Smart citizens, smarter state : the technologies of expertise and the future of governing / Beth Simone Noveck.

By: Noveck, Beth SimoneMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2015]Description: xvi, 352 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780674286054; 0674286057Subject(s): Public administration -- United States -- Citizen participation | Public administration -- United States -- Decision making | Public administration -- Technological innovations -- United States | Political participation -- Technological innovations -- United States | Political planning -- United States -- Citizen participation | Information society -- Political aspects -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Bürgerbeteiligung | Informationsgesellschaft | Politische Beteiligung | Politische Planung | Technische Innovation | Verwaltung | USADDC classification: 352.3/80973 LOC classification: JK421 | .N29 2015
Contents:
From open government to smarter governance -- The rise of professional government -- The limits of democratic theory -- The technologies of expertise -- Experimenting with smarter governance -- Why smarter governance may be illegal -- Bringing smarter governance to life -- Smarter citizenship -- The Daedalus project.
Summary: "The purpose of Smarter State is to provide both the theory and a practical blueprint for going beyond mere transparency and passive citizenship to a world in which citizenship is active and institutions are "open by default." Such openness and collaboration are essential if democratic societies are to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow"--Preface.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

From open government to smarter governance -- The rise of professional government -- The limits of democratic theory -- The technologies of expertise -- Experimenting with smarter governance -- Why smarter governance may be illegal -- Bringing smarter governance to life -- Smarter citizenship -- Conclusion: The Daedalus project.

"The purpose of Smarter State is to provide both the theory and a practical blueprint for going beyond mere transparency and passive citizenship to a world in which citizenship is active and institutions are "open by default." Such openness and collaboration are essential if democratic societies are to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow"--Preface.

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