Abstract
The advent of information technology is here to stay. The Internet is also known as the interconnected network is an intricate web of computers connections forming a system of the network where data exchange and information takes place. Technology advancement has numerous impact on the government as well as public administration (Milakovich & Gordon, 2016). The next section of the paper will examine technological changes that have affected the government in general and public administration in particular and finally discuss the effects of electronic government on bureaucracy focusing on changing public expectation as well as the size and structure of bureaucracy.
Public Administration
Introduction
Public administration refers to enforcing policies and programs sanctioned by the various official institution of the government. Public administration besides, refers to the management of public resource and goods approved by various government institutions (Milakovich & Gordon, 2016). At the core of Public administration lies organizing skill, networking, and management that information technology has had transformation changes on.
Effects of changing technology
Government
Information technology advancement through various systems has integrated government information sources in a single block entrance referred to as the portal, the e- government, to ease access government information by the citizens. The emergent of numerous web 2.0 technologies has expanded the models for government agencies application of ICT. In the year 2008, is the first electoral process that the presidential candidate Barack Obama applied successfully the indispensable power of technology to garner citizen participation and contribution to winning the general election (Milakovich & Gordon, 2016). Therefore, information technology is a mass media for the government to influence citizen participation and contribution to implementing policy changes.
Effect of electronic government (e-gov) on bureaucracy
Bureaucracy refers to the official method of carrying out directives in institution and organization. Electronic government through widespread dissemination of information accessible to the public has limited bureaucracy and promoted clientelism through rapid access to information from government departments such as labor, commerce, and agriculture to work with labors, business organizations, and farmers respectively (Milakovich & Gordon, 2016). Therefore, through e-gov, concerted effort by the clientelism helps influence government projects and service to meet the demand of a larger proportion of the population.
In conclusion, technology is improving the management of public affair by participation and contribution of the citizen. It has also improved bureaucracy through clientelism and reduced hierarchical rapid relaying information. The wide spread of information technology advancement has as drastically reduced the hierarchical and decentralize government agencies improving the proximity of work enabling faster policy making process.
Reference
Milakovich, M. E., & Gordon, G. J. (2016). Public administration in America. Cengage Learning.
