eParticipation research: Moving characterization forward (2006–2011)

Paul A. Kirschner, Simon J. Buckingham Shum and Chad S. Carr (Eds) Published by Springer-Verlag, 2003, xxvi + 216 pages. ISBN 1–85233–664–1

Review of Visualizing argumentation: software tools for collaborative and educational sense-making by Paul A. Kirschner, Simon J. Buckingham Shum and Chad S. Carr Springer-Verlag, 2003

Review: Interoperability evaluation models: A systematic review

Adapting an agile manufacturing concept to the reference architecture model industry 4.0: A survey and case study

https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01387821/document

Towards a sustainable interoperability in networked enterprise information systems

Business to business interoperability: A current review of XML data integration standards

This paper describes a methodology for the systematic exploitation of the emerging web 2.0 social media by government organizations in the processes of public policies formulation, aiming to enhance e-participation, in combination with established simulation modeling techniques and tools. It is based on the concept of 'Policy Gadget' (Padget), which is a micro web application combining a policy message with underlying group knowledge in social media (in the form of content and user activities) and interacting with citizens in popular web 2.0 locations in order to get and convey their input to policy makers. Such 'Padgets' are created by a central platform-toolset and then deployed in many different Web 2.0 media. Citizens input from them will be used in various simulation modeling techniques and tools (such as the 'Systems Dynamics'), which are going to simulate different policy options and estimate their outcomes and effectiveness. A use case scenario of the proposed methodology is presented, which outlines how it can be used in 'real life' public policy design problems.

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Towards a systematic exploitation of web 2.0 and simulation modeling tools in public policy process

As various e-Government initiatives are being realised throughout the world, policy makers and technology providers start to understand the importance of local administration e-Government systems. Municipalities are often the closest Point of Service for the European citizens and enterprises, having access to all the necessary information and usually providing the final service - a fact that makes their e-Services Portals a very important link in the e-Government chain. After attempting a positioning of municipality systems in the taxonomy of e-government systems, the present paper analyses the set of services that a Municipality Portal should be able to offer, focusing on eEurope related capabilities. Based on this service directory, a multi-faceted classification mechanism is proposed, leading to an extendible taxonomy of e-Services to be offered by Municipality e-Government systems. A set of facets is analysed for each service, allowing for classification of services based on their main purpose, nature, orientation, means of provision, and various functional characteristics. Through populating, viewing and querying this multi-faceted classification, the design, development, deployment and impact assessment of e-Government systems for Municipalities can be systematically addressed.

Organising municipal e-government systems : A multi-facet taxonomy of e-services for citizens and businesses

As various e-Government initiatives are being realised throughout the world, policy makers and technology providers start to understand the importance of local administration e-Government systems. Municipalities are often the closest Point of Service for the European citizens and enterprises, having access to all the necessary information and usually providing the final service – a fact that makes their e-Services Portals a very important link in the e-Government chain. After attempting a positioning of municipality systems in the taxonomy of e-government systems, the present paper analyses the set of services that a Municipality Portal should be able to offer, focusing on eEurope – related capabilities. Based on this service directory, a multi-faceted classification mechanism is proposed, leading to an extendible taxonomy of e-Services to be offered by Municipality e-Government systems. A set of facets is analysed for each service, allowing for classification of services based on their main purpose, nature, orientation, means of provision, and various functional characteristics. Through populating, viewing and querying this multi-faceted classification, the design, development, deployment and impact assessment of e-Government systems for Municipalities can be systematically addressed.

Organising municipal e-government systems: a multi-facet taxonomy of e-services for citizens and businesses

Two of the most active research fields in information technology nowadays are Internet Services Portals used by governmental organizations and Interoperability Patterns for achieving the seamless cooperation of heterogeneous existing systems. When referring to e-Government applications in Local Administrations, the above mentioned research fields have to be tackled, as the resulting systems need to be functional, easy to implement and maintain, capable of interconnecting with back-office systems and citizen and employee friendly. This paper shows that the conceptualization, design, implementation and maintenance of Municipality Service Portals can be standardized, following a specific methodology. Piloted in a Greek Municipality with almost 50,000 citizens and 3,000 businesses, the methodology comprises of (a) rapid process modeling with the use of BPMN-aware modeling tools, (b) CCTS-based data modeling (c) stepby-step adaptation of Content Management, Citizen Relationship and Workflow Systems, (d) SoA-enabled interconnections with back-office applications and (e) overall guidance based on Service Composition taxonomies.

George Gionis

Papers

Business to business interoperability: A current review of XML data integration standards

Towards a systematic exploitation of web 2.0 and simulation modeling tools in public policy process

Organising municipal e-government systems : A multi-facet taxonomy of e-services for citizens and businesses

Organising municipal e-government systems: a multi-facet taxonomy of e-services for citizens and businesses

Building a local administration services portal for citizens and businesses: service composition, architecture and back-office interoperability issues