Call for Paper 2022: E-Government & Feminist Technology Studies (eGov-FemTech)

In e-government research, the topic of gender has received little attention. It is rarely examined what impact gender has on the use of e-government services or how feminist studies on technological design can be taken into account for public sector applications (Gasco-Hernandez et al. 2021, S. 109f.; Feeney & Fusi 2021, S. 116). In this workshop, the topic will be examined both (design-) theoretically and empirically and practice-oriented. The overarching question is to what extent digital offerings in the public sector influence equality. The focus is on gender inequality, but due to the intersectional nature of feminism, contributions from other forms of inequality in the context of e-government are also welcome. The target group of the workshop are researchers and practitioners who have expertise or a special interest in the topics of e-government, gender equality and feminism as well as digitization and technology development.

Possible topics for theory-based contributions: 

•        gender equity and technology development in the public sector
•        theories of democracy and participation in the context of a state’s digital offerings
•        definition of gender and gender equity in the context of e-government
•        gender equity in the development of technical artifacts and its specifics for the public sector
•        models for the categorization and classification of gender-relevant use cases
•        evaluation opportunities for gender-responsive e-government services
•        approaches to standardize gender-responsive technology design in the public sector

Possible topics for practice-oriented contributions:

•        empirical studies of previous applications
•        identification of possible risks of discrimination
•        examination of the implementation of the Online Access Act (Online-Zugangsgesetz, OZG) for gender equity
•        concepts for concrete applications (such as in the field of smart city, cyber bullying and special offers for single parents or the tracking of care activities) 

Organizational matters:

•        full paper should be about 10 and short paper about 4 pages
•        the GI template should be used: https://gi.de/service/publikationen/lni
•        contributions should be submitted via this link: https://cloud.jil.sh/index.php/s/SWkMmPFmXdbGa2P
•        the contributions will be screened and evaluated by three people:
•        Deadlines:

Accepted papers will be published in the „GI-Edition: Lecture Notes in Informatics“ (LNI) under the Proceedings of the „INFORMATIK - Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V.“.

The workshop will take place on Thursday, 29.09.2022, in the afternoon. A detailed agenda with times and information about the premises will be communicated in advance. Currently, it is still open whether there will be paper sessions only, or whether there will be additional key speakers and space for active collaboration (for example, with liberating stuctures methods). This depends on the number and content of the submitted contributions. Therefore, for better planning, the submission of abstracts is foreseen.

For questions and comments, I am at your disposal: dhungel@imis.uni-luebeck.de

We look forward to receiving diverse and exciting submissions!

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