Authors: Tony Dale. Shaun Goldfinch.
Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Otago University Press
Publication Date: 2006-08-04


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    Information and the technology that supports its collection, communication and analysis is a core concern of modern government, making e-government (meaning electronically enabled government) fundamental to the ongoing 'reinvention' of public administration. But the quest for e-government opens up a range of issues - whether to take a 'big bang' or an incremental approach to computerisation, how to deal with security and privacy concerns, how to reconfigure the machinery of government to fit ICT practices - and decisions - hardware and software procurement, software architecture, access by whom to what. The spending of public money is always intriguing and perhaps money spent on ICT has been the most intriguing of all, with some spectacular failures costing millions. This book is written for a general audience and takes a critical look at policies, problems and prospects for e-government in a series of case studies. Why have ICT failures in the public sector occurred and what lessons do they provide for the future?...

Authors: Michael Brecher. Jonathan Wilkenfeld.
Paperback, 244 pages
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication Date: 2000-06-30


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    As the twentieth century draws to a close, it is time to look back on an epoch of widespread turmoil, including two world wars, the end of the colonial era in world history, and a large number of international crises and conflicts. This book is designed to shed light on the causes and consequences of military-security crises since the end of World War I, in every region, across diverse economic and political regimes, and cultures. The primary aim of this volume is to uncover patterns of crises, conflicts and wars and thereby to contribute to the advancement of international peace and world order.
The culmination of more than twenty years of research by Michael Brecher and Jonathan Wilkenfeld, the book analyzes crucial themes about crisis, conflict, and war and presents systematic knowledge about more than 400 crises, thirty-one protracted conflicts and almost 900 state participants. The authors explore many aspects of conflict, including the ethnic dimension, the effect of different kinds of political regimes--notably the question whether democracies are more peaceful than authoritarian regimes, and the role of violence in crisis management. They employ both case studies and aggregate data analysis in a Unified Model of Crisis to focus on two levels of analysis--hostile interactions among states, and the behavior of decision-makers who must cope with the challenge posed by a threat to values, time pressure, and the increased likelihood that military hostilities will engulf them.
This book will appeal to scholars in history, political science, sociology, and economics as well as policy makers interested in the causes and effects of crises in international relations. The rich data sets will serve researchers for years to come as they probe additional aspects of crisis, conflict and war in international relations.
Michael Brecher is R. B. Angus Professor of Political Science, McGill University. Jonathan Wilkenfeld is Professor and Chair of the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland. They are the coauthors of Crises in the Twentieth Century: A Handbook of International Crisis, among other books and articles.
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Authors: Eileen Milner.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2000-09-15
Edition: 1

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    For the public sector, which is globally the largest employer of people and repository of information, managing information and knowledge is an extremely problematic area to address. The essence of both resources is that they are intangible, their impact and value cannot be measured through traditional accounting methods, yet they are also, paradoxically, where the greatest value and potential for improvement is located....

Authors: Charles C. Mann.
Hardcover, 315 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1997-01-15
Edition: 1st

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    Explains how, in 1992, a hacker managed to infiltrate university computers, government contractors, military sites, and nuclear weapons sites, and the all-out efforts of the F.B.I. and a small army of computer experts to catch him. 35,000 first printing."...

    Perhaps the scariest story of insufficient computer security and cybercrime yet is the true tale of Phantom Dialer. He accessed university and military research centers, banks, even the computers that controlled central California's dams. His actions could have put tens of thousands of lives at risk. And what makes it so frightening is that he was not a criminal or computing genius. He was a curious, persistent, and mentally-challenged young man who never truly understood his own actions. So if he could do that, what might a determined terrorist do? Because, as Charles Mann and David Freedman show, advances in the Internet have been making it easier, not harder, for security crackers to go where they're not wanted. The book reads like a techno-thriller--from the discovery of a small cyberbreak-in to the massive manhunt that tracked him down and the troubled birth of the FBI's computer crime squad--complete with all the humor and poignancies of real human events. ...

Authors: Robert H. Anderson.
Paperback, 136 pages
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Publication Date: 2005-01-25


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    Reports the results of a workshop on ensuring to the security of information againist malevolent actions by insiders in the intelligence community with access to sensitive information and information systems....

Authors: Walter B. Wriston.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: Replica Books
Publication Date: 1997-10
Edition: 1st Replica Books ed

Authors: Mich Indergaard.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004-01-07
Edition: 1

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    The 1990s dawned with a belief that the digital revolution would radically transform our traditional notion of cities as places of commerce and industry. Many predicted that digital technology would render cities--or at least their economies--obsolete. Instead, precisely the opposite happened. The IT-intensive firms of the "new economy" needed to be plugged into a sizeable network of talent, something that established cities like New York and San Francisco provided in abundance.
In addition to creating new types of jobs and luring thousands of workers back into the city, new media districts created a new technobohemian urban culture. With vignettes of the high-rollers in New York's new media economy and stories of wild parties in downtown lofts, Michael Indergaard introduces us to the players in this new economy, and explores this intersection of commerce and culture in 1990s New York. He also reveals how the dot-com crash laid bare the hidden connections between the so-called new economy of new media, and the ages old engines of New York wealth: real estate speculators and Wall Street.
Chronicling the go-go years and untimate crash of the new media district, Silicon Alley is a brilliant account of how hype forged a marriage of technology and finance, which in turn generated a new urban culture....

Authors: Harry Henderson.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Facts on File
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Edition: 2 Revised

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    Privacy can mean different things to different people. It can mean seclusion, or it could mean the ability to control access to personal information. Most Americans expect that a letter will get to its destination unopened and that no one will be allowed to secretly listen in on phone calls without a court order. If the police suspect someone has committed a crime, they have to obtain a warrant from a judge before searching the person's home. Besides protecting specific places and activities, privacy can also mean protection for intimacy and family life, and indeed, the right to make decisions about whether to have a family, without interference from the government. In a society where communication and information technology are central to economic and social life, many privacy advocates feel that the right of people to control how information about them is obtained and used is deeply intertwined with the experience of autonomy and liberty. "Privacy in the Information Age, Revised Edition" provides readers with clear and essential information needed to define, understand, and research this important issue. The text and chronology have been updated to include appropriate events and policy changes since the publication of the original edition. Also, the annotated bibliography, an integral part of the "Library in a Book" series, has been updated to include sources published or posted on the Internet since the first edition. This book serves as a lively reference resource and useful research guide to help all those interested in issues related to privacy in the information age, including policymakers, administrators, and attorneys, as well as teachers, students, parents, and the general public....

Authors: Kristin M. Lord.
Paperback, 198 pages
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 2007-06


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    Argues that increasing levels of transparency do not always change international politics for the better....

Authors: Dennis Johnson.
Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004-05-04
Edition: 1

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    While more than a million emails clog the inboxes of Congress each day, some legislators can't even find their own websites without the help of their staffers. In fact, laptops and Palm Pilots are not even allowed in the House and Senate.
Congress Online shows how the communications revolution has hit Washington, D.C., and how our public officials are struggling to keep up. From grassroots email campaigns to lobbying to fund-raising, new media have transformed the way our Representatives and Senators deal with voters and with each other.
Surprisingly, Johnson argues, many of the same technologies that make communications easier are making our public officials more cloistered. "Snail mail" and face-to-face meetings are still the leading forms of contact. And early claims that the communications revolution would transform our democracy have vanished into cyberspace.
A leading expert on technology and government, Johnson explains who is using new media to gain a foothold inside the beltway and how a few savvy legislators are taking advantage of these new tools to expand their power and influence. As the federal government's websites grow to rival AOL in the number of users, Congress Online is the definitive guide to electronic politics, pointing the way to a system that is more responsive to the American people....