Organic development: a top-down and bottom-up approach to design of public sector information systems

Authors:
Michael Tyworth;Steve Sawyer
Affiliations:
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA;The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Venue:
dg.o '06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Digital government research
Year:
2006

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Abstract

In this paper we lay out interim findings and speculate on the implications for practice and theory of integrated criminal justice systems in law enforcement. In doing this we theorize on public sector information systems and their uses of information and communication technologies as engaging in what we call "organic development." To develop our theorizing on organic development, we draw on a field study of the San Diego, California area's Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS). We develop organic development as drawing on both top-down and bottom up approaches to engaging the technologies, technological infrastructures, governance principles, and work practices that, together, are an integrated system.