Electronic/Digital Government Innovation, and Publishing Trends with IT

Abstract

With scientific achievement and technological advancement, “American society is poised for a radical shift in the manner in which individuals learn and work, conduct their business, and are entertained and informed, arising from the innovation of new information technologies” (Schorr & Stolfo, 1998, p. 15). One of the significant innovations in information technology in this digital age has been the creation and ongoing development of the Internet: The Internet increases communication flexibility while reducing cost by permitting the exchange of large amounts of data instantaneously regardless of geographic distance (McNeal, Tolbert, Mossberger, & Dotterweich, 2003). Internet technology has changed rules about how information is managed, collected, and disseminated in commercial, government, and private domains.