After successful completion of the course, students are able to… Framework conditions and fundamentals of e-government as well - to know existing information systems of the public sector in Austria, - know and understand relevant data bases (characteristics, systematics) for decision support in politics and administration, - to identify interdisciplinary needs in the development of eGovernment services (strategic, technical, social, legal, economic aspects) and - to use the innovation potentials of BISE in the environment of politics and administration.

Framework conditions and foundations of e-government

• Institutions and functions of the public sector
• Political and strategic framework conditions of e-government (in Europe and in Austria)
• Organisational, technical and legal framework conditions of e-government in Austria
• Internal and external e-government
• Basic e-government services
• Contents, forms and application areas of e-government

Public Sector Information Systems

• Importance and characteristics of public sector information
• Data and types of information systems
• Information systems on central, provincial and local level
• Important public sector information systems in Austria
• Statistical information system of the EU 

Lecture on the basics, presentation of eGovernment systems, partly expert lectures (in coordination with theoretical-analytical student work in the eGovernment seminar), analytic student work in the eGovernment seminar)

The lecture will be blocked (appointments are arranged together with students in the first lectures).

Written Test

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