Transnational public sector knowledge networks: A comparative study of contextual distances |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Technology in Government, SUNY Albany, 187 Wolf Rd., Suite 301, Albany, NY 12205, United States;2. Institute of Public Administration, Information Technology Sector, P O Box 205, Riyadh 11141, Saudi Arabia;1. School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia;2. Department of Public Administration, The University of Texas at San Antonio, 501 W. César E. Chávez Boulevard, San Antonio, TX 78207-4415, USA;1. Department of Accounting and Finance (Faculty of Business Studies), University of Granada, C/Campus Universitario de Cartuja S/N. Post Code (Box): 18071, Granada, Spain;2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Cádiz, Avda. Ramón Puyol S/N. Post Code (Box): 11202, (Algeciras-Cádiz), Spain;3. Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Granada, C/Periodista Daniel Saucedo Aranda S/N, Post Code (Box): 18071, Granada, Spain;1. Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, Gosarjeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;2. King''s Business School, King''s College London - Bush House, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG, United Kingdom;3. Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlett Faculty of The Built Environment, University College London – Central House, 14 Upper Woburn Pl, London WC1H 0NN, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | As governments work to prevent, mitigate, or solve problems of global concern, they increasingly need to exchange knowledge and information among the expert organizations responsible for policies and programs that address them. We call these working arrangements transnational public sector knowledge networks (TPSKNs). The actors in these networks exist within their own informational, organizational, and national contexts and they need to find ways to interact effectively with counterparts who are embedded in different contexts. In this research, we show how understanding these differences, or contextual distances, can help assess, design, and manage TPSKNs. The paper compares two such networks, in environmental quality and public health, across nine contextual distances. All distances were present in both cases despite differences in focus, participants, and time frame. A variety of strategies and tools served to narrow, bridge, or capitalize on these distances thus helping the networks achieve desirable results. |
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