-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [isworld] cfp: Information Systems Journal (ISJ): Ten Years of Electronic Government Research Datum: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:48:40 -0400 Von: Gurpreet Dhillon gdhillon@vcu.edu Antwort an: Gurpreet Dhillon gdhillon@vcu.edu An: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network isworld@lyris.isworld.org

A Special Issue of ISJ Reflecting on the Theories and Practices that have shaped E-Government Research

Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Swansea University, UK Gurpreet Dhillon, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA Ali Montazemi, McMaster University, Canada

Electronic government can be broadly viewed as the adoption of information and communication technology (ICT) in government organisations to improve public services. For many countries, e-government implementation efforts began in the late 1990s. The e-government led implementation of ICT in public administration during the last ten years has offered better, faster and more transparent means for citizens and businesses to interact with government. Equally, it has also created a platform for better collaboration and information sharing between various government agencies. Implementation efforts in most countries have now evolved from basic information provisioning to more integrated service offerings that involve cross agency process and information systems transformation to enable more joined-up and citizen-centric e-government services. However, public sector process transformation is a complex undertaking involving distributed decision-making that requires a good understanding of the political context, business processes and technology as well as design and engineering methods capable of breaking through the traditional boundaries that exist between public organisation units. Conversely, from a demand perspective extensive efforts are required to increase citizens� awareness about the transformation of the delivery of government services and their online availability. In order to prevent digital divide in terms of using e-government services, it is also necessary that citizens from all facets of society are equipped with basic ICT skills as well as private and or public access to high-speed internet connections. Yet, despite the availability of innovative technologies, government agencies are faced with many technical, organizational, and socio-economic challenges and barriers that need to be addressed when developing, adopting and diffusing e-government systems and services. Furthermore, from an organisational perspective e-government has introduced an environment where most public institutions such as healthcare, social services, education and employment have struggled with the need to balance issues such as transparency and opaqueness, or social inclusion and professionalism. Consequently, there has been increasing pressure on the academic and practitioner communities for research that focuses on bridging the gap between e-government theory and practice.

This special issue of the Information Systems Journal aims to reflect and analyse the past ten years of global e-government adoption and diffusion efforts by combining theory and e-government practice. The guest editors seek for papers from around the world that combine technical, managerial, organizational and/or socio-economic aspects of e-government. Contributed papers may deal with, but are not limited to:

� The development, implementation, control and maintenance of e-government projects � Policy and strategy to create and disseminate successful e-government services � Theories and conceptual models that support e-government implementation � Tools, methods, frameworks and guidelines for e-government adoption and diffusion � Different process, information systems and technology integration approaches used in e-government projects � IT-Governance, integrated service delivery and reengineering of the public sector � Enterprise architecture at various levels of government � Barriers to awareness, adoption and diffusion of e-government services � Evaluation of case studies � Business strategy and technology alignments in e-government � Innovative applications and best practices in e-government � Overview studies; development within countries, policies, infrastructure facilities and comparative studies (comparing countries) � Role of high-speed internet in encouraging adoption and diffusion of e-government services � Role of socio-economic determinants in encouraging adoption and diffusion of e-government services � E-government and digital divide

Submission Guidelines Manuscripts should not normally exceed 7000 words and should be submitted electronically as a MS Word document to Vishanth.weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk and copied to Carolyn Bailey at isj@brunel.ac.uk. The email subject should be ISJ Special Issue Submission. The first page of the document (cover page) should have the names, institutional affiliations, postal and email addresses of all authors of the work submitted and a clear identification of the primary author who will be the sole point of contact between the guest editors and the authors. Except on the cover page, the authors names and affiliations and any other identifying information must NOT appear elsewhere in the manuscript. Upon receipt, an initial assessment of the manuscript will be carried out by at least two of the guest editors to ascertain fit of the manuscript with the special issue scope and mission. You will normally receive an acknowledgement within a few days. Detailed instructions for the preparation of manuscripts are provided on the publisher's website and follow the link to 'authors guidelines'. Please follow these guidelines before making a submission. Further details of the Information Systems Journal can be found at http://disc.brunel.ac.uk/isj/

Guest Editors

Dr Vishanth Weerakkody School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Brunel University Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1895266020 Email: Vishanth.Weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk Web-page: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/siscm/disc/people/all/VishanthWeerakkody

Dr Yogesh K. Dwivedi School of Business and Economics Swansea University Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP Wales, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1792602340 Email: y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk; Web-page: http://www.swan.ac.uk/sbe/staff/YDwivedi.asp

Prof Gurpreet Dhillon Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business Snead Hall, 301 W. Main Street Richmond, VA 23284-4000, USA Tel: (804) 828 3183 E-mail me: gdhillon@vcu.edu Web-page: http://www.isy.vcu.edu/~gdhillon/

Prof Ali R Montazemi DeGroote School of Business McMaster University 1280 Main Street Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4M4 Canada Phone:905.525.9140 Ext. 27434 Email montazem@mcmaster.ca Web-page: http://www.business.mcmaster.ca/IS/montaz/

TIMELINE:

� Call For Papers AMCIS 2008 (Official Announcement at AMCIS08) � Deadline for Submitting Papers 30 March 2009 � Review Results Due to Authors: 15 June 2009 � Deadline for Revised Paper Submission: 17 August 2009 � Second Review Results Due to Authors: 30 September 2009 � Deadline for Revised Paper Submission: 16 November 2009 � Final Decision on Papers: 7 December 2009 � Final Papers Due from Authors: 21 December 2009 � Final Papers Sent to Editors: 10 January 2010

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