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International Journal of Public Information Systems Vol. 2005:1, pp. 81-99
What is a Public Information System? Author: Bo Sundgren
Keywords: public information system, public management information system, egovernment, e-democracy, e-business, e-commerce, e-society, metadata, information system architecture, data warehouse, citizen perspective, confidentiality, privacy, publicity, mass media, standards
Abstract Public information systems are information systems available for public use. There are public information systems both in the public sector and in the private sector, and both citizens and businesses may be users of such systems. Public information systems are analysed from several perspectives as regards users and usages, data contents, and technical, organisational, and legal aspects. Some proposals concerning future research in this truly interdisciplinary and application-oriented research area are presented.