As governments seek to remodel and restyle their services, e-Government continues to arouse interest and attention. New dynamic issues such as e-democracy, e-citizenship, e-Identity and e-voting have become core elements in the development of public sector delivery. The multi-tier nature of e-Government,  relevant at local government, central government but also at the supranational level such as the European Union, makes it of importance to academics and practitioners alike. Vital questions are posed which link technological development and a streamlining of government services to more social based values of inclusion, accessibility and power relationship ratios.

e-Government encompasses more than just technology – it challenges the way in which public sector service providers and citizens interact. Democratic renewal, the transformation of service delivery, community leadership and citizenship integration are all key elements of this fascinating subject.

The advisory group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and advanced practice in respect of the conference themes outlined below, from academics, government departments and practitioners in the public and private sector.  The conference to be held in Den Haag in June 2007 is also seeking case studies and reports of work-in-progress.

Topics may include, but are not limited to: Applications of e-Government: New ideas for improving the Public Service efficiency and effectiveness; The case for e-Government; Comparison case studies in developing versus developed nations; e-Government for young people; EU e-Government policy; Challenges to e-Government: Cyberterrorism; Technological limitations of citizenry; Interoperability; Language issues, Identity Management – including Authentication, Trust and Privacy; How to increase take-up of e-Government services; Semantics of transactions in e-Goverment, definitions and implementations; The e-Voting issue: How can e-Voting be made to work; Risks and advantages from e-Voting; Benefits and Inhibitors to e-Voting; e-Democracy: How technology can improve the democratic process; ICT and the case of deliberative democracy; Using Blogs and Wikis to enhance participation; e-Government as an enabler of public sector reform; Measuring e-Government/Economics of e-Government: The case for e-Government - Can benchmarking indicators be effective; What are the benefits and economics of e-Government?; e-Government success factors and inhibitors; Methodologies, tools and metrics for assessing the effectiveness of e-Government; Measuring e-Government – What benchmarks should be used?; Additional topics: Citizen to Government relationships, including inter alia, citizen–centric services and e-Participation and the issue of European citizenship; Interoperability Frameworks (National, Transnational); Trust Charters in e-Service delivery; Entrepreneurial processes in the information society; Knowledge Management/Intellectual capital in local/national government; e-I: Intelligent use of systems in government; Leading change in Public Service organisations; Shared services in public service delivery- The way forward; Multi-Agency/partnership working; Information management strategies within the public sector; The role of e-Government in social and economic development;  Can e-Government learn from e-Business? Open Access and e-Government; e-Procurement.

In addition to the main conference themes, there are three mini-tracks. Mini track on Legal, Agency, Trust and Governance Issues in e-Government; Mini track on Mobile Government; Mini track on e-Democracy.

Submission Details

Abstract details:     The Abstract should be a minimum of 100 and no more than 300 words including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received by 11 January 2007.

Submission:           Use the online submission form. Please ensure that you complete all relevent sections of the form, including the conference track the abstract is intended for, the proposed title for the paper, the full names (first name and surname, not initials), postal addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author.

Full paper:             Only required when the abstract has been selected and not to be more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references (the Harvard referencing rules need to be followed). Submission date will be no later than 1 March 2007. Papers should be submitted as.doc or .rtf attachments by email to Elaine Hayne.

Important Information

The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification of abstract selection. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. For authors whose first language is not English we request that you have your work proof read prior to submission by a native English speaker (or at least a fluent English speaker). Papers can be rejected due to a poor standard of English. Papers that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings providing at least one author registers and presents the work at the Conference (see the registration section of the conference website for more information about registration). Due to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the committee only allows an author to present one paper. Therefore if multiple papers are accepted for presentation different co-authors need to present each paper.

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