Ed Downey

Ed Downey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Administration at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. He holds a Doctorate in Public Administration from the University at Albany, State University of New York and has private sector experience in Human Resources and as the CEO of a software firm in the health care industry. His primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of productivity improvement and computer applications in organizations and he has worked under grants from the Ford Foundation and Brookings Institution. Ed’s recent research is on the evaluation of E-Government web site content. He has just completed a study on the economic and political value of New York State county web sites.

Publications

E-Government Website Development: Future Trends and Strategic Models
Ed Downey, Carl D. Ekstrom, Matthew A. Jones. © 2011. 440 pages.
Web sites present the public face of government to its online constituents. As such, they are the focus of much research and investigation. While many of the investigations are...