cisar@policy.hu Working Bibliography and Internet Sources NGOs and Information Technologies Selected Sources on e-Government in the CR Selected On-line Conference Papers
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Time Schedule of the Research for the 2002 International Policy Fellowships (IPF) Issue Area: Information Policy. Information Technology Applications for Curbing Public-Sector Corruption.
Time Schedule February 2002: * analysis and assessment of the data acquired during the preparatory phase of the research; identification of further appropriate steps and research strategies * consultations with advisors March 2002: * a detailed analysis of printed and on-line resources (governmental documents; internal memoranda, press releases, and official reports of governmental and non-governmental actors) and a detailed study of selected newspaper information * identification of the main actors in the field of fighting corruption April-May 2002: * in-depth examination of information provided by local informants (persons who have already been contacted or will be contacted in order to facilitate the research) * contacting the persons (via e-mail and phone) who will be interviewed (the set of interviewed persons will include (1) public officials; (2) activists and employees of relevant NGOs; and (3) employees and owners of important software providers) * personal and e-mail interviews with the persons identified during the preceding stages of the research (first research and interview trip to Prague) June 2002: * formulation of the first draft of the project paper * conducting personal interviews and obtaining further data (second research and interview trip to Prague) * conducting email interviews July-August 2002: * analysis of data from primary and secondary sources and from personal and e-mail interviews * analysis of secondary sources dealing with other East European countries and setting up a suitable comparative framework * refining the first draft * establishing further contacts with persons (via e-mail and phone) who will be interviewed and consulted September 2002: * discussion and consultations with scholars, experts, and individuals involved in the field of curbing corruption in the Czech Republic and abroad * considering a concrete implementation strategy, foreseeing implementation problems October 2002: * contacting further persons (via e-mail and phone) who will be interviewed * conducting personal interviews (third interview trip to Prague); analyzing the data from the interviews * incorporating considered implementation problems to the draft paper November-December 2002: * analyzing acquired data * further revising the draft of the project paper, including a final assessment of implementation strategies January 2003: * submission of the final version of the paper and dissemination of the results
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