E-Government Reconsidered: Renewal of Governance for the Knowledge Age (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy(SIPP))

Globalization, technological transformations, and the changing relationship between citizens and governments are forces profoundly altering how we will be governed in the 21st century. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of such forces by standing apart from the rhetoric about technology and weaving together insights from leading academics and practitioners concerned about governance and public administration.

"E-Government Reconsidered: Renewal of Governance for the Knowledge Age" is a compilation of papers and ideas discussed at a three-day symposium held in May 2003 organized by the Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy and held at the University of Regina. Academics from across Canada and one from Great Britain joined practitioners and policy analysts from the federal and Saskatchewan governments in a free-wheeling exchange. The depth of the insights at the symposium produced not only this publication, but a list of practical suggestions and recommendations for pitfalls to avoid, called "The Regina Declaration." The publication includes case studies for the OECD and Saskatchewan, a major policy analysis document from the Privy Council Office never before published, essays from specialists in information management, freedom of information, and information literacy, and significant papers from leading academics.