National Civic Review articles from September 2001

National Civic Review archives from September 2001

Note from the president.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... The cooling off of the dot com economy ends a phase in the trajectory that information technology (IT) has been blazing across our society. Like a booster rocket propelling a satellite into orbit, speculative mania and turbocharged rhetoric...

Civic renewal and the commons of cyberspace.
September 22, 2001... ********** This article brings together two current discussions. One--which is already familiar to readers of the National Civic Review--concerns the somewhat shaky condition of American civil society. The other investigates the Internet...

Access for all: Public library contributions to civic connectivity.
September 22, 2001... ********** The readiness factors for "wired" civic engagement are infrastructure, content, and training. American public libraries, particularly those in metropolitan areas, are helping communities build the infrastructure, organize and...

If E-Democracy is the answer, what's the question?
September 22, 2001... ********** We've learned over the past year or so that certain fundamental economic axioms--primarily, the need for profitability and a sound business model--are not suspended in cyberspace, as an increasing number of dot com companies...

The politics of E-Gov: The upcoming struggle for redefining civic engagement.
September 22, 2001... ********** A lot has been said about e-government, or "e-gov," and many efforts have been made to sell government on its benefits. However, there does not seem to be a good, widely shared definition of what e-gov is, or more important what...

The virtual state: Transforming american government?
September 22, 2001... ********** Over the course of the twentieth century, American government took on its present bureaucratic form through a series of negotiations and political processes. It seems logical to assume--and recent evidence suggests--that this...

Citistat and the baltimore neighborhood indicators alliance: Using information to improve communication and community.
September 22, 2001... ********** Baltimore, a postindustrial city on the brink of a renaissance, offers a lesson about the challenges and promise of using information to improve public services and build community. Advances in technology are enabling local...

Unraveling the community genome: What makes civil society work?
September 22, 2001... ********** One of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the last century was the mapping of the human genome. Since the pioneering work by Watson and Crick in deciphering the structure of DNA, scientists have made continuous...

Collaboration through network structures for community building efforts.
September 22, 2001... ********** Public policy makers are looking for innovative solutions to complex social, economic, and environmental problems that are beyond the capacity of any one group or organization to solve. Governments are experimenting with...

Building better citizens: Increasing the level of civic education among teens in jacksonville, florida.
September 22, 2001... ********** Building Better Citizens is a program that clearly states its mission. The need to increase civic education among young people is evident from recent U.S. Department of Education reports, scholarly articles, and news media...