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New Public Governance, the Third Sector, and Co-Production
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New Public Governance, the Third Sector, and Co-Production

by Victor Pestoff, Taco Brandsen, Bram Verschuere
June 2013
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
406 pages
14h 46m
English
Routledge
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10  Co–Production inan Information Age

Albert Meijer

TECHNOLOGICAL PROMISE

In Ramsey County, Minn., you don't have to be a cop to fight crime. In fact, you don't even have to leave your desk. All you have to do is join the county's virtual neighborhood watch network and you'll be able to lookout for suspicious activity from your computer. (Nichols, 2010)

New practices of co–production are being facilitated by the new media. The Ramsey County example is telling: citizens are asked to help the police by monitoring online safety cameras. Thirty cameras have been put up at criminal hot spots, or areas with frequent vehicle break–ins, thefts and assaults. The wireless technology allows law enforcement officers to watch what is going on but the ...

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ISBN: 9780415897136