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This book focuses on how local governments can best take advantage of performance measurement using best practices and employing new technologies. This book contains chapters from 40 thought leaders from over 17 countries, each with a unique global perspective. As local governments confront and embrace the new social media applications, the center of attention no longer focuses simply on the web portal - instead the spotlight has evolved to many new technology channels of innovation and away from the standard web portal.

With billions of dollars being spent every year by governments around the world, the field of eHealth provides great hope in providing citizens with access to health information as never before, to streamline the very process of healthcare delivery through better use of cutting-edge technology and to reduce costs through the efficiencies of technology applications. This book contains an enlightened collection of information written by 24 practitioners and researchers around the globe. This book is not designed to be a how-to manual; instead, it was designed to offer insights as to the issues...

Ancient Rome and Athens were once considered by every indication, great cities European cities have endured a number of long wars that nearly destroyed them permanently. In the U.S., the City of San Francisco was nearly wiped out by the earthquake of 1906 and in 1871 the City of Chicago was nearly destroyed by fire. In nearly every case, these major cities were able to recover, rebuild, transform, making them stronger and more resilient. Today the so-called "smart cities" movement is based in part on the confluence of new technologies, economic growth, a re-evaluation of quality of life...