TY - GEN
T1 - The digital reality
T2 - 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research, dg.o 2015
AU - Parkhurst, Nicholet Deschine
AU - Tahy, Emery
AU - Morris, Traci
AU - Mossberger, Karen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 ACM.
PY - 2015/5/27
Y1 - 2015/5/27
N2 - Information and communications technologies are powerful resources and tools for tribal governments to engage with their constituents, deliver services, conduct efficient and transparent administration, interact with other governments, and carry out policies. Digital government may in many ways be even more critical for tribes than for many other governments. As sovereign nations, tribal governments are engaged in complex relationships with other governments: local, state and federal governments. They are frequently in geographically isolated locations, with often-dispersed populations. The capacity to bridge distance can convey benefits for service delivery and civic engagement, and can connect communities with resources for health, economic development, and education. In this paper, we review research on Native American technology use and the limitations of available data. Because of the contrast between residents of urban areas and tribal lands, we examine differences in cell phone, computer and Internet use for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan Native populations, by education and income. We propose a research agenda utilizing this data, to support action to remedy disparities and to harness the potential of technology for tribal governments.
AB - Information and communications technologies are powerful resources and tools for tribal governments to engage with their constituents, deliver services, conduct efficient and transparent administration, interact with other governments, and carry out policies. Digital government may in many ways be even more critical for tribes than for many other governments. As sovereign nations, tribal governments are engaged in complex relationships with other governments: local, state and federal governments. They are frequently in geographically isolated locations, with often-dispersed populations. The capacity to bridge distance can convey benefits for service delivery and civic engagement, and can connect communities with resources for health, economic development, and education. In this paper, we review research on Native American technology use and the limitations of available data. Because of the contrast between residents of urban areas and tribal lands, we examine differences in cell phone, computer and Internet use for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan Native populations, by education and income. We propose a research agenda utilizing this data, to support action to remedy disparities and to harness the potential of technology for tribal governments.
KW - (In)Equality
KW - American Indian
KW - Digital divide
KW - Digital government
KW - Tribal government
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U2 - 10.1145/2757401.2757424
DO - 10.1145/2757401.2757424
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84957684864
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
SP - 217
EP - 219
BT - dg.o 2015 - Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
A2 - Zhang, Jing
A2 - Kim, Yushim
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 27 May 2015 through 30 May 2015
ER -