TY - GEN
T1 - Digital capability assessment for eGovernment
T2 - 5th International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2006
AU - Cresswell, Anthony M.
AU - Pardo, Theresa A.
AU - Canestraro, Donna S.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Capability assessment can play an important role in the digital government domain in at least two ways: one is to provide a basis for judging whether agencies are ready to initiate some digital government innovation, and the other is to judge the impact of a digital government initiative in terms of improved capabilities. The problems of how to assess and enhance organizational capability are therefore central to virtually all efforts to improve government performance, particularly in the area of information technology innovation. This paper describes the approach used in developing a set of toolkits for use in assessing capability, with examples from versions developed for use in justice information integration projects and state-level digital preservation planning in the US. The paper includes the theoretical rationale for the design of the toolkits, methods for their use, and implications for use in practice.
AB - Capability assessment can play an important role in the digital government domain in at least two ways: one is to provide a basis for judging whether agencies are ready to initiate some digital government innovation, and the other is to judge the impact of a digital government initiative in terms of improved capabilities. The problems of how to assess and enhance organizational capability are therefore central to virtually all efforts to improve government performance, particularly in the area of information technology innovation. This paper describes the approach used in developing a set of toolkits for use in assessing capability, with examples from versions developed for use in justice information integration projects and state-level digital preservation planning in the US. The paper includes the theoretical rationale for the design of the toolkits, methods for their use, and implications for use in practice.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/33750023970
U2 - 10.1007/11823100_26
DO - 10.1007/11823100_26
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 3540376860
SN - 9783540376866
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 293
EP - 304
BT - Electronic Government - 5th International Conference, EGOV 2006, Proceedings
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 4 September 2006 through 8 September 2006
ER -