2011 Conference on Electronic Democracy
Sept. 8-9, 2011
University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna
<http://edem2011.ocg.at/index.html>http://edem2011.ocg.at/index.html
Deadlines - Submission of papers (max. 10 pages): 15 May 2011
eDemocracy applications have matured covering an
ever increasing range of applications, ranging
from transparency and information, discussion,
deliberation and consultation projects to
decision-making and voting, thus encompassing
the entire democratic process. A critical
reflection of the experience made is indicated:
How can eDemocracy support and enrich our
democracy and not leave participants disenfranchised?
How can the Internet increase citizen
participation in political decision-making?
Where and how can eDemocracy mechanisms and
systems be used in the administrative process?
What are the limitations and the risks of
eDemocracy? This not only concerns obvious
technical risks, but also issues in project
management, inclusion, acceptance and effectiveness.
What and where are the interfaces, what methods
can be used to integrate eParticipation in
present public administration processes?
How can we ensure that the greatest number of
people are reached and are able to use the means of participation?
How can the modern media support political education?
As a special topic the conference will deal with
the new European Citizens? Initiative enabled by
the Treaty of Lisbon, which creates a unique
means for EU citizens to participate on the European level.
EDEM 2011 presents the unique opportunity to
discuss these questions and find possible
answers. During the conference experience will
be shared, examples of good (and maybe not so
good) practice analysed, the State-of-the-Art
and future scenarios will be presented and discussed.
The main conference language is English;
submissions in German are also acceptable.
We invite individuals from academic and
practical backgrounds as well as public
administration offices, public bodies, NGOs,
education institutions and independent
organisations, to submit their contributions.
Costs:
EUR 95,- for authors
EUR 115,- early bird rate für participants who register until July 17, 2011
EUR 135,- for participants who register after July 17, 2011
The fee includes conference, proceedings and
social program during the conference.
Pre-conference social program to be announced.
The Proceedings will be published by the Austrian Computer Society.
Deadlines
Submission of papers (max. 10 pages): 15.5.2011
Notification of acceptance: 30.6.2011
Final paper submission: 31.7.2011
Conference: 7./8.9.2011
Submissions
Please send your submission in pdf format to
<mailto:(alexander.prosser /at/ wu-wien.ac.at)>(alexander.prosser /at/ wu-wien.ac.at).
All submissions will be submitted to a
double-blind full paper review by at least 2
reviewers. To facilitate the review process,
please write a separate cover sheet with the
paper title and affiliation/s and omit the affiliations in the actual paper.
