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Briefing Book Outline: E-Government
Introduction
- The Purpose Of Transforming Government
- Electronic Democracy (Here It Comes, Ready Or Not) contact: Tracy Westen, CGS
- Digital Government: The Next Step to Reengineering the Federal Government contact: Rob Atkinson, PPI
- What is E-Government, How Will It Affect Us? contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- E-Government: Tools of the Trade contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- Realizing the Promise of Digital Government: It's More Than Building a Web Site contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- E-Government contact: Uli Werner, SAP Public Services Inc.
- E-Government as a Catalyst in the Information Age contact: Margery M. Reynolds, Microsoft E-Government Initiatives
- E-Government, the Next American Revolution contact: Joiwind Williams Ronen, The Council for Excellence in Government
The Mandate for E-Government
- Crisis Of Trust In Government (accountability)
- An Unseemly 60 Day Rule contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- CDT Policy Post Vol 7, Num 2 contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- What is E-Government, How Will It Affect Us? contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- The Cost and State of Domestic and Foreign Regulations contact: Michael Volpe, NetCompliance
- Citizen Participation In Politcs: Role Of The Communication Media contact: Dr. Michael Macpherson, Integral Studies/Psycho-Social and Medical Research
- Libraries as Civic Spaces contact: Lynne Bradley, American Library Association
- Coming Generation Of Digital Youth
- Public Demand
- What Citizens Want From E-Government contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- Profile of New Jersey Internet Use contact: Greg Lambard, New Jersey State CIO's Office
- Serving the Public with Science Information in an E-Government Environment contact: Walter Warnick, Department of Energy
- Managing Government's Customer Relationships contact: Walter Warnick, Department of Energy
- E-Government, the Next American Revolution contact: Joiwind Williams Ronen, The Council for Excellence in Government
- Swimmers, Take Your Marks: Inviting Federal Agencies into the e-Government Pool contact: Melissa Templeton, Xerox Citizen Service Center
- Cost-savings
- Cost contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- The Case for Federal eProcurement contact: Leif Ulstrup, American Management Systems
Elements of Transformation
- Leadership
- The Role of Libraries in E-government contact: Lynne Bradley, American Library Association
- E-Government: Enabling & Empowering Tomorrow's Public Service contact: Dr. Jeffrey Roy, Centre on Governance
- Strategic Investment
- NIFTIIE (National Infastructure Financing for Technology Innovations and Initiatives in Education and Electronic Government) contact: William Mead, Gloucester County Department of Public Works
- Case Study contact: The United States Mint: A Model of Government E-Business contact: Erin Weinman, The United States Mint
- Collaboration
- E-Government Bridges State-Local Divide contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- E-Government: Enabling & Empowering Tomorrow's Public Service contact: Jeffrey Roy, Centre on Governance
- eGov: E-strategies For Government contact: Douglas Holmes, Douglas Holmes & Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd.
- Collaboration in Government contact: Uli Werner, SAP Public Services Inc.
- Collaborative Integrated Resource Networks for the Advancement of Science contact: Walter Warnick, Department of Energy
- Civic Engagement (e-democracy)
- Top Ten E-Government To Do List For Governments Around the World contact: Stephen Clift, Democracies Online
- Top Ten Tips For WEOs contact: Wired Elected Officials contact: Stephen Clift, Democracies Online
- Citizen Participation In Politics: Role Of The New Communication Media contact: Dr. Michael Macpherson, Integral Studies/Psycho-Social and Medical Research
- Promoting a Youth Civic Culture in the Digital Landscape contact: Ellen O'Brien, CME
- Children, Youth and the Online Public Sphere contact: Ellen O'Brien, CME
- Libraries: the Cornerstone of Democracy contact: Lynne Bradley, American Library Association
- Transforming Government, But What Price The Revolution? contact: Dr. Aodh Quinlivan, Department of Government, UCC
- Online Rulemaking: A Tool For Strengthening Civic Infrastructure contact: Barbara H. Brandon, Information Renaissance
- Ethical Implications of Information Technology in Government: A Closer Look at GIS contact: Dr. Akhlaque Haque, Department of Government and Public Service, Alabama at Birmingham
Challenges and Opportunities
- Workforce Issues
- Five Kinds of Know-How Make E-Government Work contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- Findings contact: Woody Horton, NCLIS
- Cost Structures (investment Now, Savings Later)
- Cost contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- Underestimating E-Government Costs Proves Costly: Traditional Approaches Aren't Enough contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- Buying Online contact: Jeff Erlichman; Liz Gotten: GCN and Dell Computer Corporation
- Privacy
- FECC Final Report on PKI Policy contact: FECC Working Group
- A Law In Need of a New Look contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- Public Records: Privacy/access trade-offs contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- Information Privacy contact: A Key Element in eGovernment contact: Marilyn Legnini, Department of the Interior
- The Devil is in the Data contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- Testimony contact: Online Privacy for Children and Teens contact: Ellen O'Brien, CME
- Privacy contact: Lynda Pierce, Department of the Navy
- Security
- FECC Final Report on PKI Policy contact: FECC Working Group
- Protecting The Public: Security Strategies For The Electronic Government contact: Jeff Erlichman; Liz Gotten: GCN and Dell Computer Corporation
- Client Security in the Enterprise Network: Dell's Perspective contact: Jeff Erlichman; Liz Gotten: GCN and Dell Computer Corporation
- Smart-Card Devices and Applications contact: Jeff Erlichman; Liz Gotten: GCN and Dell Computer Corporation
- Security contact: Lynda Pierce, Department of the Navy
- Interoperability
- FECC Final Report on PKI Policy contact: FECC Working Group
- Making Government Documents Smarter contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- It's 10 O'Clock: Do You Know Where Your Records Are and What They Are Doing? contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- The Devil is in the Data contact: Mark LaVigne, Center for Technology in Government/University at Albany/SUNY
- An Immediate Opportunity for E-Government Interoperability contact: Eliot Christian, USGS
- Challenges contact: Interoperability contact: Margery M. Reynolds, Microsoft E-Government Initiatives
- Records Management
- Making Government Documents Smarter contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- It's 10 O'Clock: Do You Know Where Your Records Are and What They Are Doing? contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- A Comprehensive Assessment Of Public Information Dissemination contact: Woody Horton, NCLIS
- Guidelines for Internet Access to Public Information: A Proposal for an Online Policy Forum contact: Tim Hansen, Association of Public Sector Web Professionals and ActionForum.com
- Electronic Records Management contact: Lynda Pierce, Department of the Navy
- Ignore e-records at own risk contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- Permanent Availability And Preservation
- Making Government Documents Smarter contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- Access
- Testing for Web AccessibilityUnder Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 contact: Joe Tozzi, Department of Education, OCIO Assistive Technology Team
- Beyond Access: Science Information Use in an Electronic Enviroment contact: Walter Warnick, Department of Energy
- An Immediate Opportunity for E-Government Interoperability contact: Eliot Christian, USGS
- WebHound: Your Best Friend for Tracking Web Traffic contact: Catherine Lumsden, SAS Institute
- Third Time's the Charm contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- Digital Divide
- Digital Divide? Yes! contact: Ellen O'Brien, CME
- E-Government and the Digital Divide contact: Ryan Turner, OMB Watch
- Libraries: Ensuring Information Equity in the Digital Age contact: Lynne Bradley, American Library Association
- Fighting the Online Silence contact: Patrice McDermott, OMB Watch
- Education/marketing
- Buying Online contact: Jeff Erlichman; Liz Gotten: GCN and Dell Computer Corporation
- Competition/collaboration
- Mirror, mirror on the Web contact: Ari Schwartz, CDT
- Public/Private Sector Competition Issues in Disseminating Information in an E-Government Environment contact: Walter Warnick, Department of Energy
- Enhancing Competition and Collaboration through Electronic Requests for Information (RFIs) at the U.S. Department of the Interior contact: Charles Nethaway, National Business Center, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Promoting Public-private Cooperation In E-Government, Not Competition contact: David LeDuc, SIIA
- Intergovernmentalism (local/state/federal/international)
- An Immediate Opportunity for E-Government Interoperability contact: Eliot Christian, USGS
- E-Government is Pervasive contact: Margery M. Reynolds, Microsoft E-Government Initiatives