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Publication Date: 2010-Mar
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Alignment 2.0: Strategic Use of New Internet Technologies in Government
Meijer, Albert; Thaens, Marcel
Government Information Quarterly, v27 n2 p113-121 Mar 2010
This paper challenges the view that strategies for using Web 2.0 should primarily be based upon technological characteristics. The value of the organizational strategic alignment approach for developing specific operational Web 2.0 strategies for government organizations is explored both theoretically and empirically. On the basis of a review of the literature we conclude that there are no a priori reasons why the idea of a fit between IT strategy and business strategic orientation cannot be applied to the development of operational Web 2.0 strategies for government organizations. The empirical exploration based on intervention research at the Dutch Department of Education results in the identification of five configurations: organizational transparency, organizational interactions, policy sector transparency, policy sector interactions and process and policy innovation. These configurations are logically consistent with the strategic orientations of the three directorates of the Department of Education. This overview does not pretend to be exhaustive but validates the idea that an alignment approach leads to differences in operational strategies. The configuration approach provides organizations with useful a starting point for developing their Web 2.0 strategies. (Contains 10 tables.)
Descriptors: Politics of Education, Internet, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Technology Planning, Foreign Countries, Performance Technology, Strategic Planning, Intervention, Government (Administrative Body), Literature Reviews, Organizational Change, Models
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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