• Knowledge of institutions, objectives and functions of public sector
• Knowledge of technical and methodical foundations of e-government
• Knowledge of existing public sector information systems (in Austria)
• Comprehension of interdisciplinary requirements for the development of e-government applications

Framework conditions and foundations of e-government

• Institutions and functions of the public sector
• Political and strategic framework conditions of e-government (in Europe and in Austria)
• Organisational, technical and legal framework conditions of e-government in Austria
• Internal and external e-government
• Basic e-government services
• Contents, forms and application areas of e-government

Public Sector Information Systems

• Importance and characteristics of public sector information
• Data and types of information systems
• Information systems on central, provincial and local level
• Important public sector information systems in Austria
• Statistical information system of the EU 

The lecture will be blocked (appointments are arranged together with students in the first lectures).

Written Test (about 10 questions on the whole content of the lecture)

Es wird um Anmeldung über TISS gebeten.