Essays about: "citizen inquiries"

Found 4 essays containing the words citizen inquiries.

  1. 1. Potential for improving public services by exploring citizens’ communication to public organizations in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

    Author : Ibrahim Ali Mehkri; [2023]
    Keywords : citizen inquiries; e-Government; Sweden; CRM;

    Abstract : Little et al., (1971) define citizen feedback as information from citizens directed to societal institutions, particularly government, to improve their functioning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Citizens resisting Smart Cities’ initiatives : The case of Concepción (Chile) and the R+D PACYT project.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Natalia Belén Sandoval Quezada; [2021]
    Keywords : Smart cities; urban social conflict; right to the city; flagship projects; corporate storytelling; placebo interventions.;

    Abstract : Parque Científico y Tecnológico (PACYT, Science and Technology Park) is a large-scale R+D project that seems to be framed in a Smart City plan for Concepción, Chile, which the media has presented as “the Chilean Silicon Valley” (Araus, 2015; Tele13, 2019) and promises to bring not only research and development opportunities for the city but also thousands of direct and indirect jobs (Estudio Interdiseño, 2018; la Tercera, 2015) carried out by PACYT Corporation. Nonetheless, voices have raised to question the construction of the 91 hectares initiative, and some of them have even organized in citizen groups targeting the creation of the urban complex, which actively share information contesting the PACYT through social media, and coordinate activities to protest and spread the word. READ MORE

  4. 3. Creating a usable web GIS for non-expert users : Identifying usability guidelines and implementing these in design

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Tom Fledderus; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are a set of tools for users to present, explore and analyze geographical data. Most of the users are considered professionals in using a GIS in their work domain. With GIS becoming more and more available on the internet, known as web GIS, the number of potential non-expert users also grows. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Politics of Literacy in Sweden 1949–2013 : A Governmentality Studies Perspective

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Naomi Smedberg; [2014]
    Keywords : literacy; expertise; knowledge; government regulation; citizenship; läs- och skrivkunnighet; kunskapsteori; styrning; medborgarskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this master’s thesis is to trace examples of political rationality and governmental technologies in a selection of final reports of Swedish Public State Inquiries (SOU) where literacy and related concepts are fea-tured. I make use of the governmentality studies perspective developed by Nikolas Rose and colleagues. READ MORE