International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
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International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) is an international conference series, established by the United Nations University
in 2007, with the aim of bringing 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.
to transform relationships between government
and citizens
, business
es, 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
.
Following its first three editions in Macao
(ICEGOV2007), Cairo
(ICEGOV2008) and Bogota
(ICEGOV2009), ICEGOV is identified as :
, from 25–28 October 2010 under the patronage of the National Development and Reform Commission
, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and National School of Administration, People’s Republic of China; co-organized by: Electronic Governance Programme,
UNU-IIST
, Macao
; Electronic Government Research Center, National School of Administration, ; Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, ; Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford, ; School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China
; and State Information Center, China
.
ICEGOV2009 included invited talks by three distinguished experts and practitioners in the area: (1) Her Excellency Ms. María del Rosario Guerra, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Colombia - government perspective, (2) Prof. Matthias Finger, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
, Switzerland - academic perspective, and (3) Dr. Saleem Zoughbi, Regional Advisor, Information and Communication Technology, United Nations Social and Economic Commission for Western Asia
, Lebanon - international perspective.
The conference also featured 12 invited sessions to present experiences and lessons learnt in Electronic Governance development at the national or sub-national levels: (1) - Programa Gobierno en Línea, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology; (2) - Officina Nacional de Tecnologias de la Informacion, Subsecretaria de Tecnologias de Gestion; (3) - Centro de Estudios e Investigación de Gobierno Electrónico, Oficina Presidencial de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación; (4) - Estrategia Digital; (5) - Secretaría de la Función Pública; (6) - National Information Technology Industry Promotion Agency; (7) Rio Negre Province
, - Ministerio de Hacienda, Obras y Servicios Publicos, Provincia de Rio Negro; (8) - Gobierno Digital; (9) - National School of Administration; (10) - Government of Macao SAR, China; (11) - ICT and Post Authority; and (12) - National Agency for ICT; and three invited sessions on the topical areas by the international or multi-national organizations specializing in them: Technology Leadership by International Academy of CIO; Interoperability
and Open Standards
by Microsoft Corporation
; and e-Governance and Development by United Nations Development Programme
.
In addition, the conference featured a capacity building program comprising a series of six tutorials - three on domain-independent aspects of Electronic Governance and three on e-applications: (1) Technology by Jim Davies, University of Oxford, UK; (2) Transformation by Pallab Saha, National University of Singapore, Singapore; (3) Policy by Sharon S. Dawes and Theresa A. Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA; (4) e-Health by Jennifer Zelmer, International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation, Denmark; (5) e-Economy by Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland; and (6) e-Leadership by Jean-Pierre Auffret, International Academy of CIO, USA and Elsa Estevez, United Nations University, Macao.
Three round-table discussions aimed at national, regional and international consensus-building on specific topics of interest to the community was also organized as part of the conference: (1) How to Achieve High Take-up of Government Online organized by María Isabel Mejía Jaramillo, Programa Gobierno en Línea; (2) Towards Regional Dialogue to Promote Alliances co-organized by Florencia Ferrer, e- Stratégia Pública, Brazil and Miguel Porrua, Organization of American States, USA; and (3) Innovation Transfer Frameworks for Global Electronic Governance organized by Tomasz Janowski, United Nations University, Macao.
A total of 102 submissions were received for ICEGOV2009 including papers, case studies, demos and posters from 39 countries and economies: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . The conference included 24 papers (8 pages), 29 case studies (6 pages), 6 demos (4 pages) and 17 posters (2 pages). Accepted demos and posters were presented as part of the demo and poster session, while accepted papers and case studies were presented as part of 12 regular paper sessions and discussed as part of 6 synchronized workshops and panel discussions. The Proceedings of ICEGOV2009 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-60558-663-2).
ICEGOV2008 included three invited talks by three distinguished experts and practitioners in the area: His Excellency Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish, Minister of State for Administrative Development, Government of Egypt (government perspective); Prof. Roland Traunmüller, Professor Emeritus, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (academic perspective); and Dr. Mario Apostolov, Regional Advisor, UN Economic Commission for Europe
(international perspective).
The conference featured 15 invited sessions by various governments, universities and international organizations active in the area. Six government organizations: (1) Ministry of State for Administrative Development, ; (2) Government of SAR, China; (3)National Information Technology Agency, ; (4) Under-Secretary of Information Technology, Presidency of the Ecuador Republic, ; (5) e-Government Department, Prime Minister’s Office and National IT Center, ; and (6) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, . Three universities: (7) Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, ; (8) Information and Communications University, ; and (9) Observatorio de Sociedad, Gobierno y Tecnologías de Información, Universidad Externado de Colombia, . Six international and UN organizations: (10) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - GTZ GmbH, Germany, (11) Microsoft Corporation; (12) United Nations Governance Center, Korea; (13) United Nations University
- UNU; (14) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- UNECE; and (15) United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- UNITAR.
In addition to invited talks and sessions, ICEGOV2008 also featured a strong capacity building program comprising a series of six (horizontal) tutorials on domain-independent aspects of Electronic Governance and three (vertical) tutorials on domain-specific aspects: (1) Theory by Rahul De’ from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, ; (2) Technology by Steve Harris, Jeremy Gibbons, Jim Davies and Charles Crichton from the Oxford University, ; (3) Information by Sharon S. Dawes and Theresa A. Pardo from the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, , and Yuanfu Jiang from the National School of Administration, ; (4) Transformation by Marijn Janssen from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, and William S. Shu from the University of Buea, ; (5) Value by Wojciech Cellary from the Poznan University of Economics, ; (6) Policy by Jay Kesan from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ; (7) Education by Toshio Obi from Waseda University, ; (8) Environment by Lalanath de Silva from the World Resources Institute, ; and (9) Transfer by Christine Leitner from Danube University Krems, . The six horizontal tutorials, held on 1 December 2008, provided the audience with the general foundation and understanding of the area, accompanied by six corresponding workshops, held on 4 December 2008, to present state-of-the-art research and applications.
Furthermore, the capacity-building program of ICEGOV2008 included eight panel discussions on: (1) Post-Conflict Countries co-organized by Young-Sik Kim from the Ministry of Communications and IT, Afghanistan and Saleem Zoughbi from Bethlehem University, Palestine; (2) Implementation Frameworks organized by Olu Agunloye from the National e-Government Strategies Limited, Nigeria; (3) Interoperability Frameworks organized by Alejandra Cechich from the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina; (4) Rural Communities organized by Robert Schware from the Academy of Educational Development, USA; (5) Environmental Governance organized by Achim Haplaap from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research; (6) Dispute Resolution organized by Ethan Katsh from the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution, University of Massachusetts, USA; (7) Electronic Governance in Europe co-organized by Madeleine Siösteen Thiel from the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems and Urban Funered from the Ministry of Finance, Sweden; and (8) Citizen Journalism organized by Kishor Pradhan from Panos South Asia, Nepal.
Regular paper sessions comprised presentations of papers and case studies submitted for the conference, and accepted after review by the Program Committee. Altogether, ICEGOV2008 received 127 submissions including papers, case studies and posters from 46 countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Among this number, 79 submissions came from developing countries and 48 from developed countries. After a review process involving 74 members of the Program Committee, the conference accepted 30 papers (8 pages), 34 case studies (6 pages) and 16 posters (2 pages). The Proceedings of ICEGOV2008 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-60558-386-0).
ICEGOV2007 included invited talks from three well-known experts and practitioners, representing academic, government and non-governmental perspectives on Electronic Governance> They were: (1) Sharon S. Dawes, Senior Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA, and the President of the Digital Government Society of North America; (2) Olu Agunloye, Executive Vice Chairman of the National eGovernment Strategies (NeGSt) Limited, Nigeria, and (3) Guido Bertucci, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.
In addition, a series of six tutorial-workshop events was organized on various aspects of Electronic Governance: (1) Formal Engineering Methods for Electronic Governance by Jim Davies, Oxford University, UK and Tomasz Janowski, UNU-IIST-EGOV, Macao; (2) Interoperability in Electronic Government by Marijn Janssen, TU Delft, Netherlands, and Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA; (3) Knowledge Management in Public Administration by Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz, Germany, and Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria; (4) Electronic Governance and Organizational Transformation by Theresa A. Pardo, CTG, University at Albany, SUNY, USA and Yuanfu Jiang, China National School of Administration, China; (5) Policy Development for Electronic Governance by Ik Jae Chung, University at Albany, SUNY, USA; and (6) Economics for Electronic Governance by Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland.
Regular paper sessions, interleaved with panel discussions, comprised presentations of the papers submitted for the conference. Altogether, 159 abstracts and 130 full papers were submitted from 53 countries. A total of 97 papers were received from 27 developing countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , and 61 from 26 developed countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Among 159 submissions, 63 were research papers, 74 were practice papers and 22 were solutions papers. The conference included 33 long (10 page) papers, 38 short (4 page) papers, and 20 posters (2 pages). The Proceeding of ICEGOV2007 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-59593-822-0).
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
in 2007, with the aim of bringing together practitioners, developers and researchers from government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
, industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
, non-governmental organizations and UN
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
organizations to share the latest in theory
Theory
The English word theory was derived from a technical term in Ancient Greek philosophy. The word theoria, , meant "a looking at, viewing, beholding", and referring to contemplation or speculation, as opposed to action...
and practice of Electronic Governance.
The ICEGOV Series
The ICEGOV series focuses on the use of technologyTechnology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
to transform relationships between government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and citizens
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
, business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
es, civil society
Civil society
Civil society is composed of the totality of many voluntary social relationships, civic and social organizations, and institutions that form the basis of a functioning society, as distinct from the force-backed structures of a state , the commercial institutions of the market, and private criminal...
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
Good governance
Good governance is an indeterminate term used in development literature to describe how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources in order to guarantee the realization of human rights. Governance describes "the process of decision-making and the process by which...
and for sustainable national development
Sustainable development
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come...
.
Following its first three editions in Macao
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
(ICEGOV2007), Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
(ICEGOV2008) and Bogota
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
(ICEGOV2009), ICEGOV is identified as :
- A Global Conference - ICEGOV consistently attracts submissions from more than 45 countries, including over 60% representation from developing and transition countries.
- A Multi-Stakeholder Conference - ICEGOV is well attended by all major stakeholders of technologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
-enabled innovationInnovationInnovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
in government: governmentGovernmentGovernment refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, academiaAcademiaAcademia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
, industryIndustryIndustry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
and NGOs. - A Networking Conference - ICEGOV brings participation from across thematic, national, and development borders, with common interests in transformational use of technologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
in government. - A ResearchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and Practice Conference - ICEGOV includes a healthy balance of researchResearchResearch can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
-, practice- and solution-related work - looking at technologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, at the processes surrounding its implementation and management, or at the wider context of Electronic Governance. - A Capacity BuildingCapacity buildingCapacity building also referred to as capacity development is a conceptual approach to development that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit people, governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing...
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. - An International DevelopmentInternational developmentInternational development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
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. - A UNUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Conference - With international developmentInternational developmentInternational development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development — the development of greater quality of life for humans...
focus, with United Nations UniversityUnited Nations UniversityThe United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
as the founder of and the main force behind its editions, and with several UN organizations being actively involved, ICEGOV exhibits a strong UNUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
character.
ICEGOV2010
The fourth edition of ICEGOV (ICEGOV2010) is scheduled to he held in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, from 25–28 October 2010 under the patronage of the National Development and Reform Commission
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission , formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the Chinese State Council, which has broad administrative and planning control over the Chinese economy...
, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and National School of Administration, People’s Republic of China; co-organized by: Electronic Governance Programme,
UNU-IISTUNU-IIST
The United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology is a United Nations University Research Training Centre based in Macau.-History:...
, Macao
Mação
Mação is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 400.0 km² and a total population of 7,763 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of eight parishes, and is located in the Santarém District....
; Electronic Government Research Center, National School of Administration, ; Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, ; Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford, ; School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
; and State Information Center, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
ICEGOV2009
The 3rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2009) was organized in Bogota, during 10–13 November 2009. The conference took place under the patronage of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Colombia, and was co-organized by: (1) Electronic Governance Programme at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology, (2) Observatorio de Sociedad, Gobierno y Tecnologías de Información, Universidad Externado de Colombia, and (3) Programa Gobierno en Línea, Government of Colombia.ICEGOV2009 included invited talks by three distinguished experts and practitioners in the area: (1) Her Excellency Ms. María del Rosario Guerra, Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Government of Colombia - government perspective, (2) Prof. Matthias Finger, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
, Switzerland - academic perspective, and (3) Dr. Saleem Zoughbi, Regional Advisor, Information and Communication Technology, United Nations Social and Economic Commission for Western Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia , headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, is one of the five regional commissions under the administrative direction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. UN-ESCWA promotes economic and social development of Western Asia...
, Lebanon - international perspective.
The conference also featured 12 invited sessions to present experiences and lessons learnt in Electronic Governance development at the national or sub-national levels: (1) - Programa Gobierno en Línea, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology; (2) - Officina Nacional de Tecnologias de la Informacion, Subsecretaria de Tecnologias de Gestion; (3) - Centro de Estudios e Investigación de Gobierno Electrónico, Oficina Presidencial de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación; (4) - Estrategia Digital; (5) - Secretaría de la Función Pública; (6) - National Information Technology Industry Promotion Agency; (7) Rio Negre Province
Río Negro Province
Río Negro is a province of Argentina, located at the northern edge of Patagonia. Neighboring provinces are from the south clockwise Chubut, Neuquén, Mendoza, La Pampa and Buenos Aires. To the east lies the Atlantic Ocean.Its capital is Viedma...
, - Ministerio de Hacienda, Obras y Servicios Publicos, Provincia de Rio Negro; (8) - Gobierno Digital; (9) - National School of Administration; (10) - Government of Macao SAR, China; (11) - ICT and Post Authority; and (12) - National Agency for ICT; and three invited sessions on the topical areas by the international or multi-national organizations specializing in them: Technology Leadership by International Academy of CIO; Interoperability
Interoperability
Interoperability is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together . The term is often used in a technical systems engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to...
and Open Standards
Open standard
An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed . There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage....
by Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
; and e-Governance and Development by United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
.
In addition, the conference featured a capacity building program comprising a series of six tutorials - three on domain-independent aspects of Electronic Governance and three on e-applications: (1) Technology by Jim Davies, University of Oxford, UK; (2) Transformation by Pallab Saha, National University of Singapore, Singapore; (3) Policy by Sharon S. Dawes and Theresa A. Pardo, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA; (4) e-Health by Jennifer Zelmer, International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation, Denmark; (5) e-Economy by Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland; and (6) e-Leadership by Jean-Pierre Auffret, International Academy of CIO, USA and Elsa Estevez, United Nations University, Macao.
Three round-table discussions aimed at national, regional and international consensus-building on specific topics of interest to the community was also organized as part of the conference: (1) How to Achieve High Take-up of Government Online organized by María Isabel Mejía Jaramillo, Programa Gobierno en Línea; (2) Towards Regional Dialogue to Promote Alliances co-organized by Florencia Ferrer, e- Stratégia Pública, Brazil and Miguel Porrua, Organization of American States, USA; and (3) Innovation Transfer Frameworks for Global Electronic Governance organized by Tomasz Janowski, United Nations University, Macao.
A total of 102 submissions were received for ICEGOV2009 including papers, case studies, demos and posters from 39 countries and economies: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . The conference included 24 papers (8 pages), 29 case studies (6 pages), 6 demos (4 pages) and 17 posters (2 pages). Accepted demos and posters were presented as part of the demo and poster session, while accepted papers and case studies were presented as part of 12 regular paper sessions and discussed as part of 6 synchronized workshops and panel discussions. The Proceedings of ICEGOV2009 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-60558-663-2).
ICEGOV2008
The 2nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2008) took place in Cairo, during 1–4 December 2008. The conference took place under the patronage of the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, Government of Egypt and was organized jointly by the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology, and German University in Cairo.ICEGOV2008 included three invited talks by three distinguished experts and practitioners in the area: His Excellency Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish, Minister of State for Administrative Development, Government of Egypt (government perspective); Prof. Roland Traunmüller, Professor Emeritus, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (academic perspective); and Dr. Mario Apostolov, Regional Advisor, UN Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
(international perspective).
The conference featured 15 invited sessions by various governments, universities and international organizations active in the area. Six government organizations: (1) Ministry of State for Administrative Development, ; (2) Government of SAR, China; (3)National Information Technology Agency, ; (4) Under-Secretary of Information Technology, Presidency of the Ecuador Republic, ; (5) e-Government Department, Prime Minister’s Office and National IT Center, ; and (6) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, . Three universities: (7) Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, ; (8) Information and Communications University, ; and (9) Observatorio de Sociedad, Gobierno y Tecnologías de Información, Universidad Externado de Colombia, . Six international and UN organizations: (10) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit - GTZ GmbH, Germany, (11) Microsoft Corporation; (12) United Nations Governance Center, Korea; (13) United Nations University
United Nations University
The United Nations University is an academic arm of the United Nations established in 1973, which serves purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The UNU undertakes research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of...
- UNU; (14) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
- UNECE; and (15) United Nations Institute for Training and Research
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research was established in 1965 following a "for the training of personnel, particularly from developing Member States, for administrative and operational assignments with the United Nations and the specialized agencies, both at Headquarters and in...
- UNITAR.
In addition to invited talks and sessions, ICEGOV2008 also featured a strong capacity building program comprising a series of six (horizontal) tutorials on domain-independent aspects of Electronic Governance and three (vertical) tutorials on domain-specific aspects: (1) Theory by Rahul De’ from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, ; (2) Technology by Steve Harris, Jeremy Gibbons, Jim Davies and Charles Crichton from the Oxford University, ; (3) Information by Sharon S. Dawes and Theresa A. Pardo from the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, , and Yuanfu Jiang from the National School of Administration, ; (4) Transformation by Marijn Janssen from the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, and William S. Shu from the University of Buea, ; (5) Value by Wojciech Cellary from the Poznan University of Economics, ; (6) Policy by Jay Kesan from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ; (7) Education by Toshio Obi from Waseda University, ; (8) Environment by Lalanath de Silva from the World Resources Institute, ; and (9) Transfer by Christine Leitner from Danube University Krems, . The six horizontal tutorials, held on 1 December 2008, provided the audience with the general foundation and understanding of the area, accompanied by six corresponding workshops, held on 4 December 2008, to present state-of-the-art research and applications.
Furthermore, the capacity-building program of ICEGOV2008 included eight panel discussions on: (1) Post-Conflict Countries co-organized by Young-Sik Kim from the Ministry of Communications and IT, Afghanistan and Saleem Zoughbi from Bethlehem University, Palestine; (2) Implementation Frameworks organized by Olu Agunloye from the National e-Government Strategies Limited, Nigeria; (3) Interoperability Frameworks organized by Alejandra Cechich from the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina; (4) Rural Communities organized by Robert Schware from the Academy of Educational Development, USA; (5) Environmental Governance organized by Achim Haplaap from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research; (6) Dispute Resolution organized by Ethan Katsh from the National Center for Technology and Dispute Resolution, University of Massachusetts, USA; (7) Electronic Governance in Europe co-organized by Madeleine Siösteen Thiel from the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems and Urban Funered from the Ministry of Finance, Sweden; and (8) Citizen Journalism organized by Kishor Pradhan from Panos South Asia, Nepal.
Regular paper sessions comprised presentations of papers and case studies submitted for the conference, and accepted after review by the Program Committee. Altogether, ICEGOV2008 received 127 submissions including papers, case studies and posters from 46 countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Among this number, 79 submissions came from developing countries and 48 from developed countries. After a review process involving 74 members of the Program Committee, the conference accepted 30 papers (8 pages), 34 case studies (6 pages) and 16 posters (2 pages). The Proceedings of ICEGOV2008 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-60558-386-0).
ICEGOV2007
The 1st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2007) took place in during 10–13 December 2007. ICEGOV2007 was co-organized by the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology, the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA, and the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT), Incheon, Republic of Korea.ICEGOV2007 included invited talks from three well-known experts and practitioners, representing academic, government and non-governmental perspectives on Electronic Governance> They were: (1) Sharon S. Dawes, Senior Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA, and the President of the Digital Government Society of North America; (2) Olu Agunloye, Executive Vice Chairman of the National eGovernment Strategies (NeGSt) Limited, Nigeria, and (3) Guido Bertucci, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations.
In addition, a series of six tutorial-workshop events was organized on various aspects of Electronic Governance: (1) Formal Engineering Methods for Electronic Governance by Jim Davies, Oxford University, UK and Tomasz Janowski, UNU-IIST-EGOV, Macao; (2) Interoperability in Electronic Government by Marijn Janssen, TU Delft, Netherlands, and Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA; (3) Knowledge Management in Public Administration by Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz, Germany, and Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria; (4) Electronic Governance and Organizational Transformation by Theresa A. Pardo, CTG, University at Albany, SUNY, USA and Yuanfu Jiang, China National School of Administration, China; (5) Policy Development for Electronic Governance by Ik Jae Chung, University at Albany, SUNY, USA; and (6) Economics for Electronic Governance by Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland.
Regular paper sessions, interleaved with panel discussions, comprised presentations of the papers submitted for the conference. Altogether, 159 abstracts and 130 full papers were submitted from 53 countries. A total of 97 papers were received from 27 developing countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and , and 61 from 26 developed countries: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . Among 159 submissions, 63 were research papers, 74 were practice papers and 22 were solutions papers. The conference included 33 long (10 page) papers, 38 short (4 page) papers, and 20 posters (2 pages). The Proceeding of ICEGOV2007 was published by ACM Press (ISBN 978-1-59593-822-0).