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Learning lessons from evaluating eGovernment: Reflective case experiences that support transformational government
Central Government strategy of e-inclusion is being manifested in the form of eGovernment. Given that it is the public
purse that funds such investments, there is increasingly attention being paid to the evaluation of these investments, such
that value for money and organisation learning can be realised. In this paper the authors report the findings from three
interpretive in-depth organisational case studies that explore eGovernment evaluation within a UK public sector setting.
The paper elicits insights to organisational and managerial aspects with the purpose of improving knowledge and understanding
of eGovernment evaluation. The findings that are extrapolated from the case study analysis are presented in terms
of lessons that gravitate around social factors, evaluation, adoption, ownership, prioritisation sponsorship and, responsibility.
These lessons are extrapolated from the empirical enquiry to improve eGovernment evaluation practice. The paper concludes
that eGovernment evaluation is an under developed area, with most work being developmental in nature and as a
result calls for decision makers to engage with the eGovernment agenda and commission eGovernment evaluation exercises
to improve evaluation practice such that transformational Government can realise its full potential. The paper ends
by highlighting political, economic, technical and social issues as the drivers of the evaluation cycle
E-government evaluation: Reflections on three organisational case studies
The deployment of e-Government continues at a
significant cost and pace in the worldwide public sector.
An important area of research is that of the evaluation of
e-Government. In this paper the authors report the
findings from three interpretive in-depth organisational
case studies that explore e-Government evaluation within
UK public sector settings. The paper elicits insights to
organisational and managerial aspects with the aim of
improving knowledge and understanding of e-
Government evaluation. The findings that are
extrapolated from the analysis of the three case studies
are classified and mapped onto a tentative e-Government
evaluation framework and presented in terms lessons
learnt. These aim to inform theory and improve e-
Government evaluation practice. The paper concludes
that e-Government evaluation is an under developed area
and calls for senior executives to engage more with the e-
Government agenda and commission e-Government
evaluation exercises to improve evaluation practice
A model for evaluating the institutional costs and benefits of ICT initiatives in teaching and learning in higher education
Significant investments are being made in the application of new information and communications technologies (ICT) to teaching and learning in higher education. However, until recently, there has been little progress in devising an integrated costâbenefit model that decisionâmakers can use to appraise ICT investment options from the wider institutional perspective. This paper describes and illustrates a model that has been developed to enable evaluations of the costs and benefits of the use of ICT. The strengths and limitations of the model are highlighted and discussed
An evaluation of the economic impact of broadband in Lincolnshire: updated final report
The Lincolnshire Broadband Initiative, âonlincolnshireâ, was launched in 2003 to bring a range
of broadband supply and demand stimulation activities to businesses across the county.
The initiative has used ÂŁ15 million of European funding, together with matched funding from
Lincolnshire County Council, to support a series of significant Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) interventions to provide support and financial assistance to eligible
Lincolnshire businesses.
The âonlincolnshireâ initiative has four long term strategic objectives. By 2010:
⢠Lincolnshire will be the foremost rural County in the UK, with regards to ICT usage and
skills and will have a commercial environment that embraces ICT;
⢠The main employment sites and premises will have attracted increased and more diverse
investment;
⢠ICT will have made a major contribution to business competitiveness, expansion and
diversification of the economy â measured through an increase in ICT related employment
and a range of ICT based activities;
⢠To have engaged individuals and employers in improving ICT skills to increase local
competitiveness, raise the standards, participation and achievement in ICT throughout the
County
Evaluation of the ICT Test Bed project: final report, June 2007
The report describes three strands of evaluation used in the review of the 2006 outcomes from ICT Test Bed and the findings from each strand. a) Quantitative data: Benchmarking of changes in performance on national tests against matched comparator schools and national averages; b) Qualitative data: Site visits including classroom observations, interviews with local authority managers, head teachers, teachers, administrative staff, technicians and students; and c) Document analysis
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Investigating the factors affecting information systems evaluation within sustainable environments
Copyright @ 2013 EMCIS.Currently, organizations and stakeholders are more concerned with environmental issues, thus the role of information systems (IS) and information technologies (IT) within organizations towards ecological being sustainability has changed. Environmental or Green initiatives is realized as having credibly to assist in shifting to a sustainable society. Furthermore, the elements within IS/IT evaluation including costs, benefits and risks within organizations associated with IS evaluation and sustainability are taken into account in terms of the challenges concerning green practices (Green IS/IT) leading the organizations to attempt to diminish the impact of their IS/IT operations towards the environments socially and ethically, which indirectly assist them in achieving competitive advantages competitors through adopting and implementing environmental sustainability practices. In addition, government sectors are taking a step closer in order to create awareness and incorporate green into all components of the business functions. Practitioners and scholars are motivating to use the existing frameworks and models to evaluate IS/IT initiatives with sustainability taken into perspectives. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to critically review the normative literature associated with IS evaluation within sustainable environments and to develop a conceptual framework or model for IS evaluation within sustainable organizations that measures the impact of environmental sustainability factors and highlight a number of research gaps that need to be addressed in future research
E-Government Evaluation: Reflections on two Organisational studies
Senior executives in public sector organisations have been charged with delivering an e-Government agenda. A key emerging area of research is that of the evaluation of e-Government, given that economic factors have traditionally dominated any traditional ICT evaluation process. In this paper the authors report the findings from two interpretive in-depth case studies in the UK public sector, which explore e-Government organisational evaluation within a public sector setting. This paper seeks to offer insights to organisational and managerial aspects surrounding the improvement of knowledge and understanding of e-Government evaluation. The findings that are elicited from the case studies are analysed and presented in terms of a framework derived from organisational analysis to improve e-Government evaluation, with key lessons learnt being extrapolated from practice. The paper concludes that e-Government evaluation is both an under developed and under managed area, and calls for senior executives to engage more with the e-Government agenda and for organisations to review e-Government evaluation to improve evaluation practice
Managing investment in teaching and learning technologies
Information and communications technologies are radically changing the way that teaching and learning activities are organised and delivered within HE institutions. A wide range of technologies is being deployed in quite complex and interactive ways, including virtual learning environments (VLEs), mobile communication technologies, digital libraries and on-line resources. A key challenge for university leaders is to maximise the benefits derived from these investments for all institutional stakeholders (not just teachers and learners), while at the same time minimising cost and risk (Ford et al, 1996). This requires not only co-ordinated strategies for change management but also new approaches to decision-making and to the evaluation of changes resulting from these decisions
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