The research project on which this paper is based is investigating the reasons that some English local authorities engaged in pilot projects of e-voting and some did not. This paper offers a brief summary of the initial findings of the literature review as it identifies factors, which impact upon the decision-making process of English local authorities. The factors identified include the local ...

Enhanced telecommunication technologies have enabled Taiwan government to provide businesses and citizens with integrated information and online services. Such technology-based services, often referred to e-government, have substantially advanced the efficiency and accessibility of public services. While the benefits of e-government are widely recognized, the use of online services remains low....

In keeping pace with the rapid developments in information and communication technology, the Saudi government has invested heavily, in recent years, in the development of e-participation services in e-government websites with the aim of enhancing citizens’ interaction with the government and thereby making the latter more responsive and accountable to citizens’ needs. However, despite its signi...

Public Agencies are dead. They cannot compete in the current environment. They are in a league with eight track tapes, Beta and Apple home computers. Privatization, the perceived answer to the waste inefficiency and uncaring attitude of bloated bureaucracies, is the current buzzword. The theory most often expressed about public agencies from citizens and politicians is that they can’t be fixed....

Plato’s attitude toward the poets and poetry has always been a fl ashpoint of debate, controversy and notoriety, but most scholars have failed to see their central role in the ideal cities of the Republic and the Laws, that is, Callipolis and Magnesia. In this paper, I argue that in neither dialogue does Plato “exile” the poets, but, instead, believes they must, like all citizens, KRITERION, Be...