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Interest in e-Government continues to grow and extend within the public service sector and also new issues such as e-Voting, e-Democracy and e-Politics are evolving. All these issues are relevant at local government, central government and also at the supranational level such as the European Community. The interest in e-Government is at least in part driven by an agenda to radically transform the delivery of public services through the adoption of advanced information and communications technology (ICT) and also to make the whole process of government more effective.
e-Government is clearly not only about technology ' it is about reinventing the way in which public sector service providers and citizens interact. It is about enhancing the democratic processes and also about using new ideas to make lives easier for the citizen by transforming government processes, providing community leadership, enabling economic development and renewing the role of government itself in society.
The advisory group for the conference invites submissions of papers on both the theory and advanced practice in respect of the conference themes outlined below, from academics, government departments and practitioners in the public and private sector. The conference to be held in Antwerp on 16-17 June 2005 is also seeking case studies and reports of work-in-progress.
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
o Applications of eGovernment
New ideas for improving the Public Service efficiency and effectiveness
The case for eGovernment
o The e-Voting issue
How can e-Voting be made to work
Risks and advantages from e-Voting
o e-Democracy
How technology can improve the democratic process
ICT and the case of deliberative democracy
o Measuring eGovernment/Economics of eGovernment
The case for eGovernment - can benchmarking indicators be effective
What are the benefits and economics of e-Government.
o Innovative Organisational Change
Citizen to Government relationships, including inter alia, citizen'centric services and eParticipation and the issue of European citizenship
Interoperability Frameworks (National, Transnational)
Identity Management ' including Authentication, Trust and Privacy.
Selected papers will also be considered for publication in the Electronic Journal of e-Government (EJEG- http://www.ejeg.com).
Submission details:
Abstract details: The Abstract should be a minimum of 100 and no more than 500 words including up to five keywords and keyphrases to be received by 17 November 2005. Abstracts must include the conference track the abstract is intended for, the proposed title for the paper, the full names (first name and surname, not initials), postal addresses and email addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one contact author. Please indicate clearly if the contact author is not the lead author.
Submission: Submit online at
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