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E-Governance and the Information Society in Periphery

E-Governance and the Information Society in Periphery
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Author(s): Jussi S. Jauhiainen (University of Oulu, Estonia)and Tommi Inkinen (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Christopher G. Reddick (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA )
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-282-4.ch026

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Abstract

Finland is among the leading information societies. The national information society strategy aims to make the information society accessible by every person in the country from anywhere, regardless of gender, age, or social status. The aim of this welfare-based task is to provide a good life for everyone facilitated by e-governance. At the same time, the strategy aims to enhance the innovativeness and economic competitiveness of the country. The cases of the Oulu urban area and the Kainuu region indicate that despite national strategies, in practice the information society is built locally. Its organization seems not to wither the development differences. The implementation of welfare centered e-governance has challenges. Providing a good life in the information society in Finland by combining social welfare and economic competitiveness is mainly found in the rhetoric of national strategies and not in local practice.

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