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INTRODUCTION
Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyinscribedasaperiodoffastprogressing
evolutionofeconomiesandentrepreneurshipbeingapermanentelementofthe
transformationoftheworldandhumanity.Contemporarybusinessorganizations
havebeenfacedwithagrowingneedtofocusmoreoncreativityandinnovation
inordertokeepupwithincreasingglobalcompetition.Businessunitscreativity
andinnovationareenhancedthroughtheintroductionofcomputersupportsys-
tems,tools,andmethods.
Theaimofthisbookistoimproveourunderstandingofcreativitysupport
systemenvironments.Thevariousarticlesanalysecreativeandinnovativeactivi-
tiesascarriedoutbyindividuals,groups,andorganizations.Thebook'sfocusis
onidentifyingandunderstandingthefactorsrelatingtotheworkingenvironment
thatareconducivetohumancreativityandinnovation.
Thebookislikelytobeofinteresttostudentsandscholarsinanumberof
researchfieldsaswellastoscienceandinnovationpolicydecisionmakerscon-
cernedwithresearch,teaching,andpolicymeasuresforthedevelopmentofcrea-
tivitysupportsystemenvironments.
Thefourteenarticlesformingthebookillustratevariousapproachestothe
analysisofcreativitysupportsystems,methodsandapplications.Thearticles
werediscussedattheinternationalsessionswithinthe27thConferenceonOr-
ganizationalSupportSystems.Theconstructionofcreativitysupportsystemsin-
volvesthedevelopmentofacreativeorganizationandislocatedintheareaof
interdisciplinaryresearch.Arichvarietyofmethods,techniquesandapplications
areusedtoachievethecreativityandinnovationgoals,manyofthemarepre-
sentedinthebook.
Inthefirstarticleofthisbook,JaninaBanasikowskaandAnnaSołtysik-
-Piorunkiewiczfocusoncreativityofpublicadministrationandpresentitstrans-
formationintoe-Administration.Theyemphasizetheopportunitiestocreate
auniformEuropeaninformationspaceandtostrengtheninnovationsforthein-
tegratedEuropeaninformationsociety.
