Posted on 15 December 2014. Tags: Benefits, change, e-government, investments, Revenue & Customs
E-Government could be perceived as a driving force for the use of Information and Communication Technology in the transformation of governmental operations. From the governmental perspective it is essential that the transformed operations would be more efficient and effective. In this study using a series of interviews and thus a qualitative research methodology we further explore and draw insights on the introduction of e-Government processes in the Revenue & Customs department in Greece. We are particularly interested in the reluctance to change when changes are introduced, the tangible benefits from the changes, and most notably as if the imposed changes are perceived to be value-for-money.
Fathoming the Introduction of E-Government Processes: a Qualitative Study in Greece (728.6 KiB, 2,093 hits)
Posted in Information Technology, Volume IV, Issue no. 6
Posted on 15 August 2014. Tags: Benefits, change, e-government, investments, Revenue & Customs
E-Government could be seen by and large as the use of Information and Communication Technology in the transformation of governmental. When you look it from the governmental perspective it is essential
that the transformed operations should be more efficient and effective. In this study using a qualitative research methodology and respective instruments we the introduction of e-Government processes in the Revenue &
Customs department of an EU country. We focus on: a) the reluctance to change faced when those changes are introduced, b) the tangible benefits from the changes, and c) the perception as if the imposed changes are really value for money. Coming as no surprise, and despite the clear and sustainable benefits that these changes bring, it is always quite difficult to easily accept the forthcoming changes.
On the Introduction of E-Government Processes in an EU Revenue & Customs Department: Reluctance to Change, Tangible Benefits and Value-for-Money Investments (1,011.5 KiB, 2,325 hits)
Posted in Economics, Volume IV, Issue no. 4
Posted on 15 February 2013. Tags: investments, linear programming, optimization
The authors’ scientific approach highlights the method to allocate resources for investments to modernize two laboratories within a school, using linear programming. The study aims to achieve maximum profit by upgrading the two laboratories. We made recommendations with respect to the optimum solution. However, using optimization conception is only possible if the conditions for achieving the relevant decisions are correctly formulated and the efficiency criterion is known. Using linear programming method recommendations can be developed related to economically optimal decisions regarding especially the investment resource allocation.
Using Linear Programming in order to Optimize the Allocation of Resources for Investment (519.0 KiB, 5,082 hits)
Posted in Information Technology, Volume III, Issue no. 1