contributions to the development of local e-government 2.02.0贡献当地电子政务的发展.pdf

Future Internet 2012, 4, 882-899; doi:10.3390/fi4040882 OPEN ACCESS future internet ISSN 1999-5903 /journal/futureinternet Article Contributions to the Development of Local e-Government 2.0 Rui Gomes * and Lígia Sousa Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal; E-Mail: ligia@estg.ipvc.pt * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: rgomes@estg.ipvc.pt. Received: 28 August 2012; in revised form: 28 September 2012 / Accepted: 10 October 2012 / Published: 22 October 2012 Abstract: With the emergence of Web 2.0 (Blog, Wiki, RSS, YouTube, Flickr, Podcast, Social Networks, and Mashups), new ways of communicating, interacting and being on the Web have arisen. These new communication tools and strategies can radically change some specific work processes in communities, such as the work processes of an autarchy. Some authors emphasize the advantages of using Web 2.0 tools in autarchies; thus, we were interested in exploring the possibilities and constraints of implementing these tools in our region of Portugal, the Minho. Using a case study methodology, we aimed to find out about the possibilities of implementing Web 2.0 tools in autarchies through exploring the interest and motivation of autarchic collaborators in their use (our unit of analysis in autarchies). Information was gathered with the help of a questionnaire, the design of which was based on previous exploratory interviews and appli