[Peace] Fwd: 2014 Digital Government Society Conference
Rachel Storm
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From: Meaderds, LaEisha <meaderds at illinois.edu>
Date: Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 11:25 AM
Subject: 2014 Digital Government Society Conference
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Call for Papers
*dg.o 2014*
*15th Annual International Conference on*
*Digital Government Research*
*Open Innovations and Sustainable Development in Government: *
*Experiences from around the World*
Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Wednesday – Saturday, June 18-21, 2014
*Submission deadline—February 1st, 2014*
Home page: *http://dgsociety.org/conference/2014
<http://dgsociety.org/conference/2014>*
General inquiries: dgo2014 at easychair.org <dgo2013 at easychair.org>
Twitter: DGSociety, #dgo2014
Paper submissions: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dgo2014
Governments around the world are embracing different “open innovations” to
foster sustainable development such as open government, policy informatics,
smart technologies, semantic technologies, web services applications, open
and transparent government, social media, crowd sourcing, data integration,
visualizations, analytics, new collaboration models and practices, data
sharing, computing infrastructure models, and cyber-security.
With the idea of exploring these experiences in the public sphere, the Digital
Government Society (DGS) <http://dgsociety.org/> announces the 15th Annual
International Conference on Digital Government Research - dg.o 2014. The
dg.o conferences are an established forum for presentation, discussion, and
demonstration of interdisciplinary e-Government and political participation
research, technology innovation, applications, and practice. Each year the
conference combines:
- Presentations of effective partnerships and collaborations among
government professionals and agencies, university researchers, relevant
businesses, and NGOs, as well as grassroots citizen groups, to advance the
practice of e-Government.
- Presentations and discussions on new research on e-Government as an
interdisciplinary domain that lies at the intersections of information
technology research, social and behavioral science research, and the
challenges and missions of government.
- A showcase of e-Government projects, implementations, and initiatives
that bring together the research and practitioner communities, demonstrate
the effectiveness and/or challenges of e-Government, and offer best
practices.
Democracy today faces unprecedented opportunities and challenges. New
technologies provide citizens, governments, industry and non-governmental
organizations with the opportunity to redefine the relationship between
government and the public that they serve, create innovative and
customer-focused services, encourage transparency, promote participatory
democracy, facilitate the co-design of services, form new partnerships in
service delivery, streamline operations and reduce costs, and build trust
in government. But harnessing and implementing technologies effectively
raises a number of policy, technology, and governance challenges. This
year, the conference program will focus on research and practice related to
big data, open innovations, sustainable development in governments and
non-profit organizations. The availability of large quantity of data,
growth in computing power, and advanced analysis and presentation tools
have given rise to new opportunities for developing policy instruments and
creating public-private partnerships to improve government services as well
as to create new, innovative practice. Furthermore, the combination of new
technology, policy tools, collaborative governance and innovative practices
could play transformational roles in fostering sustainable development
around the world.
Submissions addressing this theme could include but are not limited to: big
data, open government, sustainable development, policy informatics, smart
technologies for governments, semantic technologies for e-government, web
services applications, open and transparent government; social media and
public participation; effective use of social media by governments,
citizens and organizations; crowd sourcing for government decision making;
transformative government; models of collaboration among government,
industry, NGOs, and citizens; data integration, visualizations, and
analytics for government decision making or public collective problem
solving; agile and flexible government; financial/economic/social policy
making; policy and governance issues that enable, facilitate, and promote
smart government; government productivity and effectiveness; service
quality and customer-centric e-Government; social and health
infrastructure; global government collaboration models and practices;
infrastructure for data sharing among government agencies or
non-governmental organizations or citizens groups; computing infrastructure
models, cyber-security and project management; IT-enabled government
management and operations, and interest in program execution; IT and tools
to support government security; and methods to measure and evaluate success
in e-Government and private and public participation in governance.
In addition, we welcome submissions from the broader domain of digital
government research. We invite completed research papers, papers describing
management and practice, policy and case studies, on-going research
posters, and live demonstrations that demonstrate the use of technology to
promote innovative e-Government services. We particularly encourage
submissions on interdisciplinary and crosscutting topics. We also encourage
the submission of suggestions for panels, and pre-conference tutorials and
workshops.
*Accepted papers are published in the ACM Proceedings Digital Library, and
selected papers will appear in leading journals such as Government
Information Quarterly and Information Polity.*
The conference has six thematic tracks, which accept full research papers
as well as management case studies and policy papers (see below for paper
submission types), and one track for panel proposals. Each track has two
co-chairs who are responsible for managing the submission and review
process for their track. The conference also accepts work in progress and
short descriptions of applications on any topic. We also welcome proposals
for workshops and tutorials, which can be submitted directly to the
Easychair system. Feel free to get in contact with any track chairs for
guidance.
*Track 1. Social Media and Government*
*Track chairs: Andrea Kavanaugh and Rodrigo Sandoval*
The use of social media has been growing rapidly and globally. Governments
at all levels have been using these media for public administration and for
outreach to citizens. Citizens, businesses and voluntary associations have
been using them to share information, ask questions, and to collaborate on
problem solving in neighborhoods, states, industries and nations. The
growing use of social media has created new challenges and opportunities
for all users, e.g., changes in regulations and policies, marketing, and
more diverse perspectives and feedback. However the staggering number and
diversity of messages and topics generated is difficult to process and make
sense of, not only on a day-to-day basis, but also during crises. Social
media have also offered broader, more diverse participation in collective
problem solving and governance. This track welcomes research and practice
papers addressing a range of similar or related topics on social media
analysis on content, metrics, case studies or theoretical models to advance
this area of research.
*Track 2. Transformation and Open Government*
*Track chair: Marijn Janssen, Natalie Helbig and Vishanth Weerakkody*
Many governments are working toward a vision of government-wide
transformation that strives to achieve an open, transparent, accountable
government while providing demand-driven services. To be successful in this
vision fundamental changes are necessary in practice and new research that
examines governments as open systems seeking participation and interaction
with their environment is needed. The track solicits papers addressing the
issue of public sector transformation between government and the
environment.
*Track 3. Emerging Topics*
*Track chairs: John C. Bertot, Paul Jaeger and Chris Reddick*
The continual development of new technologies, big data applications,
policies, and management practices keep digital government research and
practice in a state of perpetual evolution. This evolution also provides
governments with ways in which to cultivate innovative, smart, and
transformational government services. The Emerging Topics track seeks
submissions that provide insights into emerging digital government research
and practice.
*Track 4. Organizational Factors, Adoption Issues and Digital Government
Impacts*
*Track chair: Chris Hinnant and Lei Zheng*
Public organizations employ information and communication technologies
(ICT) to facilitate communication and transactions with many stakeholders
such as residents, private sector businesses, non-profit organizations, and
other government agencies. While recent digital government research has
often focused on understanding the external impacts of ICT adoption by
government, the adoption and implementation of new ICT by public
organizations is influenced by organizational factors such as the
availability of resources (i.e. funding, technological knowledge, and
personnel), leadership, and the organization’s technological culture. This
track solicits research that examines the organizational factors that
influence the adoption and implementation of new ICT as well as the impact
of new ICT on the organizational processes, effectiveness, and
innovativeness of public organizations. Research in this tract may examine
the adoption, use, and organizational impacts of a variety of innovative
technologies and practices including but not limited to social media
technologies, citizen-centric technologies, virtual collaborative work
practices, and technologies that facilitate the collection and analysis of
large data sets. Furthermore, the tract is also interested in the adoption
of innovative policies or practices that seek to facilitate the strategic
use of ICT by public organizations.
*Track 5. Smart Cities, Smart Citizens and Smart Government*
*Track chair: Soon Ae Chun and Sehl Mellouli*
Cities, governments and citizens face the challenging issues of
sustainability as the existing infrastructure systems are quickly surpassed
by growing populations, heightened demands for services and resources, and
growing interdependencies of different systems. The concept of smart
cities, smart governments and smart citizens is to utilize technology to
create innovative solutions to the quality of life and sustainability and
achieve not only the operational efficiencies but also transforming policy
development and governance. This track aims to facilitate theoretical,
empirical and technical discussions on approaches towards the smart
government, smart cities, smart community and smart citizens. Topics
include but not limited to the technical and policy innovations in the area
of energy, transportation, health, education, public safety, buildings,
urban planning, environment, business, cyber security and privacy, and
others.
*Track 6. Panels*
*Track chairs: Teresa Harrison and Juan Manuel Gomez-Reynoso*
Panel proposals may address themes or topics related to any of the tracks
for the conference. Additionally, we welcome panel proposals that put a
spotlight on practice and application. Proposals from practitioners at all
levels of government featuring experiences with, perspectives on, and
evaluations of digital government practice are encouraged. Individuals
interested in submitting panel proposals are invited to consult the panel
co-chairs about their ideas prior to developing their submissions.
*IMPORTANT DATES*
- *February 1, 2014* - Papers, workshops, tutorials, and panel proposals
due (For panel proposals, please send expressions of interest in
proposing a panel earlier, if possible, to Teresa Harrison (
tharrison at albany.edu)
- *March 15, 2014 - Application deadline for 2014 Doctoral Colloquium*
- *March 15, 2014* - Papers, workshops, tutorials, and panel proposals
notifications
- *March 30, 2014* - Posters and demo proposals due
- *April 15, 2014 *- Camera-ready manuscripts due
- *April 15, 2014*
- - *Acceptance notifications*
- *May 5, 2014 - Conference hotel block closes* - make your bookings
before this deadline!
- *May 20, 2014 - Early registration closes!*
- *June 18-21, 2014* *- Dg.o 2014 conference!*
*SUBMISSION TYPES AND FORMATS*
- Research papers (maximum of 10 pages)
- Management, Case Study, or Policy papers (maximum of 6 pages)
- Panel descriptions (maximum of 4 pages)
- Posters (maximum of 2 pages)
- System demonstrations (maximum of 2 pages)
- Pre-Conference tutorial proposals (maximum of 2 pages)
- Pre-Conference workshop proposals (maximum of 2 pages)
- Doctoral colloquium application (maximum of 10 pages)
Submissions must not exceed the maximum number of pages specified for
each type of submission in camera-ready ACM Proceedings
format<https://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates>
(double
column, single spaced pages). Please do not use page numbers. Paper titles
should be on the first page of text, rather than on a separate cover page.
- Research and Policy papers will be reviewed through a double blind
review process. Therefore, author names and contact information must be
omitted from all submissions. Authors must identify the topic(s) being
addressed in the paper to assist the program committee in the review
process.
- All other submissions should follow the same ACM proceedings
camera-ready format with author names included on the paper.
- All accepted submissions will appear in the proceedings, and authors
are expected to present their work. At least one author for each accepted
paper must register before the camera ready version is due in order for it
to be included in the proceedings.
Submissions are through:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=dgo2014
*Research papers (maximum 10 pages) – blind review*
These submissions report innovative digital government research results in
the form of a formal scholarly paper. Papers on any digital government
topic and all research methodologies are welcome. Relevance to digital
government problems, goals, or policies must be explicit.
*Management, case study, or policy papers (maximum 6 pages) – blind review*
These submissions describe and evaluate practical digital government
projects or initiatives, discuss major policy themes, or present and
evaluate management approaches to digital government initiatives and
programs.
*Panels (maximum 4 pages)*
Proposals should include information about the theme and goals of the
panel, a summary of the digital government issues or questions that the
panel will address, statements about the value of the discussion to
conference attendees and how well suited the topic is to a panel
discussion. In addition, the proposal should include information about the
expertise of the moderator and panelists in the selected issues. Please
include names, institutional affiliations, addresses, email, and phone
contact numbers of the contact person, moderator, and presenter(s).
*Posters (maximum of 2 pages)*
The poster session, held in conjunction with the system demonstrations,
allows presenters to discuss research in progress, application projects, or
government policies and program initiatives in one-to-one conversations
with other participants at the conference. The 2-page summaries should
outline the nature of the research, policy, or project and describe why the
work will be of interest to dg.o attendees. Posters prepared for the
conference should measure approximately 36" x 48." Each poster station is
provided with a table and an easel. Selected poster submissions may be
asked to give an oral presentation in the conference sessions.
*System Demonstrations (maximum 2 pages)*
System demonstrations are held concurrently with the poster session to the
accompaniment of good food and professional fellowship. The 2-page
summaries should outline the nature of the system and describe why the
demonstration is likely to be of interest to dg.o attendees. Demonstrations
of interest include systems under development or in active use in research
or practice domains. Submissions should include authors' names and contact
information according to that format. Each station is provided with a
table, an easel, and Internet access. Monitors will be available for rent.
Selected demo submissions may be asked to give an oral presentation in the
conference sessions.
*Pre-conference Tutorials (maximum 2 pages)*
dg.o tutorials are half- or full-day presentations that offer deeper
insight into e-Government research, practice, research methodologies,
technologies or field experience. In particular, tutorials are intended to
provide insights into good practices, research strategies, uses of
particular technologies such as social media, and other insights into
e-Government that would benefit researchers and practitioners.
*Pre-conference Research or Management Workshops (maximum 2 pages)*
We invite workshop proposals on any e-Government research or management
topic. Workshops are half- or full-day events intended to offer interactive
sessions, in which the workshop host and participants discuss and engage in
activities designed to facilitate joint learning and further exploration of
a particular subject. Individuals proposing workshops will assume the
responsibility of identifying and selecting participants for the workshop
and for conducting workshop activities.
* D**octoral Colloquium (maximum 10 pages, not including references, tables
and figures)*
The Doctoral Colloquium is a highly interactive full-day forum in which
Ph.D. students meet and discuss their work with each other and with senior
faculty from a variety of disciplines associated with digital government
research. The colloquium is planned for Wednesday June 18, 2014. PhD
students can submit papers describing their planned or in-progress doctoral
dissertation covering any research areas relevant to digital government.
Ideally, student participants will have completed one or two years of
doctoral study or progressed far enough in their research to have a
structured proposal idea and perhaps some preliminary findings, but have
not reached the stage of defending their dissertations. We expect students
at this stage of study will gain the most value from feedback on their work
and from the more general discussions of doctoral programs and scholarly
careers. See the detailed announcement for complete information on the
colloquium and how to submit an application. Material provided in
applications to the doctoral colloquium will not be published in the
proceedings. However, we encourage students to submit finished research to
one of the paper tracks or as a poster or demo.
*OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS*
- All accepted management or policy papers, research papers, student
papers, panels, posters, and system demonstrations will be published in the
printed proceedings and included in the ACM digital library. Selected
papers may be invited for a journal special issue.
- Outstanding achievement awards will be presented in the categories
Research papers, Management and policy papers, Posters, and System
demonstrations. Papers that reflect the theme of the conference, form
E-Government to Smart Government, will be preferred. Other selection
criteria include the interdisciplinary and innovative nature of the work,
its contribution to and balance between theory (rigor) and practice
(relevance), the importance and reach of the topic, and the quality of the
writing for communicating to a broad audience.
*CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION*
The dg.o 2014 conference management team includes:
- *Conference Co-chairs*:
- Scott Robertson, University of Hawaii
- Gabriel Puron-Cid, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
- *Program Chairs*:
- J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
- Jing Zhang, Clark University.
- *Track Chairs*:
- Andrea Kavanaugh, Virginia Tech
- Chris Hinnant, Florida State University
- Chris Reddick, University of Texas San Antonio
- John Bertot, University of Maryland College Park
- Lei Zheng, Fundan
- Marijn Janssen, Delft University
- Natalie Helbig, Center for Technology in Government, University at
Albany
- Paul Jaeger, University of Maryland College Park
- Rodrigo Sandoval, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
- Sehl Mellouli, Laval University
- Soon Ae Chun, City University of New York
- Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University
- *Panel Chairs*:
- Teresa Harrison, University at Albany
- Juan Manuel Gomez-Reynoso, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes
- *Workshop and Tutorial Chair* - Soon Ae Chun, City University of New
York
- *Poster and Demo Chair* - Gabriel Puron Cid, CIDE
- *Doctoral Colloquium Chairs*:
- J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
- Marijn Janssen, Delft University
- Soon Ae Chun, City University of New York
- Sharon Dawes, Center for Technology in Government, University at
Albany
- Björn Niehaves, Hertie School of Governance
*************************************************************************
John Carlo Bertot, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director
Information Policy & Access Center
MLS Program Director
College of Information Studies
University of Maryland
4105 Hornbake Building, South Wing
College Park, MD 20742
Email:
*jbertot at umd.edu <http://UrlBlockedError.aspx> *Web (Bertot):
*http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/
<http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~jbertot/> *Web (Center): http://ipac.umd.edu
Phone: 301.405.3267
Fax: 301.314.9145
President, Digital Government Society (http://dgsociety.org)
Editor, Library Quarterly (*http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/lq/current
<http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/lq/current>*)
Editor, Government Information Quarterly
(*http://www.elsevier.com/locate/govinf/
<http://www.elsevier.com/locate/govinf/>*)
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