Dr Colin F Smith

Lecturer

Colin F Smith

Colin's research examines the relationships between new information and communication technologies (ICTs), strategic innovation and organisational change, particularly in the contexts of e-government and e-democracy. 




Core areas of interest include:
  • Evaluation of the contribution of the Internet to the role played by political parties in contemporary democratic practices
  • Assessment of digital delivery platforms for public services
  • Exploration of the implications of new web-based technologies for parliamentarians

Memberships held:

  • Member of Permanent Study Group 1: E-Government in Public Administration (European Group for Public Administration)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

External duties:

  • Reviews Editor of 'Information Polity'
  • Colin was one of the UK's two nominated representatives on the 'ICTs and Mediating Organisations' working group of the EU COST A14 action 'Government and Democracy in the Information Age'
  • Colin has carried out commission research projects on behalf of local authorities in England, and the devolved Scottish administration

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+44 (0)131 455 2774

cf.smith@napier.ac.uk

Room C60
Merchiston Campus
10 Colinton Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT

Internet Technologies and Society

Internet Technologies and Society

The technologies that help us to organise and share information on the internet and across other...


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Recent Publications

Cruickshank, P., Smith, C. (2011). Understanding the 'E-Petitioner'. Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy, 5, (4), 319-329.

Cruickshank, P., Edelmann, N., Smith, C. (2010). Signing a an e-petition as a transition from lurking to participation. In: Chappellet, J., Glassey, O., Janssen, M., Macintosh, A., Scholl, J., Tambouris, E., Wimmer, M. (Eds.) Electronic Government and Electronic Participation, , () (2010 ed.). (pp. 275-282). Linz, Austria: . Trauner.

Cruickshank, P., Smith, C. (2009). Self-efficacy as a factor in the evaluation of e-petitions. In: Parycek, A. (Ed.) Proceedings of EDEM 2009 - Conference on Electronic Democracy, , () ( ed.). (pp. 223-232). Vienna: . Austrian Computer Society.

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