Collaborating for Digital Transformation

How Internal and External Collaboration Can Contribute to Innovate Public Service Delivery

Edited by Koen Verhoest, Professor of Public Governance and Administration, Department of Political Science and GOVTRUST Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Belgium, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Professor of Public and Financial Management, Hertie School of Governance, Germany, Lise H. Rykkja, Professor of Political Science/Public Administration, Department of Government, University of Bergen, Norway and Erik Hans Klijn, Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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As worldwide institutions acknowledge the necessity of digital, open, and collaborative governments, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of digital transformation, intergovernmental collaboration, collaborative governance, and public sector innovation.

‘Based on an impressive cross-national study, this volume identifies the collaboration hurdles that can stand in the way of the successful digital transformation of the public sector, and then provides an insightful and realistic appraisal of how we might try to overcome them.’
– Christopher Ansell, University of California, Berkeley