Editorial: Are they now finally listening to us?

Citation

Meijer A & Webster W (2022) Editorial: Are they now finally listening to us?. Information Polity, 27 (3), pp. 309-310. https://doi.org/10.3233/ip-229011

Abstract
First paragraph: For a number of years, scholars interested in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in government found it difficult to catch the attention of their colleagues in public administration and politics departments. Technology was broadly seen as dull and mechanical, part of the information systems scholarly community, and not as interesting or relevant as popular topics such as agenda-setting, accountability, network collaboration and new public governance. We were tolerated at conferences but it was generally quite difficult to get papers on ICT in government published in key public administration journals.

Keywords
Public Administration; Sociology and Political Science; Communication; Information Systems

Journal
Information Polity: Volume 27, Issue 3

People

Professor William Webster

Personal Chair, Management, Work and Organisation