Th e primary justifi cation for the move toward e-government, an electronic channel of service delivery that has proven tremendously successful in the private sector, ... is the belief that it holds considerable potential for positively transforming government service delivery in a manner that is consistent with recent market-centered theories of public sector reform. Th is paper examines the f...

The federal government can make federally held health data available to every American through a single, secure, recurring instance based portal on the emerging Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). The Federal Health Record Gateway (FHR Gateway) supports the President's initiatives for patient-centered health by enhancing transparency of government-held clinical and health claims data.

E-government acceptance has attracted substantial research interest over the last fifteen years. The majority of this research is based on technology acceptance models primarily because e-government is viewed as a technology for achieving efficiency, transparency, and information management. However, the adoption of e-government ultimately depends on whether users perceive the technology as ser...

Robotics is a growing field that has received tremendous support and focus in recent years. Backed by government and industry interests, robots now have the potential to move beyond traditional manufacturing setting into human-centered environments. Therefore, safety emerges as one of the most fundamental requirements in designing Human-Centered Robots (HCRs). To attain HCRs with high mobility ...

Applications for e-Government should be developed based on user-centered design. In the late 1990s, one-stop-service by governments became popular. In Japan, the e-Government service was promoted by priority policy programs since 2001. However, there have not been sufficient achievements. Recently some ministry in Japan issued the special report of a proposal for activation of local areas by IC...

Real option analysis has been studied and applied in evaluating information technology (IT) investments for more than a decade. Its advantages over the traditional discounted cash flow techniques have been widely recognized in the information systems (IS) community. However real option analysis has yet to be seen in valuing digital government projects where the real option analysis and option t...

Government centered approach in rabies prevention and control has not led to rabies safe community, both in urban and rural areas. Government services and organizations should recognize that only joint collaboration among households and community can lead to a successful rabies control mission. Dog owners should have been more actively involved in the prevention and solving of rabies problem. P...