TY - JOUR
T1 - Location-Based Services for Public Policy Making
T2 - The Direct and Indirect Way to e-Participation
AU - Themistocleous, Marinos
AU - Azab, Nahed Amin
AU - Kamal, Muhammad Mustafa
AU - Ali, Maged
AU - Morabito, Vincenzo
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - This article investigates the areas of e-Participation and Location-Based Services and proposes services that facilitate citizens' participation in public policy making. When using these services, citizens will be alerted to relevant policies and public policy making when they are moving from one place to another. This article enhances the body of knowledge as it proposes: (a) a Location-Based Services classification, (b) a roadmap for Location-Based Services in e-Participation, (c) a classification of concerns and challenges in this area, and (d) direct and indirect location-based services in e-Participation for public policy making. The article opens new areas for research and highlights issues of concern and challenges.
AB - This article investigates the areas of e-Participation and Location-Based Services and proposes services that facilitate citizens' participation in public policy making. When using these services, citizens will be alerted to relevant policies and public policy making when they are moving from one place to another. This article enhances the body of knowledge as it proposes: (a) a Location-Based Services classification, (b) a roadmap for Location-Based Services in e-Participation, (c) a classification of concerns and challenges in this area, and (d) direct and indirect location-based services in e-Participation for public policy making. The article opens new areas for research and highlights issues of concern and challenges.
KW - e-Participation
KW - location-based services
KW - public policy making
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84867269379
U2 - 10.1080/10580530.2012.716743
DO - 10.1080/10580530.2012.716743
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84867269379
SN - 1058-0530
VL - 29
SP - 269
EP - 283
JO - Information Systems Management
JF - Information Systems Management
IS - 4
ER -