How to Stop Digitalization - An E-Government Pilot Project Case Study

Authors:
Birgit Schenk, University of Applied Sciences – HVF Ludwigsburg, Germany
Tobias Giesbrecht, University of Applied Sciences – HVF Ludwigsburg, Germany

Abstract:

Pilot projects are a means of learning whether the promises of an E-Government-innovation hold true. We analyze the case of an unsuccessful E-Government pilot projects for patterns of obstructive behaviour and their justifications. The identified patterns can serve as early warning signs for endangered pilot projects. Furthermore we use them to deduce recommendations for improving the innovation-readiness of public administrations.

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Publication:

Central and Eastern European e|Dem and e|Gov Days 2018

Including a Workshop on Smart Cities organized by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
Proceedings of the Central and Eastern European E|Dem and E|Gov Days, May 3-4, 2018, Budapest
Facultas, 1. Ed. (14 May 2018), 506 p.
ISBN-10: 9783708917375,
ISBN-13: 978-3708917375,
ASIN: 3708917375506

Editors: Hendrik Hansen, Robert Müller-Török, András Nemeslaki, Alexander Prosser, Dona Scola, Tamás Szádeczky