Collaborating for Digital Transformation

How Internal and External Collaboration Can Contribute to Innovate Public Service Delivery

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Av Koen Verhoest, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Lise H. Rykkja, Erik H. Klijn

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As worldwide institutions acknowledge the necessity of digital, open, and collaborative governments, this timely book offers a comprehensive exploration of digital transformation, intergovernmental collaboration, collaborative governance, and public sector innovation.Collaborating for Digital Transformation highlights how collaborations between government organizations, as well as with the private sector and users, enhance digital transformation and public service innovation. Drawing from smart cities, online service platforms, eHealth and other initiatives across European countries, the book sheds light on the complexities, risks, and power dynamics inherent in these collaborations. It explores how the design, management, and leadership of these collaborations can overcome these challenges in different politico-administrative contexts. Through diverse research methods and by combining practical accounts with theoretical academic rigor, this forward-thinking book proposes a roadmap for more innovative and effective governments in the digital age.This book will enlighten students, scholars, and researchers in politics, public policy, governance, and administration. Offering practical guidance for effective collaboration, innovation, and coordination for digital transformation, it also appeals to politicians, policymakers, civil servants, and professionals. Being relevant, not only in smart city and eHealth domains, but across all policy areas, it's an indispensable resource for driving innovation and digitalization toward a more interconnected future.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-01-12
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781803923888

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Edited by Koen Verhoest, Professor in Public Administration and Governance, Department of Political Science and GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Professor of Public and Financial Management, Hertie School, Germany, Lise H. Rykkja, Professor of Political Science/Public Administration, Department of Government, University of Bergen, Norway and Erik Hans Klijn, Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Contents:PART I INTRODUCTION1 Introduction: collaborating for digital transformation inthe public sector 2Lise H. Rykkja, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Erik Hans Klijnand Koen Verhoest2 Digital transformation in the public sector 13Miriam Lips3 Intergovernmental collaboration in the context of digitaltransformation: state-of-the-art and theoretical notions 31Gerhard Hammerschmid, Jessica Breaugh and Maike Rackwitz4 Conditions for successful public-private collaboration forpublic service innovation 52Chesney Callens and Koen VerhoestPART II INTERGOVERNMENTAL COLLABORATIONFOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION5 The coordination of digital government platforms: the roleof administrative tradition and collaboration history 81Jessica Breaugh and Steven Nõmmik6 The coordination of smart cities: insights froma cross-case analysis on the implementation of smart citystrategies 103Maike Rackwitz and Dries van Doninck7 Leadership for intergovernmental collaboration towardsdigital transformation 124Maike Rackwitz, Jessica Breaugh and Gerhard HammerschmidPART III PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION FORDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION8 The design and management of public-private eHealthpartnerships 144Chesney Callens, Koen Verhoest, Erik Hans Klijn, LenaBrogaard, Veiko Lember, Vicente Pina and Dries van Doninck9 Contract management and network management inpublic-private eHealth partnerships 168Chesney Callens and Erik Hans Klijn10 Viewpoints of collaboration partners on user involvementin collaborative innovation projects 197Jaime García-Rayado and Chesney Callens11 It is all about interaction: network structure, actorimportance, and the relation to innovative outcomes 218Tom Langbroek and Koen VerhoestPART IV CONCLUSIONS12 Collaboration for digital transformation: so much morethan just technology 241Koen Verhoest, Erik Hans Klijn, Lise H. Rykkja andGerhard HammerschmidIndex