ECEG European Conference on eGovernment

ECEG European Conference on eGovernment http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg-home.htm Ongoing developments and important dates for ECEG Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:07:04 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 RSSeditor v0.9.54 (http://www.rss-info.com) Early preliminary programme now posted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-timetable.htm Brendan Remenyi The early preliminary programme for the conference appears on the programme webpage. http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-timetable.htm . The preliminary programme will be updated every two-three weeks as the review process progresses. It is important to note that travel arrangements should not be made based on the presentation slot shown in any preliminary programme. If you have a specific need to speak on a particular day, please email the Conference Manager, Sue Nugus, who will try to accommodate you.

A .pdf version of this timetable is available to download from the participant download section at the top of the At a Glance webpage. http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-glance.htm

It is still possible to attend the conference as a non presenting participant. Please see the registration webpage for complete details. http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-registration.htm

]]> Abstracts selected now posted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-abstracts.htm Brendan Remenyi A list of the abstracts selected for submission as full papers receive prior to the abstract submission deadline appears on the abstracts selected webpage. http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-abstracts.htm To protect the integrity of the double-blind peer review process, abstract titles and author details are separated. Titles are listed in no particular order and author names are listed alphabetically by lead author surname.

Full papers are due not later than 10 January 2013. Authors are advised that this is a FINAL date. Earlier submission of the full paper helps us to manage the review process in a timely manner. So if your full paper is ready before 10 January 2013, please email it to Julia Hawkins (julia@academic-conferences.org ) the conference submissions manager. This is of particular importance if you will need a visa to attend the conference.

]]> Abstract submission deadline extended until 6 December http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-abstract-submission.htm Brendan Remenyi The conference organisers have received multiple requests to extend the deadline. The Conference Committee has kindly agreed to extend the Abstract Submission deadline until Thursday 6 December 2012.

The full call for papers along with mini tracks can be seen at http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm

Submissions can be made directly on line at http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-abstract-submission.htm

]]> Mini track on eGovernment: Implementation Strategies for Developing Countries - EISDC 2013 accepted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm#Mahmood Brendan Remenyi The conference advisory group has accepted a mini track on eGovernment: Implementation Strategies for Developing Countries EISDC 2013 chaired by Dr Zaigham Mahmood, University of Derby, UK

E-Government is about harnessing the information revolution to improve the lives of citizens and businesses and to improve the efficiency of government. It aims at a citizen centred vision of a government that provides effective governance, increased transparency, better management, effective processes and efficient services through the use of the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICTs). In this context, world governments are mobilizing huge amounts of resources to develop, implement and promote the use of e-Government.

However, all governments are not at the same level of e-Government maturity. Whereas, developed economies such as those in Europe and the US are well advanced in the process of achieving vertical and horizontal integrating with respect to their e-government projects, many developing countries are at the initial stages of such developments in some cases, providing only a one-way communication from the government to its citizens, via a government owned website or a portal. Reality is that e-government projects are huge undertakings requiring significant investment of time, money and people resources. There is, therefore, a need for a careful assessment of the e-readiness of the state as well as a careful formulation of a strategy and a clear commitment and political will on the part of the political leaders. The government needs to have ICT infrastructure, processes and policies as well as training provision for the masses in place, and citizens must be ready to embrace the new technologies and approaches. So, for developing economies, there are many issues and barriers to resolve and overcome. The purpose of this conference track is to address such issues and suggest implementation strategies.

The full mini track call for papers is available in .pdf format from the Document Download section at the top of the At a Glance webpage. http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-glance.htm

Abstract submissions are required in the first instance, no more than 500 words please, not later than 22^nd November 2012. Submissions should be made via the online form at http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-abstract-submission.htm

]]> Mini track on Managing Innovation and Change with e-Government accepted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm#Todorovic_Keefe_Asgarkhani Brendan Remenyi The conference advisory group has accepted a mini track on Managing Innovation and Change with e-Government co-chaired by Milan Todorovic, Union Nikola Tesla University in Belgrade, Serbia , Terry Keefe, Sheffield Hallam University, UK and Mehdi Asgarkhani, CPIT, New Zealand.

The aim of this mini track is to bring together both academic research and industry papers that explore the relationship between innovative change and use of Information Technology (IT) in the Public Sector. Strands expected to be addressed will include:

Public Sector Innovation is concerned with new or significantly improved ways of doing things, either within the structure of the public sector itself or in the way in which public services are provided to enable better outcomes and enhanced user satisfaction at lower or no additional costs. The aim is to develop a better understanding of innovative approaches and tools and their impact on government performance and public service delivery. Innovation can take a variety of forms, with technology being just one among the many enablers, but fundamentally it is about changing the way something has been done in the past to deliver significant improvements for the present. E-government explores how governments can best use information and communication technologies to embrace good government principles and achieve policy goals.

Improvements to effectiveness, efficiency and value for money. Government institutions at local, national and EU level are seeking fundamental change and modernization to the machinery of public service delivery in response to a radically and rapidly changing economic and social environment. In the private sector e-commerce and e-business have brought about profound changes in the workplace and in the relationship between suppliers and customers. This strand will explore the impact of IT related change in terms of its value added to public sector organizations, governments and citizens.

Managing change is a critical success factor for reforms via IT solutions. Technology is the key component of IT-assisted reforms. However, technology alone cannot guarantee success. Traditionally, change management when IT supported initiatives are introduced, is heavily focused on the technology. That is to say, often change in business processes and/or impact on people is overlooked. E-Government is about use of IT solutions to introduce reforms in the public sector. Success of e-Government relies on not only reliable technology which is easy to use by people without compromising effective business processes. Managing change by technology must be a holistic process, considering technology, people and business processes alike.

]]> Mini track on Addressing the 'eGovernment paradox': unfolding the 'public value paradigm' for assessing the impact of ICT enabled services in the public sector accepted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm#Misuraca_Viscusi Brendan Remenyi The conference advisory group has accepted a mini track on Addressing the 'eGovernment paradox': unfolding the 'public value paradigm' for assessing the impact of ICT enabled services in the public sector co-chaired by Dr Gianluca Misuraca, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville, Spain and Dr Gianluigi Viscusi, Department of Informatics, Systems and Communication (DISCo), University of Milan Bicocca, Italy

After over twenty years of research and practical implementation it is now widely recognized by both the scientific and the practice communities that despite the potential of eGovernment, the evidence of its impact on society is still limited and the promised productivity gains seem not having been achieved yet.

The lack of evidence on whether or not eGovernment has any real impact in terms of efficiency and effectiveness has led to what some scholars already define as the 'eGovernment Paradox' (Bertot & Jaeger, 2008; Castelnovo, 2010, Misuraca, Codagnone and Rossel, 2012; Savoldelli, Codagnone and Misuraca, 2012).

This track aims at interpreting this paradox and discussing methodological approaches for evaluating and assessing the impact of ICT-enabled services in the public sector through the lens of different theoretical and methodological frameworks, and in particular the public value paradigm. In this regard, several approaches to studying the impact of ICT on public value creation and related indicators have already been proposed and discussed in literature. However, most of these approaches are based on indicators defined to measure the direct or indirect impact of ICT adoption in public sector administrative and economic performances (Cordella and Bonina 2012; Misuraca, 2012).

]]> Mini track on Evaluation of e-government policies and projects accepted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm#Vintar Brendan Remenyi The conference advisory group has accepted a mini track on Evaluation of e-government policies and projects chaired by Prof Dr Mirko Vintar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

E-government development so far has been significantly marked by a large gap between supply and demand of public e-services in most countries, which can be prevailingly attributed to politically driven development rather than evidence-based evaluation and selection of e-government policies and projects. Consequently, user acceptance of e-government services is below government anticipations, while the expected effects in terms of reducing costs and increasing the effectiveness of public administration are still in early stages. Due to high expectations and considerable investments, e-government policies and projects are becoming progressively more subjected to the critical review of the public, calling for greater responsibility and more transparent policy-making process.

Past experience in the field and fierce public finance trends evidently require effective instruments which could enable e-government decision-makers (at political or institutional level of decision making) to conduct more qualified and quantified planning, implementation and evaluation of e-government policies and projects (ex-ante or ex-post). The basis of each qualified decision making is quality and comparable information based on selected models of indicators and adequate data sources. Recent theory and practice in evaluation and benchmarking is revealing that models of indicators and related data sources are the most critical issues of evaluation. The mini track is focused on issues of indicators, their data sources and problems related to their application and overall evaluation process.

]]> Mini track on Digital Citizenship and Activism accepted http://academic-conferences.org/eceg/eceg2013/eceg13-call-papers.htm#Svensson Brendan Remenyi The conference advisory group has accepted a mini track on Digital Citizenship and Activism chaired by Dr Jakob Svensson, Karlstad University,

Sweden

The long-raging debate over the potential of the Internet and new media to invigorate citizens participation in politics is not a matter of theoretical speculation any more, but an acutely practical affair. Nowadays, when citizens want to voice their opinions and define their political identities they increasingly do so on social networks online. Slowly but surely, these environments exhibit exciting new possibilities for mobilization, organization and discussion, offering citizens new channels for speaking and acting together and thus lower the threshold for political participation. This, in turn, changes the power dynamics of participation. However, some have questioned the notion of social networking platforms as tools for social change and/or horizontal power structures, in particular in relation to issues of surveillance, data privacy and corporate ownership of social networks. Also very few movements have succeed through mediated activism alone.

Hence, on the one hand we are witnessing how increasing access to the internet has resulted in an array of new strategies and success stories for contemporary activism, in particular with regards to mobilisation. On the other hand, we are still groping in the dark when it comes to understanding the place of digital activism in the shifting landscapes of power. For this mini-track we invite scholarly research to shed light on these issues.

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