E-Governance : A Global Perspective on a New Paradigm

Preface v Professor Toshio OBI Information/Ubiquitous Society Global e-Governance 3(3) Yoshio Utsumi Japan's Information Technology Strategy 6(4) Toshimitsu Motegi Ubiquitous Society in Japan 10(6) Teruyasu Murakami Ubiquitous Society Experiences in Korea 16(3) Jong-Sun Youm Issues on Information Society in Finland 19(4) Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko Digital Local Agenda: A Strategy for the Development of the Information Society 23(3) Xavier Abaroa E-Government and E-Governance: Towards a Clarification in the Usage of Both Concepts 26(7) Luis Orihuela Toshio Obi e-Government e-Government and e-Leadership 33(144) Nagy Hanna The Japanese New IT Reform Strategy 38(3) Iwao Matsuda R&D and Capacity Building for ICT/CIO Development in Thailand 41(7) Rattanapian Pravich ICT Policy in Indonesia 48(3) Djalil Sofyan Philippines ICT Policy Roadmap 51(7) Timoteo Diaz de Rivera E-Government in Brazil 58(3) Sergio Barreiros e-Government in China 61(3) Ma Yan e-Government Experiences in Finland 64(3) Jorma Julin Implementation of Electronic Government Concept in Russia: Current Stage and Prospects for the Future 67(8) Yuri Fedotov How Has Taiwan Achieved the World's Highest e-Government Standard? 75(6) Frank Yu-Hsieh Sung e-Municipality Strategy for Local e-Government in Japan 81(4) Tsukasa Shimokouchi The e-Government Movement of the Local Chinese Governments: Serving the Public While Enhancing Governmental Capabilities 85(3) Fengchun Yang City Development Strategies in the City of San Fernando 88(3) Mary Jane Ortega Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide 2005: An Assessment of Municipal Web Sites Throughout the World 91(6) Seang-Tae Kim Optimal Strategy for e-Government at City Level 97(4) Hannes Astok Open City Portals 101(6) Motoo Kusakabe ICT and Applications New Generation Networks in Broadband/Ubiquitous Society 107(5) Norio Wada UNESCO and International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 112(2) Koichiro Matsuura Living with Risk: Mainstreaming Reduction of Disaster Risk and Vulnerability in Development 114(7) Hans Van Ginkel Srikantha Herath Role of University on e-Governance 121(4) Mongkholvanit Pornchai e-Projects in Finland 125(4) Jukka Viitanen Thailand e-Filing Strategy 129(3) Jantima Siriseangtaksin e-Government Infrastructure: Smart Cards Can Provide the Last Mile 132(2) Ardaman Singh Kohli ICT Incubators, the Georgian Experience 134(5) David Tsiklauri Broadband for Local and Regional Governments 139(6) Simon Willis The Role of Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Its Relationship with e-Governance CIO in Japan 145(2) Hiroshi Mase CIO in Thailand 147(2) Thajchayapong Pairash CIO in the United States 149(3) Jean Pierre Auffret CIO in Europe 152(3) Mathias Finger Education for ICT Manpower 155(5) Fujio Cho Japanese e-Government Toward Ubiquitous Society in Japan 160(7) Toshio Obi Appendix The 2007 Waseda University e-Government Ranking Released 167(6) Waseda Statement on the International Conference on e-Governance 173(2) Waseda University Research Institute of e-Government 175(2) Disclaimer 177(2) Author Index 179