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Transformational Government? The role of information technology in delivering citizen-centric local public services

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ID6301957
AuthorsStephen King (0000-0003-3386-9151), Stephen F King (0000-0002-4351-7507, University of Leeds), Simon Cotterill (0000-0001-5136-390X, University of Leeds), Sarah Cotterill (0000-0001-9605-9637)
Year2007
Volume33
Issue3
Pages333-354
Publication date2007-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLocal Government Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03003930701289430
OpenAlexW2103358021
LanguageEN
Citations received33
References cited36

Following on from five years of 'electronic government', the Labour Government has recently announced a new five year plan for 'transformational government'. Like its predecessor, t-government emphasises the important role of information technology in enabling the delivery of modernised public services. Modernisation is defined as an increasing emphasis on citizen choice, personalisation of services and understanding and responding to service user needs. This paper explores the appropriateness of the t-government agenda by drawing upon lessons learned from the preceding e-government era. Arguably the most significant citizen-focused technology of the e-government era was customer relationship management. The potential of CRM to support service transformation is explored and co-production, an alternative approach to citizen-centric service design, is examined both as a way of addressing weaknesses in IT-enabled service transformation and as a candidate later stage in the evolution of citizen-centric local public services

Business · Government (linguistics · Information technology · Local government · Modernization theory · Personalization · Political science · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Transformational leadership · E-Government and Public Services · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Marketing

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Unique citing works33
Citations per year1,83
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
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