Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan
The Internet is an effective medium that has great potential for the low-cost provision of information from local government. This paper discusses the relationship between geographic conditions and local government policy for the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), via case st...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:netcom_2237 https://doi.org/10.4000/netcom.2237 urn:doi:10.4000/netcom.2237 en https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/2237 2016-10-05T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/ij72 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan Netcom Netcom Association info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2431-210X info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0987-6014 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/netcom Arai, Yoshio local government national policy official website local information politique nationale administration locale site web public territorial information locale The Internet is an effective medium that has great potential for the low-cost provision of information from local government. This paper discusses the relationship between geographic conditions and local government policy for the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), via case studies of official websites operated by local governments in Japan. This paper explores three main issues. First, the process of the diffusion of local government websites in Japan is analyzed. Second, the diversity of website content presented by local governments is assessed. Finally, the effects of national policy on Internet utilization by local governments is discussed. The following results are based on data collected by a questionnaire survey and an analysis of websites for local governments in selected areas of Japan. The diffusion of official websites for local governments began in the mid-1990s and was largely complete by 2000. In the early stages of this diffusion process, many websites aimed to transmit information to audiences outside of the municipality. In the later stages, however, larger cities established official websites and a greater proportion of websites were internally oriented. The content of these sites targeted the multiple needs of the local residents in terms of public services. Although the Japanese Government established a positive policy with the aim of improving ICT utilization by both local and national government, the national policy had only a minor effect on official local government websites. Internet est un moyen efficace pour l’administration locale de fournir à moindre coût des informations à forte valeur ajoutée. Dans cet article, nous traitons de la façon dont les collectivités locales sont parvenues à développer des services en direction des populations en construisant des webs publics territoriaux. Trois dimensions sont évoquées. La première porte sur le processus de diffusion des sites Internet des administrations locales au Japon. D’abord orientés en direction des publics étrangers à la ville elle-même (années 1990), les services se sont attachés, à partir des années 2000, à répondre aux besoins des habitants. La seconde évalue la diversité des contenus de ces sites. Enfin, la troisième évalue l’impact de la politique nationale notamment en matière d’e-administration sur celle des collectivités locales. Il semble que l’impact de l’initiative gouvernementale soit faible sur celles des collectivités locales qui ont développé leur propre approche. Les résultats proposés sont fondés sur des données collectées selon une méthode d’enquête par questionnaires et une analyse des sites sélectionnés dans différentes zones du Japon. |
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The Internet is an effective medium that has great potential for the low-cost provision of information from local government. This paper discusses the relationship between geographic conditions and local government policy for the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs), via case studies of official websites operated by local governments in Japan. This paper explores three main issues. First, the process of the diffusion of local government websites in Japan is analyzed. Second, the diversity of website content presented by local governments is assessed. Finally, the effects of national policy on Internet utilization by local governments is discussed. The following results are based on data collected by a questionnaire survey and an analysis of websites for local governments in selected areas of Japan. The diffusion of official websites for local governments began in the mid-1990s and was largely complete by 2000. In the early stages of this diffusion process, many websites aimed to transmit information to audiences outside of the municipality. In the later stages, however, larger cities established official websites and a greater proportion of websites were internally oriented. The content of these sites targeted the multiple needs of the local residents in terms of public services. Although the Japanese Government established a positive policy with the aim of improving ICT utilization by both local and national government, the national policy had only a minor effect on official local government websites. |
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Arai, Yoshio |
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Arai, Yoshio |
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Arai, Yoshio |
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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan |
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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan |
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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan |
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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan |
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Provision of information by local governments using the Internet: case studies in Japan |
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