Track:
Electronic Government
Minitrack: E-Policy,
e-Governance, Ethics, and Law
This minitrack explores the creation and implementation of public
policies and laws to support, facilitate, and promote
e-Government, as well as how these technologies impact and
influence governance systems and public institutions. It will also
explore challenges and solutions in emerging models of governance
in relation to ICTs and ethical issues arising in e-governance in
the public sector.
Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:
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The role of ICT in public administration at the local, state, and
national level
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Public policy/e-policies issues in relation to e-Government
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Ongoing research into issues such as the digital divide; ICT
standards; diffusion and adoption of ICT in government
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Implications of e-Government for governance structures,
transparency and accountability
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Legal and policy implications of inter-organizational and
public-private sector systems for government service delivery
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Ethical issues in the use of ICT in public administration
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E-policy and governance challenges in developing countries
Minitrack Co-chairs:
Rowena Cullen (Primary Contact)
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600 Wellington 6024, New Zealand
Phone: +64-4-463-5788
Email: rowena.cullen@vuw.ac.nz
Jay Kesan
College of Law
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
504 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Champaign, Ill 61820, USA
Phone: 217-333-7887
Email: kesan@uiuc.edu
Frank Bannister
School of Computer Science and Statistics
Trinity College
Dublin 2, Rep. of Ireland
Phone: +353-1-896-2186
Fax: +353-1-677-0711
Email:
Frank.Bannister@tcd.ie
