The aim of this book is to analyze four dimensions of innovating government and the use of new
technologies: legal ethical policy and technological dimensions. By joining authors from a
diversity of backgrounds (law ethics public administration political science sociology
communications science information science and computer science) in one book readers
(academics policy makers legislators and others) are confronted with a variety of
disciplinary perspectives on persistent themes like privacy biometrics surveillance
e-democracy electronic government and identity management that are central to today's
evolution of new modes of modern government.
