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1. State of the English Cities
2. Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper
3. Corruption to Blame for China's Worsening Pollution, Official Says
4. Is e-government a dangerous enthusiasm?
5. eRepublic.org: Worldwide eGovernment Directory, with Mission Abroad Web Sites and eGov Related
6. Transforming Government
7. Viet Nam first test site for new UN reform
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1. State of the English Cities
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In its Urban White Paper of 2000, Towards an Urban Renaissance, the Government made a commitment to commission a report on the progress and performance of English cities in the last five years. This State of the Cities report to government by a...
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 27 Dec , 2006
2. Strong and Prosperous Communities - The Local Government White Paper
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085472
The aim of this White Paper is to give local people and local communities more influence and power to improve their lives. It is about creating strong, prosperous communities and delivering better public services through a rebalancing of the...
Contributed by Anuradha Bhattacharjee on 27 Dec , 2006
3. Corruption to Blame for China's Worsening Pollution, Official Says
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085537
China's top environmental official has blamed corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and worsening the country's already severely polluted air and waterways, state media reported on December 26, 2006.
Contributed by Boris Demidov on 28 Dec , 2006
4. Is e-government a dangerous enthusiasm?
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085755
This is a review article of Gauld, Goldfinch and Dale (2006): Dangerous Enthusiasms: E-government, Computer Failure and Information System Development, in which the authors discuss a number of case studies in New Zealand and widwer literaure and...
Contributed by Dr DC Misra on 01 Jan , 2007
5. eRepublic.org: Worldwide eGovernment Directory, with Mission Abroad Web Sites and eGov Related
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085772
eRepublic.org contains a more up-to-date, comprehensive directory of national government Internet sites and/or (when found comprehensive for the a country's individual eGov sites and user-friendly) Web portals worldwide. The directory also includes,...
Contributed by Gary Vizzo on 01 Jan , 2007
6. Transforming Government
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085787
When done right, e-goverment can help transform countries ? and the way citizens view government. Service providers are seizing the opportunity to make a difference. By Karen D. Schwartz.
Contributed by Mikhail Doroshevich on 02 Jan , 2007
7. Viet Nam first test site for new UN reform
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/governance/rc/ItemDetail.do?itemId=1085798
Viet Nam has become the first country to be included in the One-UN initiative designed to reform UN programmes in member countries. The effort, begun on a trial basis, will streamline UN activities in each country. An interview with John Hendra, the...
Contributed by Boris Demidov on 02 Jan , 2007