With this work, readers can learn how to get onto the Internet, how to get a browser and what a browser can do. The book includes a look at how to send an e-mail, how to get hooked up, where to go and all the basics of the Internet.

Learn how to get on the Internet quickly and easily. Learn how to get a browser and what they do. Learn how to get hooked up to the Internet and then where to go. Learn how to send email and chat to others. All the basics are covered in the new edition of The UK Internet Starter Kit.

Electronic Democracy analyses the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) within representative democracy, such as political parties, pressure groups, new social movements and executive and legislative bodies. Arguing for the validity of social perspective in theory building, it examines how representative democracies are adapting to new ICTs. It features a number of comparative studies focusing on the UK, the US, Sweden, Germany, Korea and Australia.

eTransformation in Governance: New Directions in Government and Politics is about transformation in government and governance due to the information society development. The book provides conceptual clarification of the e-transformation in governance, and presents empirical findings on the recent developments in Western countries. The book provides innovative and fresh views to recent developments and practices of e-governance.

"This collection compiles research in all areas of the global information domain. It examines culture in information systems, IT in developing countries, global e-business, and the worldwide information society, providing critical knowledge to fuel the future work of researchers, academicians and practitioners in fields such as information science, political science, international relations, sociology, and many more"--Provided by publisher.