ICEGOV2010
4th International Conference on
Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
25 - 28 October 2010, Beijing, China
www.icegov.org
PRELIMINARY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
IMPORTANT DATES
First Submission Deadline =09- 24 May 2010
Notification Deadline =09- 2 August 2010
Final Submission Deadline =09 - 23 August 2010
Author Registration Deadline - 23 August 2010
PATRONS
- National School of Administration, People=C3=82=C2=92s Republic of China
- Ministry of Science and Technology, People=C3=82=C2=92s Republic of China =
(to confirm)
- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, People=C3=82=C2=92s Repub=
lic =20
of China (to
confirm)
ORGANIZERS
- United Nations University, Macao SAR
- E-government Research Center, National School of Administration, China
- Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, USA
- Fudan University, China
- University of Oxford, UK
CONTACT
Email: (icegov /at/ 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 by the UN University 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 three editions in Macao (ICEGOV2007),
Cairo (ICEGOV2008) and Bogota (ICEGOV2009), 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 the national 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic
Governance (ICEGOV2010) will take place in Beijing, China, during 25 -
28 October 2010 under the patronage of the National School of
Administration, Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of
Industry and Information Technology of the People=C3=82=C2=92s Republic of C=
hina.
The conference will be co-organized by: UN University, Macao SAR;
Electronic Government Center, National School of Administration,
China; Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, USA;
Fudan University, China; and University of Oxford, UK.
The ICEGOV2010 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.
ICEGOV2010 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, from public managers 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 =C3=82=C2=96 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
Law and regulations
Funding arrangements
Readiness assessment
Policy development
Strategy development
Action plans
Partner management
Stakeholder
Leadership
Coordination
Reform alignment
ARCHITECTURE
Interoperability
Enterprise architecture
Standards
Best practices
Agency collaboration
Information-sharing
One-stop government
Connected governance
Agile government
Multi-channel delivery
Innovation system
IMPLEMENTATION
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
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 =C3=82=C2=96 All contributions should be written in English a=
nd
prepared using the Word template
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 =C3=82=C2=96 All contributions should be submitted through the
conference submission website at
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dicegov2010 by the First
Submission Deadline.
3) Review =C3=82=C2=96 All submitted contributions will undergo a double-bli=
nd
review by the Program Committee and the authors will be notified about
acceptance or rejection decisions by the Notification Deadline.
4) Revision =C3=82=C2=96 All accepted contributions will have to be revised =
to
address reviewer comments and resubmitted using
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3Dicegov2010 by the Final
Submission Deadline together with the signed copyright form.
All accepted contributions will appear in the conference proceedings
on the condition that at least one author registers for the conference
before the Author Registration Deadline and presents the contribution
at the conference. It is expected that, as for ICEGOV2007, ICEGOV2008
and ICEGOV2009, the proceedings will be published by ACM Press and
available at the time of the conference in hardcopy.
Selected contributions will appear in a special journal issue.
In addition, Best Submission Awards will be selected in three
categories:
- Theory =C3=82=C2=96 The submission that makes the best contribution to bui=
lding
Electronic Governance theory.
- Practice - The submission that presents the most innovative
Electronic Governance initiative.
- Theory and Practice - The submission that best links Electronic
Governance theory and practice.
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5. 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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6. PROGRAM
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Besides presentations of submitted contributions - Papers, Case
Studies, Demonstrations and Posters, the program will include five
types of submissions by-invitation: Keynotes, Tutorials, Workshops,
Thematic Sessions and Round-Table Discussions. The program will also
include a Doctoral Colloquium and series of social events for
networking and community building.
