Jaarboek ICT en Samenleving 2011: De Transparante Samenleving

Privacy is altijd al een belangrijk thema geweest in het onderzoek naar de invloed van ICT op de samenleving. De belangstelling ervoor neemt de laatste jaren weer sterk toe, in het publieke debat en in het wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Daar is alle reden toe. Wanneer we ons bewegen in de openbare ruimte, worden onze bewegingen en gedragingen...

Naar een transparante samenleving

Big society, big data. The radicalisation of the network society

During the British election campaign of 2010, David Cameron produced the idea of the ‘Big Society’ as a cornerstone of his political agenda. At the core of the idea is a stronger civil society and local community coupled with a more withdrawn government. Although many commentators have dismissed this message as an embellishment mainly intended...

Public Services 2.0: The Impact of Social Computing on Public Services

Since 2003, the Internet has seen impressive growth in user-driven applications such as blogs, podcasts, wikis and social networking sites. This trend is referred to here as ‘social computing’ as online applications increasingly support the creation of value by social networks of people. The social computing trend has been recognised and...

Naar een `User Generated State`?. De impact van nieuwe media voor overheid en openbaar bestuur

In 2007, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) approved the research programme ‘Overheid en nieuwe media’ (‘Government and New Media’). The ministry recognised the need to assess the influence of new media on the functioning of public administration, and the research programme is a response to that need. This report is only...

Citizen Media Viable business models

The Future of eGovernment. An exploration of ICT-driven models of eGovernment for the EU in 2020: Executive Summary

This research project was conducted by the Danish Technological Institute and TNO. The project was commissioned by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies.

Does e-government pay off? Study on the effective use of ICT in the public sector in Europe, in search for European exemplary public services – EUREXEMPs

TNO has conducted research commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations into the effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the public sector in Europe. The purpose of the research was to establish whether it is worthwhile investing in e-Government initiatives, and to determine how back-office...

Ontgrenzing en beleidsvorming: de implicaties van ICT voor het werk van ambtenaren

Uitgangspunt voor dit onderzoek van TNO Strategie, Technologie en Beleid met medewerking van TNO Arbeid, is de gedachte dat als gevolg van een proces van 'ontgrenzing', de manier waarop medewerkers in een organisatie vorm geven aan hun interne en externe werkverbanden en aan hun werkprocessen sterk zal veranderen. Dit proces is onder meer door...