Ojo, Adegboyega and Mellouli, Sehl
(2018)
Deploying governance networks for societal challenges.
Government Information Quarterly, 35 (4).
S106-S112.
ISSN 0740-624X
Abstract
Governments are increasingly engaging private sector organizations, civil society and citizens to tackle complex
policy challenges through some forms of networked governance arrangements. These governance networks
which in general facilitate flexibility, speed and innovation in government, when compared with traditional governance forms, are necessary to meaningfully govern smart societies characterised by many programs spanning
policy domains and levels of governments. This article presents a conceptual framework for governance networks and applies the framework to describe and analyse six case studies presented as part of the Track on
“Governing through Networks” of the International Conference on the Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2013) Conference. Insights from the analysis of these cases somewhat suggest that: 1) governance
networks are still largely steered by government; 2) efficacy of governance networks is contingent on citizen’s
inclusion in the governance networks; and 3) mobile social media platforms could constitute a key infrastructure
for enabling citizen participation in these governance networks. Important policy and research challenges in this
domain include how to effectively motivate citizen participation in these networks and align the divergent views
of the different actors collaborating in the network.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Governance networks;
Networked governance;
Public-private partnership;
Collaborative-networks;
Crowdsourcing;
Citizensourcing;
Social innovation; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
13184 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2016.04.001 |
| Depositing User: |
Adegboyega Ojo
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| Date Deposited: |
14 Aug 2020 15:04 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Government Information Quarterly |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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