Challenges of 4D(ata) Model for Electronic Government

Abstract

Social evolution pyramid, built on the foundation of the '90s capitalist society, lead to the emergence of the informational society - years 1990 to 2005 - and knowledge society - years 2005 to 2020. The literature starts using a new concept, a new form of association - artificial intelligence society - foreseen to be established in the next time frame. All these developments of human society and translations or leaps (most of the times apparently timeless) were, are and will be possible only due to the advancing information and communications technologies. The leap to Democracy 3.0, based on information and communication technologies prompts to a radical change in the majority of the classical concepts targeting society structure and the way it is guided and controlled. Thus, concepts become electronic concepts (or e-concepts) through the use of new technologies. E-concepts keep the essence of the classical principles of liberty and democracy, adding a major aspect of the new way of communication and spreading ideas between people. The main problem is to quantify, analyze and foresee the way technological changes will influence not only the economic system, but also the daily life of the individual and the society. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on the point of view), all these evolutions and technological and social developments are as many challenges for the governments of the world. In this paper we will highlight only four of the challenges facing the governments, grouped in a structured model with the following specific concepts: Big Data, Social Data, Linked Data and Mobile Data. This is an emerging paradigm of the information and communication technology supporting national and global eGovernment projects.Keywords: Democracy 3.0, Big Data, Social Data, Linked Data, Mobile Data, eGovernment, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)1IntroductionAn essential component of informational society is e-democracy, which concerns the activity and interactions of citizens, public institutions and political organizations through information and communications technology (ICT). The purpose of these activities is the development and promotion of democracy values through citizens' participation to the decisional process together with the public authorities, so that citizens can really see the results of their efforts. ICT facilities, especially communication environments used for interaction by citizens, organizations and public institutions become fundamental instruments in the process of modernization of society and government structures.While electronic government mainly refers to accessibility of government services, electronic democracy refers to the citizen's active role in enlarging his possibilities through ICT. Thus, electronic democracy allows citizens to get involved in public institutions' activity, taking part in the decisional process, and it allows the government to react adequately to citizens' needs [1].Thus, in the last decade, the governments of the most developed economies have started a move towards e-government in order to improve services not only for citizens, but also for the business environment, promoting the social and economic development. Egovernment also means online interactions between government agencies, and government and employees, not only interactions between government and citizens. These interactions take place through online platforms, including mobile applications (mgovernment).Information society impact on personal life and individual development of citizens may be analyzed from several points of view. Such an analysis must consider firstly the model of this new type of society with all its political, economic and social characteristics both on the level of individual countries and on international level.This new concept implemented on country level helps users and has multiple benefic effects. Informational society relies heavily on large scale use of ICT at work, in relation with authorities and public institutions and everyday life (for shopping, instruction, and various other activities - Figure 1). …