1. International University of Japan
Introduction
Hun Myoung Park, Ph.D.,
Public Management and Policy Analysis Program
Graduate School of International Relations
International University of Japan

2. 2
Components of IS 1
Technological components: hardware, software, and telecommunication
Organizational components: data/information, people, rules/procedures
An information system is not simply a set of computer hardware (physical equipment) and software
Telecommunications (Network): connectivity

3. 3
Components of IS 2
Data and information (database) are essential since an information system is all about data and information.
People operate and use the systems
Procedures/rules to use systems and perform tasks. Formal and informal

4. E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 14
E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 1
Same (not old) wine in different glasses?
World Wide Web versus internal processing (computerization)? Like user interface vs. kernel in operating system?
Web itself plays a role of input and output interface rather than data process
Business process reengineering (BPR) is not likely in Web or Internet.

5. E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 25
E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 2
Traditional information systems (or computerization) are to process and deliver data and information processed primarily to government employees.
Most modern information systems combine data processing and Web interface to improve accessibility and interactivity

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 3
Digital convergence makes it difficult to distinguish clearly one technology from another
A wide concept of information systems that combine various technologies (e.g., Web and mobile tech.)
Classical information systems  computerized information systems  Web- based information systems.

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E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 4
Traditional information systems put more emphasis on data processing rather than interface to various stakeholders
Modern information systems put relatively more emphasis on interface rather than data processing.
Like kernel, data processing is the essential component in any information systems

8. E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 58
E-Gov. vs. Traditional IS 5

9. Why Publicness? Environmental factors Legal constraints9
Why Publicness?
Environmental factors
Legal constraints
Political influence
Scrutiny
Complexity of objectives (ambiguous goals)
Fewer incentives for performance
All these make difference

10. Public Information Systems10
Public Information Systems
More emphasis on openness, accountability, representativeness, equity
More limited by environments (politics)
External & vertical linkages
Support a variety of people without discrimination (no digital inequality)
Incremental approach (Bozeman and Bretschneider, 1986)

11. References
Stair and Reynolds Principles of information systems, 12th ed. Cengage Learning.
Morley and Parker Understanding computers, 15th ed. Cengage Learning.
Hutchinson and Sawyer Computers, Communications, and Information, 7th ed. Irwin/McGraw-Hill