Final Notes: BLOCK 3.1
TECHNOLOGY,
POLICY, &
SOCIETY
Ana Berdzenishvili
,Table of Contents
LECTURE 1............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY................................................................................................................................................................3
LECTURE 2............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY AND PROJECT LOGIC...................................................................................................................................5
LECTURE 3............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Dilemmas of Public Values...........................................................................................................................................................8
LECTURE 4............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Risks and Ethics..........................................................................................................................................................................12
LECTURE 5............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
E-government............................................................................................................................................................................15
LECTURE 6............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Media and Participation............................................................................................................................................................20
LECTURE 7............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
PROBLEM 1............................................................................................................................................................................ 24
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 1.....................................24
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 2.....................................24
Definitions..................................................................................................................................................................................24
MOODY, R., GERRITS, L., (2015) VALUES IN COMPUTATIONAL MODELS REVALUED. THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGNING COMPUTATIONAL MODELS ON
PUBLIC DECISION MAKING PROCESSES......................................................................................................................................................33
WINNER, L., (1980) DO ARTEFACTS HAVE POLITICS? DAEDALUS. VOL. 109, NO. 1., PP: 121-136................................................................40
PROBLEM 2............................................................................................................................................................................ 46
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 4.....................................46
Post Industrial Society: Daniel Bell............................................................................................................................................46
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 6.....................................50
Network society: Manuel Castells.............................................................................................................................................50
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 8.....................................57
PROBLEM 3............................................................................................................................................................................ 61
BEKKERS, V., MOODY, R., (2014) ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE FRAMING POWER OF VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES: HOW DO VISUALIZED RECONSTRUCTIONS
OF INCIDENTS INFLUENCE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY DISCUSSIONS? THE INFORMATION SOCIETY....................................................61
PROBLEM 4............................................................................................................................................................................ 63
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 11...................................63
PROBLEM 5............................................................................................................................................................................ 68
HORST, M., M. KUTTSCHREUTER, J.M. GUTTELING (2007). PERCEIVED USEFULNESS, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, RISK PERCEPTION AND TRUST OF
ADOPTION OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN THE NETHERLANDS. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 23(4), 1838-1852...................................68
PROBLEM 6............................................................................................................................................................................ 70
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 9.....................................70
BEKKERS, V., BEUNDERS, A., EDWARDS, A., MOODY, R., (2011) NEW MEDIA, MICROMOBILIZATION, AND POLITICAL AGENDA SETTING: CROSSOVER
EFFECTS IN POLITICAL MOBILIZATION AND MEDIA USAGE THE INFORMATION SOCIETY VOL 27., NO. 4. PP. 209-219..........................................72
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK......................................................................................................................................................72
RESEARCH STRATEGY.................................................................................................................................................................73
PROBLEM 7............................................................................................................................................................................ 77
MOODY, R., PLAT, V., BEKKERS, V., (2019) LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP: BARRIERS TO BIG DATA USE IN MUNICIPALITIES INFORMATION POLITY, VOL.,
24, NO., 3. PP. 271-288....................................................................................................................................................................77
,MOODY, R., BEKKERS, V., (2019) BIG DATA, ARENAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE: A RESEARCH AGENDA. EGPA
CONFERENCE PSG I, BELFAST...............................................................................................................................................................80
, Lecture 1
PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY
.1.1.1 Background
ICT (information & communication technology) interacts with our lives and
environment
- Impacts various things
- Offers solutions to problems and creates new problems
The technology debates
- Aged
o Philosophy based as opposed to theory (epistemology of science)
- No solution
o Complicated
- Who are you? what is your position?
o What is other’s position
Holds four positions:
1. Instrumentalism
a. Believe technology is anything manmade (pen, computers)
b. Technology in itself does nothing, it is there because we want it to be
there and we decide how to use it.
c. Technology itself does not affect us
i. Example: Axe we made it because it was decided, and I can use it
how I like because it is my choice. The item will not do anything
itself unless I decide what to use it for.
ii. People kill people; gun would only kill someone if we decide to use it
2. Determinism
a. Believe technology in itself has influence; we cannot control it
b. The technology as an artifact has an effect on people and society that we
otherwise wouldn’t have done
c. Although the creation of the technology had a certain idea to be used for,
it can still be used for something other than originally designed
i. Guns indeed kill people; if less guns = less murder
ii. Guns itself have the effect to getting people to kill
d. People argue children should not play violent games because it will lead to
that behavior
i. Technology originally designed for entertainment, the game in itself
shapes the behavior
1. The person is not the master of behavior, but the technology
is
e. Often oppose innovation because lead to more problems
3. Constructivism
a. Believes that technology doesn’t have a mind of its own, but it does act in
a way that society decides one a meaning is allocated to it
i. Collective decides the use of technology
1. In due time the meaning of technology will be agreed upon;
after the meaning the technology may act autonomously
TECHNOLOGY,
POLICY, &
SOCIETY
Ana Berdzenishvili
,Table of Contents
LECTURE 1............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY................................................................................................................................................................3
LECTURE 2............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY AND PROJECT LOGIC...................................................................................................................................5
LECTURE 3............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Dilemmas of Public Values...........................................................................................................................................................8
LECTURE 4............................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Risks and Ethics..........................................................................................................................................................................12
LECTURE 5............................................................................................................................................................................. 15
E-government............................................................................................................................................................................15
LECTURE 6............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Media and Participation............................................................................................................................................................20
LECTURE 7............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
PROBLEM 1............................................................................................................................................................................ 24
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 1.....................................24
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 2.....................................24
Definitions..................................................................................................................................................................................24
MOODY, R., GERRITS, L., (2015) VALUES IN COMPUTATIONAL MODELS REVALUED. THE INFLUENCE OF DESIGNING COMPUTATIONAL MODELS ON
PUBLIC DECISION MAKING PROCESSES......................................................................................................................................................33
WINNER, L., (1980) DO ARTEFACTS HAVE POLITICS? DAEDALUS. VOL. 109, NO. 1., PP: 121-136................................................................40
PROBLEM 2............................................................................................................................................................................ 46
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 4.....................................46
Post Industrial Society: Daniel Bell............................................................................................................................................46
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 6.....................................50
Network society: Manuel Castells.............................................................................................................................................50
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 8.....................................57
PROBLEM 3............................................................................................................................................................................ 61
BEKKERS, V., MOODY, R., (2014) ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE FRAMING POWER OF VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES: HOW DO VISUALIZED RECONSTRUCTIONS
OF INCIDENTS INFLUENCE PUBLIC AND POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY DISCUSSIONS? THE INFORMATION SOCIETY....................................................61
PROBLEM 4............................................................................................................................................................................ 63
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 11...................................63
PROBLEM 5............................................................................................................................................................................ 68
HORST, M., M. KUTTSCHREUTER, J.M. GUTTELING (2007). PERCEIVED USEFULNESS, PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, RISK PERCEPTION AND TRUST OF
ADOPTION OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN THE NETHERLANDS. COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 23(4), 1838-1852...................................68
PROBLEM 6............................................................................................................................................................................ 70
WEBSTER, F., (2014) FOURTH EDITION THEORIES OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY ROUTLEDGE, NEW YORK. CHAPTER 9.....................................70
BEKKERS, V., BEUNDERS, A., EDWARDS, A., MOODY, R., (2011) NEW MEDIA, MICROMOBILIZATION, AND POLITICAL AGENDA SETTING: CROSSOVER
EFFECTS IN POLITICAL MOBILIZATION AND MEDIA USAGE THE INFORMATION SOCIETY VOL 27., NO. 4. PP. 209-219..........................................72
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK......................................................................................................................................................72
RESEARCH STRATEGY.................................................................................................................................................................73
PROBLEM 7............................................................................................................................................................................ 77
MOODY, R., PLAT, V., BEKKERS, V., (2019) LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP: BARRIERS TO BIG DATA USE IN MUNICIPALITIES INFORMATION POLITY, VOL.,
24, NO., 3. PP. 271-288....................................................................................................................................................................77
,MOODY, R., BEKKERS, V., (2019) BIG DATA, ARENAS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE: A RESEARCH AGENDA. EGPA
CONFERENCE PSG I, BELFAST...............................................................................................................................................................80
, Lecture 1
PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY
.1.1.1 Background
ICT (information & communication technology) interacts with our lives and
environment
- Impacts various things
- Offers solutions to problems and creates new problems
The technology debates
- Aged
o Philosophy based as opposed to theory (epistemology of science)
- No solution
o Complicated
- Who are you? what is your position?
o What is other’s position
Holds four positions:
1. Instrumentalism
a. Believe technology is anything manmade (pen, computers)
b. Technology in itself does nothing, it is there because we want it to be
there and we decide how to use it.
c. Technology itself does not affect us
i. Example: Axe we made it because it was decided, and I can use it
how I like because it is my choice. The item will not do anything
itself unless I decide what to use it for.
ii. People kill people; gun would only kill someone if we decide to use it
2. Determinism
a. Believe technology in itself has influence; we cannot control it
b. The technology as an artifact has an effect on people and society that we
otherwise wouldn’t have done
c. Although the creation of the technology had a certain idea to be used for,
it can still be used for something other than originally designed
i. Guns indeed kill people; if less guns = less murder
ii. Guns itself have the effect to getting people to kill
d. People argue children should not play violent games because it will lead to
that behavior
i. Technology originally designed for entertainment, the game in itself
shapes the behavior
1. The person is not the master of behavior, but the technology
is
e. Often oppose innovation because lead to more problems
3. Constructivism
a. Believes that technology doesn’t have a mind of its own, but it does act in
a way that society decides one a meaning is allocated to it
i. Collective decides the use of technology
1. In due time the meaning of technology will be agreed upon;
after the meaning the technology may act autonomously
