National Center for Digital Government is a research center at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. The center is directed by
Jane Fountain
Jane E. Fountain is an American political scientist and technology theorist. She is Distinguished University Professor of political science and public policy, the founder and director of the National Center for Digital Government at the Univers ...
, professor of political science and public policy
Charles Schweik associate professor of natural resources conservation and public policy, is the associate director of NCDG. The center, established with support from the
National Science Foundation, focuses on the interface between technology, government and institutions.
Prior to 2005, the center was based at
Harvard Kennedy School at
Harvard University, where Fountain was an associate professor. The successor program to the National Center for Digital Government at Harvard, th
Program on Networked Governance was launched at Harvard Kennedy School following the National Center's departure. The Program on Networked Governance is directed by David Lazer and is also supported by the National Science Foundation.
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digital government
E-government (short for electronic government) is the use of technological communications devices, such as computers and the Internet, to provide public services to citizens and other persons in a country or region. E-government offers new ...
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e-government
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Open-source software
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information technology
External links
National Center for Digital Government homepage
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Politics and technology
E-government in the United States