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Why does e-government look as it does? looking beyond the explanatory emptiness of the e-government concept
Victor Bekkers
118 - 131
10.3233/978-1-61499-244-8-118
Innovation and the Public Sector
Volume 20: ICT, Public Administration and Democracy in the Coming Decade
Abstract

Why does e-government look as it looks? One could argue that the explanatory power of many e-government studies is weak. In this article it is argued that the explanatory power of -government studies could be improved by making use of three bodies of knowledge: a) open innovation studies because ICT is an important source of innovation, b) technology studies, because ICT is the outcome of a socio-political shaping process and c) bodies of knowledge that address steering, because ICT is an act of steering to achieve political outcomes. Finally a synthesis of the results is being presented.

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