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Cedem Asia 2014 Brings Together Experts from Academia and Practitioners As Well As Representatives of Business and Policy Makers The Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government Asia 2014 presents papers that cover the latest developments in digital governance and politics. The integration of digital information and communication technologies in citizens’ Edition Donau-Universität Krems everyday lives will sustainably change the interaction with governments. Politics already embraces digital and mobile technologies and governments are about to follow. These conference proceedings reflect on the impact of a permanently connected society on forms of governance. The CeDEM Asia 2014 brings together experts from academia and practitioners as well as representatives of business and policy makers. The conference pro- vides a forum for transcontinental exchange and inspires the audience to con- sciously change and broaden their perspectives on their research. Marko M. Skoric, Peter Parycek, Michael Sachs (Editors) CeDEM Asia 2014 Conference for E-Democracy and Open Governement 4-5 December 2014 CeDEM Asia 2014 Hong Kong S.A.R., China 32,40 € ISBN: 978-3-902505-71-2 CeDEM Asia 2014 Proceedings of the International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government Asia 2014 Conference Website www.donau-uni.ac.at/cedem In Cooperation with OA eJournal of E-Democracy and Open Government www.jedem.org Sponsors and Hosts • City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. • Center for E-Governance, Danube University Krems, Austria • Singapore Internet Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • Nam Center for Korean Studies, University of Michigan, USA The conference is funded by the Eurasia-Pacific Uninet grant EPU 57/2014 in collaboration with the Vienna University of Technology. Thanks to the Austrian Consulate General in Hong Kong for supporting this event. Marko M. Skoric, Peter Parycek, Michael Sachs (Editors) CeDEM Asia 2014 Proceedings of the International Conference for E-Democracy and Open Government Asia 2014 4-5 December 2014 Hong Kong S.A.R., China Final Edition (2015) Publisher Edition Donau-Universität Krems, 2015 Donau-Universität Krems Dr. Karl-Dorrekt Strasse 30 3500 Krems www.donau-uni.ac.at ISBN: 978-3-902505-71-2 Printing and Distribution Verlagshaus Monsenstein und Vannerdat OHG Am Hawerkamp 31 48155 Münster www.mv-verlag.de Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Austria License. Chairs Parycek, Peter (Danube University Krems, Austria) Skoric, Marko M. (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Kwak, Nojin (University of Michigan, USA) Programme Committee Andrade, Norberto (University of California, Berkley, USA) Anthopoulos, Leonidas (TEI Larissa, Greece) Baek, Young Min (Yonsei University, South Korea) Bruns, Axel (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) Charalabidis, Yannis (University of the Aegean, Greece) Chatfield, Akemi (University of Wollongong, Australia) Cordella, Antonio (London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom) Delakorda, Simon (Institut for Electronic Participation, Slovenia) Freeman, Julie (University of Canberra, Australia) Fu, King-Wa (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R, China) Goh, Debbie (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Ilieva, Roumiana (Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria) Janowski, Tomasz (United Nations University, Portugal) Jung, Joo-Young (International Christian University, Japan) Kaigo, Muneo (University of Tsukuba, Japan) Kim, Yong-Chan (Yonsei University, South Korea) Kluver, Randy (Texas A&M University, USA) Kobayashi, Tetsuro (National Institute of Informatics, Japan) Kor, Ah-Lian (Leeds Metropolitan University, UK) Krimmer, Robert (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia) Liew, Kai Khiun (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Lin, Wan-Ying (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China) Millard, Jeremy (Technology Institute, Denmark & Brunel University, UK) Nahon, Karine (University of Washington, USA) Pang, Natalie (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Park, Han Woo (Yeungnam University, South Korea) Paulin, Alois (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) Peixoto, Tiago (World Bank, USA) Robertson, Scott (University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, USA) Sachs, Michael (Danube University Krems, Austria) Shen, Fei ‘Chris’ (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Singh, Jitendra (University of Delhi, India) Soon, Carol (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Tkach-Kawasaki (Leslie, University of Tsukuba, Japan) Van Kranenburg, Rob (Sociotal: Smart Cities, Belgium) Weiyu, Zhang (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Zheng, Lei (Fudan University, China) Zhou, Baohua (Fudan University, China) Zhu, Jonathan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China) Organising Committee and Management Sachs Michael (Danube University Krems, AT) Servaes, Jan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Shen, Fei ‘Chris’ (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Skoric, Marko M. (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Walker, Richard M. (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.) Table of Contents CeDEM Asia 2014 Editorial................................................................... 11 Peter Parycek, Marko M. Skoric and Michael Sachs Research Papers, Case Studies and Policy Papers Cyberbalkanization ........................................................................... 15 Jörg Hebenstreit Political Communication in Malaysia ...................................................... 29 Pauline Leong Remaking Guangzhou ......................................................................... 43 Wilfred Yang Wang Chinese-language Bloggers in Singapore .................................................. 53 Carol Soon and Jui Liang Sim An Illusion of E-Democratization ........................................................... 67 Junhua Zhang A value-Based Design Approach for Online Deliberation .............................. 81 Sanju Menon, Weiyu Zhang Can Microblog based Political Discussion contribute to Public Deliberation in China? ........................................... 97 Jing Zeng Social Media and Change Agents in Iran ................................................. 113 Lotta Westerberg From the Academic Debate to Real-World Use and Back ............................ 127 Verena Grubmüller-Régent, Irmgard Wetzstein, Karin Rainer and Katharina Götsch The Role of E-Governance and Social Media in Creating Platforms for Meaningful Participation in Environmental Assessment ...................... 139 A. John Sinclair, Timothy J. Peirson-Smith, and Morrissa Boerchers Social Media in Policy Making .............................................................. 151 Yannis Charalabidis,Euripidis Loukis and Yiannis Koulizakis Redefining Digital Government ............................................................ 167 Alois Paulin Evaluating Green Smart City’s Sustainability with an Integrated System Dynamics Model .................................................... 179 Leonidas Anthopoulos Positive but Skeptical ....................................................................... 191 Montathar Faraon, Georg Stenberg, Jurlind Budurushi and Mauri Kaipainen Reflection Papers, Work-in-progress and Ongoing Research Papers How YouTubers saw The Little India Riot ............................................... 209 Natalie Pang and Qinfeng Zhu Politics as Usual or Transformation? ..................................................... 215 Wilneida Negrón Online Participation and Public Discourse .............................................. 221 Vivian Hsueh-Hua Chen Differential Opinions among Hong Kong Online Social Media, Traditional News Media, Opinion Polls and the Government Consultations on Methods for Selecting Chief Executive in 2017 ..................................................... 227 Chung-hong Chan and King-wa Fu Social Media and Red Tape in Japan ..................................................... 233 Muneo Kaigo The Mechanisms of Twitter Audience Reach ........................................... 241 Jean-Yves Dormagen Why and How to Create a Panel of Twitter Users ..................................... 247 Julien Boyadjian and Marie Neihouser Flooded Country, Flooded Internet ...................................................... 253 Dragana Lazic Information Construction during Crisis Events in China and Australia ............ 261 Jing Zeng The Case of opendataportal.at ............................................................ 267 Johann Höchtl and Peter Parycek A Structured Analysis of Austrian Digital Identity for e-Government Services .. 275 Zhendong Ma, Regina Berglez, Arndt Bonitz, Reinhard Kreissl, Stefan Vogl, Lucie Langer and Karl Srnec Why Electronic Voting? ...................................................................... 283 Marco Prandini, Laura Sartori and Anne-Marie Oostveen E-Voting Development in Mongolia ....................................................... 291 Odgerel Ulziikhutag, Suvdmaa Tuul and Bat-Erdene Jalavsuren Panels Open Data Asia ................................................................................ 299 Jamie K. Wardman and Darcy W. Christ Crowdsourcing Logistics OR the Role of Open Data, Citizen Participation and Social Media in Enabling Ethical Food Systems and Reducing Food Waste .... 303 Melissa Cate Christ and Daisy Dic Sze Tam CeDEM Asia 2014 Editorial Hong Kong S.A.R., December 2014 Peter Parycek*, Marko M. Skoric** and Michael Sachs* * Danube University Krems, [email protected], [email protected] ** City University of Hong Kong, [email protected] n
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