[...]... Greenville, NC wilsonk@mail.ecu.edu Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_c001 Final Proof page 1 2.2.2005 2:09pm PART I INTRODUCTION Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_c001 Final Proof page 2 2.2.2005 2:09pm Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_c001 Final Proof page 3 2.2.2005 2:09pm 1 PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY G David Garson North Carolina State... (2003); coeditor of Digital Government: Principles and Practices (2003); coauthor of Crime Mapping (2003); author of Guide to Writing Quantitative Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Dekker, 2001); editor of Social Dimensions of Information Technology (2000), Information Technology and Computer Applications in Public Administration: Issues and Trends (1999), and Handbook of Public Information Systems (1999,... with a table summarizing some of the major legal aspects of each type of intellectual property Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_c001 Final Proof 6 & page 6 2.2.2005 2:09pm Garson Cynthia E Irvine, in ‘‘Cybersecurity Considerations for Information Systems ’ (Chapter 14), notes that as the value of the information stored electronically increases, computer systems become targets for abuse... apply to IT what students of public administration have found to be wise management practice in its more traditional domains of strategic planning, policy development, and the mobilization of human capital G David Garson Raleigh, NC March 2005 Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_prelims Final Proof page 15 11.2.2005 6:36pm EDITOR G David Garson is full professor of public administration at... decades of experience in implementing computer application systems a surprisingly large number of them still end in failure’’ (Turner, 1982: 207) Similarly, in an early study of the implementation of information systems, Thayer et al (1982) found that over 30% of a sample of 60 large public- and private-sector computer projects were abandoned during the implementation phase In a more recent study of public- ... Harvard University (1969) Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_prelims Final Proof page 16 11.2.2005 6:36pm Garson / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_prelims Final Proof page 17 11.2.2005 6:36pm CONTRIBUTORS Shelly Arsneault, California State University, Fullerton, CA sarsenault@fullerton.edu Eric F Broucek, DHL Express Mary Maureen Brown, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC... not surprising that this second edition of the Handbook of Public Information Systems contains approximately two thirds new material, including a whole new section on e-government I wish to thank all those in government service, schools of public administration, and elsewhere who contributed to this volume, either directly or as reviewers Without their generous contribution of time and energy, this... 10 Public- sector information systems have become a pervasive part of the life of agencies at all levels of government As indicated by Mary Maureen Brown and coauthors in Chapter 2, textbooks and graduate instruction in the field of public administration are struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of change and to prepare students and practitioners alike for public service in the ‘ information. .. / Handbook of Public Information DK3077_prelims Final Proof x & page 10 11.2.2005 6:36pm Contents Chapter 9 Information Technology Investment and Organizational Performance in the Public Sector 127 Pamela Hammers Specht and Gregory Hoff Chapter 10 Electronic Data Sharing in Public- Sector Agencies 143 Irvin B Vann Chapter 11 Governance in the Era of the World Wide Web: An Assessment of. .. continued public confidence in these systems, managers need to understand the impact of security shortcomings in their automated systems A high-level taxonomy of threats to information systems is presented to provide a basis for security requirements Fundamental concepts of computer security are reviewed The costs and benefits of investment in cybersecurity will be introduced The concept of organizational information . Handbook of Public Information Systems Second Edition DK3077_half 02/08/2005 10:36 AM Page i PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICY A Comprehensive Publication. and Eran Vigoda-Gadot 111. Handbook of Public Information Systems, Second Edition, edited by G. David Garson 11 2. Handbook of Public Sector Economics,