Call for Paper on Exploring Digital Government Synergies to Foster Equality, Inclusiveness, and Productivity

Introduction

Nowadays, a desired goal of governments around the world is to foster an inclusive and equal society, in which all individuals are empowered and able to participate in the society as a whole and, at the same time, control their own future. Inclusion and equality are increasingly seen as a multidimensional concept, encompassing not only an economic perspective, but also civic and political participation, cultural identity, social interaction, and interpersonal networks. This understanding is a significant thrust driving the design of a new generation of integrated policies and programmes developed by governments around the world to implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015.

Governments have identified digital technology as a way of addressing social exclusion and inequalities. Indeed, from an economic perspective, improving access to digital technologies could serve as a way for creating economic value, enabling efficiency and facilitating business. From other perspectives, particularly from the political and civic engagement one, as well as from the cultural and social participation, digital technologies enable new ways of communication, collaboration, and participation

About Icegov

ICEGOV stands for International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance. Established in 2007, the conference runs on an annual basis and it was the beginning of a journey that has led the conference to eleven different cities spread over ten countries and four continents so far. In all its editions, ICEGOV has addressed pertinent subjects for academics, practitioners, and decision-makers in the EGOV domain. The conference is coordinated by the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV)

Paper Submissions

ICEGOV2019 invites submissions of original papers, not published or considered for publication elsewhere, that contribute to the conference theme: Exploring Digital Government Synergies to Foster Equality, Inclusiveness, and Productivity. To prepare and submit your paper, download the package provided on the left bar of this text and follow the instructions there carefully. Papers can be submitted to one of the following tracks:

Track 1: Digital Transformation of Public Services and Governments

Digital transformation focuses on the use of digital technologies to improve access to government information previously held in physical formats; to modernise and provide digital access to public services provided to citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders; to automate internal operations of government organizations; and to improve productivity through the benefits of electronic governance. This track is dedicated to the research that study digital transformation for internal processes, structures, and working practices of the government organizations, at every level, to benefit citizens and businesses.

Track 2: Open Government and Digital Citizenship: Participation, Engagement, and Empowerment

 Open government and digital citizenship refer to participation in the effective use of digital technologies and the Internet to engage with and empower citizens and businesses. This track explores the data openness paradigm enabled by technological developments and the Open Government Data movement, which argue that, if properly “opened” and reused, government data provides great opportunities to promote civic participation and engagement.

Track 3: Digital Inclusiveness, Equality, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals  The rapidly evolving digital culture is characterized by greater inclusion and participation of the public in social and political processes. This track explores sustainability, inclusion, and equality policies and programs by governments around the world that promote the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Track 4: Smart Governance for Smart Cities, Communities, and Regions

The growth of smart initiatives creates the need for more robust governance frameworks for both horizontal coordination across policy sectors and vertical coordination across governance levels. This track explores the opportunities, challenges, and implications of smart initiatives across cities, communities, and regions.

Submission Categories

Research papers: papers that document complete or ongoing research in one or more aspects of Digital Government, with proven or potential capability to advance the state of research in the field. Experience papers: papers that describe completed or ongoing innovations in Digital Government policy or practice with proven or potential capability to advance the state of practice in the field, including critical success factors, challenges encountered and how they were addressed. Doctoral research papers: papers written by doctoral students to describe their ongoing research related to the topic of the conference.

Poster papers: papers that present new ideas and initiatives with potential to contribute to Digital Government research and practice. Authors of accepted poster papers are subsequently required to create an actual poster (A1 size).

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