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E-Government in Support of the Institutions of Democracy and Justice in Pacific Island States

In: Achieving Sustainable E-Government in Pacific Island States

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  • Rowena Cullen

    (Victoria University)

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A critical aspect of e-government is how countries use ICT to support the institutions of democracy and the rule of lawRule of law to facilitate citizens’ access to information about these institutions. This chapter discusses how Pacific Island countries (PICs) are applying ICT to further this goal, with the support of regional organizations and development partnersDevelopment partner . It outlines how PICs are using e-government applications to improve their parliamentary process and provide citizens with information about parliament and the legislative processLegislative process and how Pacific parliaments are using the web to communicate this information. The chapter discusses the use of ICT in the electoral process and the benefits and challenges these new technologies present. The contribution of justice information systemsJustice information system and the critical role of PacLIIPacLII in providing access to information about legislationLegislation and courtCourts records in Pacific Island states are also discussed. Finally, the importance of government record-keepingGovernment record-keeping and how ICT is used to ensure access to historic and current records is considered. The chapter explores some of the organizations and strategies helping to promote the use of ICT in democratic processes and concludes that the collaborative, knowledge sharingKnowledge sharing model that pervades this sector is an effective and sustainable model of e-government for development in the Pacific.

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  • Rowena Cullen, 2017. "E-Government in Support of the Institutions of Democracy and Justice in Pacific Island States," Public Administration and Information Technology, in: Rowena Cullen & Graham Hassall (ed.), Achieving Sustainable E-Government in Pacific Island States, chapter 0, pages 171-207, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:paitcp:978-3-319-50972-3_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50972-3_7
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