The evolution of electronic administration (also called e-government) does not stop raising questions and creating challenges in relation to services offered on the internet, with the so-called "digital gap" or the emergence of a digital democracy. This paper attempts to present the general...

Although artificial intelligence (AI) is commonly associated with anthropomorphic computers performing amazing feats, as in movies like The Matrix and Minority Report, AI is actually a much broader field of study whose results are not always mind-blowing. So what is AI? Basically, AI involves...

Electronic government and electronic civics embrace a wide range of topics. Electronic government and electronic civics include in their purview the development, use, and implications of new practices, processes, forms and interests in government and civic life occasioned by the Internet, World...

Between 1993 and 1995, the majority of German firms in services introduced new organizational practices (OC), in particular total quality management systems, certified ISO 9000, lean administration, flatter hierarchies, delegation of authority and ICT-enabled organizational changes). This paper...

Theoretically based factors of computer mediated communication (CMC) competence are analyzed in the context of education for effective use of internet technology in online interpersonal communication and group interaction. An empirical analysis was performed of two versions of a newly developed...

Never before were politicians, business leaders, and scientists more urgently needed to master the challenges ahead of us. We are in the middle of a third industrial revolution. While we see the symptoms, such as the financial and economic crisis, cybercrime and cyberwar, we haven't understood...

This paper analyses the link between the high-skilled employment share and the level of investment in information technology (IT) in the service production process. The analysis is based on an unbalanced panel data set for 933 West German firms over the period 1994-1996. To account for firms...

This article examines Section 220 of Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") which generally provides limited rights to shareholders seeking "books and records" of a corporation. The article presents an argument that encourages Delaware's Legislature and courts to address the archaic nature of...

O presente estudo analisa o estatuto jurídico dos documentos electrónicos e da assinatura electrónica na lei portuguesa, indagando da viabilidade de constituição electrónica de garantias imobiliárias em contratos regulados pela lei lusa.This study analyses the juridical status of...

Communications policy decisions are forward-looking, intended to govern the information and communication technology (ICT) sector to achieve more desirable outcomes or to prevent undesirable ones. Policy choices often address situations that have no direct historical precedent. For example,...