Routledge Handbook on Information Technology in Government

The explosive growth in information technology has ushered in unparalleled new opportunities for advancing public service. Featuring 24 chapters from foremost experts in the field of digital government, this Handbook provides an authoritative survey of key emerging technologies, their current state of development and use in government, and insightful discussions on how they are reshaping and influencing the future of public administration. This Handbook explores:

• Key emerging technologies (i.e., big data, social media, Internet of Things (IOT), GIS, smart phones & mobile technologies) and their impacts on public administration





• The impacts of the new technologies on the relationships between citizens and their governments with the focus on collaborative governance





• Key theories of IT innovations in government on the interplay between technological innovations and public administration





• The relationship between technology and democratic accountability and the various ways of harnessing the new technologies to advance public value





• Key strategies and conditions for fostering success in leveraging technological innovations for public service

This Handbook will prove to be an invaluable guide and resource for students, scholars and practitioners interested in this growing field of technological innovations in government.

Yu-Che Chen is the director of the Global Digital Governance Lab and associate professor of digital governance in the School of Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha. His current research interests are collaborative digital governance, big data analytics, cyberinfrastructure, smart city, and digital government performance.

Michael J. Ahn is an assistant professor of public policy and public affairs in UMass Boston’s McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies. His research interests include: digital government, technological innovations in government, public policy communication, and public affairs education. Michael’s current research projects on digital government focus on topics such as civic technology, smart city, technology-enabled government call centers, social media use in government, and the effectiveness of IT training in public administration programs.