned from which were instrumental for the project’s ultimate success. The authors colle...