FYI: CfP: ICEGOV 2011, 26 - 28 September 2011, Tallinn, Estonia

[Ajay Kumar]

FYI: 

From: <mkit...@polsci.umass.edu>
Date: 4 April 2011 14:01


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ICEGOV2011
5th International Conference on
Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
26 - 28 September 2011, Tallinn, Estonia, www.icegov.org

FIRST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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IMPORTANT DATES

First Submission Deadline
 - 25 April 2011

Notification Deadline
 - 4 July 2011

Final Submission Deadline
 - 25 July 2011

Author Registration Deadline
 - 25 July 2011




CONFERENCE PATRON

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Republic of Estonia


CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

- e-Governance Academy, Estonia
- Enterprise Estonia, Estonia
- Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, USA


CONFERENCE SERIES ORGANIZER

UNU-IIST Center for Electronic Governance, Macao SAR, China


PUBLICATIONS

Accepted papers are expected to appear in the proceedings published by
ACM Press. In addition, journal special issues with selected papers
are planned.


CONTACT

Email: ice...@icegov.org
URL: www.icegov.org


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1. INTRODUCTION
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The fast pace of technological innovation is contributing to major changes in governments, societies, and the world economy. Innovations like web 2.0 and semantic web, cloud and grid computing, pervasive broadband access and ubiquitous services, software as service, global digital identity and others have reached a level of impact that goes well beyond the use of computers and the Internet. In particular, the impact of technological innovation on government has been profound, with increased collaboration between agencies to deliver seamless services, increased participation of citizens in policy- and decision-making, delivery of location-aware public services, and new paradigms like connected governance, ubiquitous and ambient public services, knowledge-based administration, participatory budgeting, government chief information officers, and local electronic governance, among others.

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) series focuses on the use of technology to transform relationships between government and citizens, businesses, civil society and other arms of government (Electronic Governance). The Series looks beyond the traditional focus on technology-enabled transformation in government (Electronic Government), towards establishing foundations for good governance and for sustainable national development.

The Series, established in 2007, aims to bring together practitioners, developers and researchers from government, academia, industry, non-governmental organizations and UN organizations to share the latest in theory and practice of Electronic Governance. Following its first editions in Macao (ICEGOV2007), Cairo (ICEGOV2008), Bogota (ICEGOV2009) and Beijing (ICEGOV2010), ICEGOV established its identity as:

1) A Global Conference - ICEGOV consistently attracts submissions from more than 45 countries, including over 60% representation from developing and transition countries.
2) A Multi-Stakeholder Conference - ICEGOV is well attended by all major stakeholders of technology-enabled innovation in government: government, academia, industry and NGOs.
3) A Networking Conference - ICEGOV brings participation from across thematic, national, and development borders, with common interests in transformational use of technology in government.
4) A Research and Practice Conference - ICEGOV includes a healthy balance of research-, practice- and solution-related work - looking at technology, at the processes surrounding its implementation and management, or at the wider context of Electronic Governance.
5) A Capacity Building Conference - ICEGOV features a rich program of invited talks, invited sessions, tutorials, workshops, panel discussions, posters, demos, etc. all taught, moderated or organized by leading researchers and practitioners in the area.
6) An International Development Conference - The focus on Electronic Governance helps consider how government investments in technology, resulting in expected social and economic benefits, contribute to the fulfillment of sustainable development goals.
7) A UN Conference - With international development focus, with United Nations University as the founder of and the main force behind its editions, and with several UN organizations being actively involved, ICEGOV exhibits a strong UN character.

In addition, ICEGOV promotes close interactions between government, academia, industry and NGO stakeholders so that each group can contribute to as well as benefit from the interactions with others:

- Government - The stakeholders from government can share the knowledge of concrete initiatives as well as lessons learnt and challenges faced when carrying them out. In return, they can learn about the latest research results, and how they are implemented by industry, non-governmental organizations and other governments to address the challenges they face.

- Academia - The stakeholders from academia can share the models, theories and frameworks which extend the understanding of Electronic Governance and upon which concrete solutions can be built. In return, they can learn about concrete challenges faced by governments, gain access to concrete cases, and identify opportunities to implement and deploy research prototypes.

- Industry and NGOs - The stakeholders from industry and NGOs can share technological and socio-organizational solutions to be used in government practice. In return, they can learn about the challenges faced by governments, and the latest research findings available for developing solutions.

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2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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The ICEGOV2011 Program Committee invites submissions of unpublished, original work - completed or ongoing - in the form of papers, case studies, demonstrations and posters:

1) Papers - Describing mature work in one or more of the research, practice or solutions aspects of Electronic Governance, with proven or potential capacity to advance the state-of-the-art in the field.
2) Case Studies - Analyzing Electronic Governance initiatives, whether research, practice or solutions, to identify critical factors contributing to their success or failure.
3) Demonstrations - Demonstrating how solutions, possibly obtained through research, are being applied in the practice of Electronic Governance, consequently giving rise to new research.
4) Posters - Presenting new ideas and ongoing work related to research, practice or solutions for Electronic Governance, with proven or potential capacity for bridging two or more dimensions.

The contributions can originate from: (1) Government - Experiences, case studies and lessons learnt while planning, developing, executing and evaluating Electronic Governance initiatives; (2) Academia - Foundations of Electronic Governance, including development, validation and implementation of relevant theories, models and specifications; or (3) Industry and NGOs - Technologies, methods and tools upon which concrete solutions for Electronic Governance - systems, processes, services and organizations - can be built.

ICEGOV2011 particularly welcomes: (a) Cross-sector contributions that aim to establish connections between research, solutions and practice of Electronic Governance, and succeed in effectively communicating their findings from researchers to solution providers, from solution providers to public managers, and from public managers back to researchers; (b) Papers that cross the borders of the relevant disciplines - Information Technology, Computing, Public Administration and Policy, Political Science, Information Science, Linguistics, Law, Economics, Sociology, Business Administration, etc. and (c) Papers on one or more of the practice, solutions or research aspects of Electronic Governance.

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3. TOPICS
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Possible topics cover the foundations ??? models and frameworks, capacity building, evaluation, knowledge management, communities of practice, future trends, etc. as well as the whole lifecycle of Electronic Governance initiatives from planning, through architecture and implementation, to operations:

PLANNING
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Law and regulations
Funding arrangements
Readiness assessment
Policy development
Strategy development
Action plans
Partner management
Stakeholder
Leadership
Coordination
Reform alignment

ARCHITECTURE
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Interoperability
Enterprise architectures
Standards
Best practices
Agency collaboration
Information sharing
One-stop government
Connected governance
Agile government
Multi-channel delivery
Innovation system

IMPLEMENTATION
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Acquisition
Procurement
Technical infrastructure
Electronic public services
Service middleware
Services and applications
Negotiation and contracts
New technology adoption
Project management
Program management
Organizational change

OPERATIONS
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Service agreements
Monitoring
Software maintenance
Adoption and scale-up
Access and accessibility
Digital content
Digital rights
Digital divide
Benefit management
Risk management
Performance management

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4. SUBMISSION PROCESS
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All submissions should conform to the following process:

1) Preparation ? All contributions should be written in English and prepared using the Word template available at http://www.icegov.org/resources/word.zip, with page limits of: Papers - 10 pages, Case Studies - 6 pages, Demonstrations - 2 pages and Posters - 2 pages.

2) Submission ? All contributions should be submitted through the conference submission website at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icegov2011 by the First Submission Deadline.

3) Review ? All submitted contributions will undergo a double-blind review by the Program Committee and the authors will be notified about acceptance or rejection decisions by the Notification Deadline.

4) Revision ? All accepted contributions will have to be revised to address reviewer comments and resubmitted using http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icegov2011 by the Final Submission Deadline, together with the copyright form at http://www.icegov.org/resources/copyright-form.doc.

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5. PUBLICATIONS
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Like in previous years, ICEGOV2011 proceedings are expected to be published by ACM Press and available at the time of the conference in hardcopy. Selected contributions are also planned to appear in special journal issues; the forthcoming issue of Government Information Quarterly, published by Elsevier, will contain selected ICEGOV2010 papers.

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6. AWARDS
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Best Submission Awards will be selected in three categories:

- Foundations - The submission that makes the best contribution to the development of Electronic Governance theories, policies, strategies and action plans.
- Practice - The submission that presents the most innovative Electronic Governance initiative, with the greatest impact potential on Electronic Governance practice and the overall development context.
- Foundations and Practice - The submission that best links Electronic Governance foundations and practice - how the practice can improve through foundations and how foundations can strengthen through practice.

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7. SPONSORSHIP
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Authors of accepted submissions will be able to apply for sponsorship to partially cover the costs of attending the conference (registration, hotel or both) with preference given to the authors from developing countries. At most one application will be accepted per submission.

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8. PROGRAM
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Besides presentations of submitted contributions - Papers, Case Studies, Demonstrations and Posters; the program will include five types of invited contributions: Keynotes, Tutorials, Workshops, Thematic Sessions and Plenary Sessions. The program will also include a Doctoral Colloquium and a series of social events for networking and community building.

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Best Regards,

Ajay Kumar

http://aju.bz/me