Spatial Portals

Spatial Portals

This book discusses spatial portals; Web sites designed to simplify searching, accessing, and using geographic information found on the World Wide Web. The author says that spatial portals have revolutionized how knowledge about the world is managed, stored, shared and used. He notes that "spatial portals allow us to access a network of information that spans the globe, discover information held by others, and present and share our own ideas, plans and solutions." -- from Introduction.

Geoinformatics

Good Practices and Innovations in Public Governance

This publication provides an overview of 91 successful innovations in governance and public administration from 38 countries that received the United Nations Public Service Awards, which is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service. The purpose of this book is to disseminate, through descriptive case studies, information about innovative practices by looking at the problem that led to an innovation; the solution that was designed and implemented to respond to the specific challenge; the actors and steps involved in the innovation process, and lessons learned. Learning more about how public institutions from around the world have solved difficult governance challenges can be a powerful and inspirational tool for those engaged in improving public sector performance.