Digital Communities in a Networked Society: e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Government

Mendes M.J.1402079079

igital Communities in a Networked Society: e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Government deals with the accelerating evolution in the computerization of society. This evolution, or should we call it a revolution, is dominantly driven by the Internet, and documented by the novelties introduced, year by year, by Information and Communication Technologies.The book contains recent results of research and development in the areas of:-E-government,-Business models of e-applications,-Innovative structures in the internet,-Auctions and e-payment,-Future aspects of communication,-Internet and the web,-Advanced platforms and grid computing,-Cooperation and integration,-Modeling and construction of e-service

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Table of contents :
Team LiB……Page 1
Cover……Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS……Page 7
FOREWORD……Page 11
PREFACE……Page 15
SECTION 1: E-GOVERNMENT……Page 16
1. E-GOVERNMENT – A ROADMAP FOR PROGRESS……Page 18
2. REDUCING NORMATIVE AND INFORMATIVE ASYMMETRIES IN FISCAL MANAGEMENT FOR LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS……Page 28
SECTION 2: BUSINESS MODELS OF E-APPLICATIONS……Page 40
3. WHO ARE THE INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS?……Page 42
4. NET MARKET MAKERS IN THE AUSTRALIAN B2B E-SPACE……Page 54
5. THE SUCCESS STRATEGIES FOR HYBRID BUSINESS MODEL……Page 66
SECTION 3: INNOVATIVE STRUCTURES IN THE INTERNET……Page 78
6. INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES ON SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSFORMATIONS……Page 80
7. PRODUCT PLATFORMS FOR THE MEDIA INDUSTRY……Page 92
8. DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS SERVICE QUALITY IN COLLABORATIVE COMMERCE SYSTEMS……Page 104
9. SOFTWARE FOR THE CHANGING E-BUSINESS……Page 118
SECTION 4: AUCTIONS AND E-PAYMENT……Page 132
10. DYNAMIC ROI CALCULATIONS FOR E-COMMERCE SYSTEMS……Page 134
11. µP: A MICROPAYMENT SYSTEM……Page 146
12. ELECTRONIC AUCTIONS IN FINLAND……Page 158
SECTION 5: FUTURE ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION……Page 170
13. I-CENTRIC COMMUNICATIONS……Page 172
14. A COMMUNICATION FRAMEWORK TOWARDS FLEXIBLE ASSOCIATIONS OF BUSINESSES IN EVOLVING ENVIRONMENTS……Page 190
15. INTRODUCING NEW BUSINESS MODELS IN PROVISION OF QOS NETWORKS……Page 202
SECTION 6: INTERNET AND THE WEB……Page 216
16. THE SEMANTIC WEB……Page 218
17. WEB PERSONALIZATION BASED ON USER’S TRADE-OFFS……Page 230
18. XML ALONE IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR EFFECTIVE WEBEDI……Page 242
19. INSTITUTIONAL WEBSITES PERSONALIZATION USING MACRO AND MICRO USER PROFILES……Page 254
SECTION 7: ADVANCED PLATFORMS AND GRID COMPUTING……Page 266
20. THE GRID: AN ENABLING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE E-BUSINESS, E-COMMERCE AND E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATIONS……Page 268
21. INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL E-SERVICES ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT ON COMPUTATIONAL GRIDS……Page 282
22. A WEB SERVICES PROVIDER……Page 294
23. USING METAMODELS TO PROMOTE DATA INTEGRATION IN AN E-GOVERNMENT APPLICATION SCENARIO……Page 308
SECTION 8: COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION OF E-SERVICES……Page 320
24. A SERVICE ORIENTED APPROACH TO INTERORGANISATIONAL COOPERATION……Page 322
25. A DATA AND EVENT ORIENTED WORKFLOW PROCESS DEFINITION METAMODEL COHERENT WITH THE UML PROFILE FOR EDOC SYSTEMS……Page 334
26. XML-BASED E-CONTRACTING……Page 348
27. ICT SUPPORT FOR EVOLVING HARMONIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCES……Page 360
28. MODELING FRAMEWORK FOR E-BUSINESS SYSTEMS……Page 372
SECTION 9: MODELING AND CONSTRUCTION OF E-SERVICES……Page 382
29. REFERENCE MODELS FOR ADVANCED E-SERVICES……Page 384
30. MAPPING “ENTERPRISE BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE” TO “INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK”……Page 410
31. A COTS-ORIENTED PROCESS FOR CONSTRUCTING ADAPTABLE E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES……Page 430
32. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN SERVICE PARAMETERS FOR SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT AND SYSTEM UTILIZATION……Page 442
33. USE OF MODELS AND MODELLING TECHNIQUES FOR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT……Page 456