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Leading Issues in e-Government Research Volume 2 brings together a collection of papers looking at the latest ideas in the field. e-Government is a truly international research field which is ever expanding to meet the goals and needs of governments and citizens around the world. The papers in this book represent research from 15 different countries and illustrate the need for this important research to continue. Areas such as how the cloud and social media can be used in an e-government setting and the issues to be considered when implementing an e-democratic process are just a few of the topics that are discussed in the book. Dr Shawren Singh and Dr Walter Castelnovo have put together an excellent collection of leading research papers on e-government innovations that are part of the current digital revolution. The general reader as well as researchers, teachers and students concerned with the field of e-Government will find this book rewarding.

Innovation is among the most important issues which need to be mastered today to produce an effective 21st century society. It is a moving target which demands continual attention as todays innovation soon becomes tomorrow old news. It is not well understood and not researched and taught as frequently or as enthusiastically as it should be. This book is a compilation of a number of important papers on this subject selected by a leading academic in this field. A wide range of topic have been chosen which leads the reader through some of the most important aspects of innovation research being practiced today. Some of these papers explore issues relating to innovation stimulation and management in SMEs. The studies reported here provide starting points for thought-provoking discussion and reflection on themes such as innovation and growth, innovation alliances, open innovation, and resource management for innovation. This book is an important text for academics, researchers, students and practitioners.

Modern society is highly dependent on key critical systems either physical or technology based. They have become more significant as the information age has developed and societies have found themselves dependant on these systems. The issue is that these critical systems can be attacked and disrupted via Information Warfare attacks and this is the major theme of this collection of leading edge research. The book assesses how individual countries deal with Information Warfare in terms of protecting critical infrastructures or raising security awareness amongst a population and reflects on other considerations of Information Warfare in terms of the neutrality in Information Warfare, cooperation and the role of activism. The paper uses a number case studies and examples from around the around and particular emphasis is placed upon the Estonian Cyber War and understanding what happened, why it happened and ways to mitigate the situation. This book includes 9 important case studies in this field from 6 different countries and an introduction to the subject by Professor Matthew Warren from Deakin University, Australia. Print version. This book contains 157 pages