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- Describes how the Systems Engineering (SE) methodology can be used to harness technology and enhance democracy within any political system
- Provides a practical roadmap for those countries and politicians who are willing to change their system of governance to one that allows the people to have a meaningful say
- Compares and contrasts two countries, highlighting how SE and e-democracy can be implemented in different contexts
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book describes how the Systems Engineering (SE) methodology can be used to harness technology and enhance democracy within any political system. Moreover, it provides a practical roadmap for countries and politicians who are willing to change their existing system of governance to one that allows the people to have a meaningful say. In this regard, the book compares and contrasts two countries, Mauritius and Australia, highlighting how SE and e-democracy can be implemented in different contexts.
Keywords
- Democracy
- System Engineering and Democracy
- E-Democracy
- System Engineering and E-Democracy
- Swiss E-Democracy
- Digitising the Electoral System
- Technology and Democracy
- Political Will and Digital Leadership
- ICT and Digital Divide
- Measurement of E-Democracy
- Systems Theory in Politics
- Eastonian System
- E-Democracy in Mauritius
- E-Democracy in Australia
- ICT and the Economy
- ICT in Mauritius
- ICT in Australia
- Participatory Democratic System
- Engineering Economics
Authors and Affiliations
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University of Newcastle Australia, Newcastle, Australia
Soobhiraj Bungsraz
About the author
Soobhiraj Bungsraz’s aviation career spans more than a quarter of a century. He has served as the CEO of a national airline and as a Project Engineering Manager at Defence Australia, Royal Australian Air Force, for its F-35 project.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Operationalising e-Democracy through a System Engineering Approach in Mauritius and Australia
Authors: Soobhiraj Bungsraz
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1777-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1776-1Published: 08 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-1779-2Published: 08 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-1777-8Published: 07 January 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 380
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Democracy, Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing, Science and Technology Studies, Governance and Government