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Innovation in Democratic E-Governance: Benefitting from Web 2.0 Applications in the Public Sector

Innovation in Democratic E-Governance: Benefitting from Web 2.0 Applications in the Public Sector

Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466617766|ISBN10: 1466617764|EISBN13: 9781466617773
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1776-6.ch008
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Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. "Innovation in Democratic E-Governance: Benefitting from Web 2.0 Applications in the Public Sector." Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector: Advances in E-Government, edited by Vishanth Weerakkody, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 123-142. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1776-6.ch008

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Anttiroiko, A. (2012). Innovation in Democratic E-Governance: Benefitting from Web 2.0 Applications in the Public Sector. In V. Weerakkody (Ed.), Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector: Advances in E-Government (pp. 123-142). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1776-6.ch008

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Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko. "Innovation in Democratic E-Governance: Benefitting from Web 2.0 Applications in the Public Sector." In Technology Enabled Transformation of the Public Sector: Advances in E-Government, edited by Vishanth Weerakkody, 123-142. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1776-6.ch008

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Abstract

This article provides a brief introduction to Web 2.0 and its gradual adoption in public services and governance. Web 2.0 refers to the second generation of Web-based communities, networks and hosted services, which facilitates interaction between users. Since the invention of the concept of Web 2.0, version numbering has been attached to various activities and organizations, including government. Government 2.0 opens a horizon towards post-modern governance, in which government utilizes in its governance and stakeholder relations open and pluralist interactivity, community-centeredness and citizens’ own content production and networking, following the logic of Web 2.0. The promise of Government 2.0 lies in the idea that the more direct citizen involvement there is in public affairs in Web 2.0 style, the more reason there is for people to take a constructive view of public policies, governance and organizations.

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