About the Society

The Digital Government Society of North America was formed in 2006 to serve the interests of a community of scholars and managers interested in the development and impacts of digital government.  It is built on a foundation made possible by the US National Science Foundation Digital Government Research Program which sponsors research and community building at the intersections of computer and information science, social and behavioral sciences, and the needs and problems of government.  Membership is open to all interested people and organizations.

Mission

The Society is a global multi-disciplinary organization of scholars and practitioners engaged in and committed to democratic digital government. Digital (or electronic) government fosters the use of information and technology to support and improve public policies and government operations, engage citizens, and provide comprehensive and timely government services.

DGS equips its members with a professional support network focused on both scholarship and effective practices that nurture technical, social, and organizational transformation in the public sector.

The society welcomes members from all sectors, endorses diverse, multi-, and interdisciplinary research undertakings relevant to both theory and practice, and strongly encourages practitioner-researcher exchanges at local, regional, national, and international levels.

Officers and Board Members

• President – Eduard Hovy, University of Southern California
• President-elect – Jochen Scholl, University of Washington
• Secretary – Andrea Kavanaugh, Virginia Tech
• Treasurer – Yigal Arens, University of Southern California
• Past President – Sharon Dawes, University at Albany/SUNY

Board Members

• John Bertot, Florida State University
• Judith Cushing, Evergreen State College
• J. Ramon Gil Garcia, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica
• Valerie Gregg, Independent Digital Government Consultant
• Theresa Pardo, University at Albany/SUNY

Committee Chairs

• Communication –TBD
• Membership – Christine Williams, Bentley College
• Sponsorship – Theresa Pardo, University at Albany/SUNY
• Student Support – Peggy Agouris, University of Maine
• Journal Relations – TBD
• Linking Research and Government Management
     Chris Hinnant, US Government Accountability Office
     Susan Roecker, US Social Security Administration (retired)
• 2008 Conference
     Monique Charbonneau, CEFRIO
     Stuart Schulman, University of Pittsburgh

        Lester Diamond, US Social Security Administration

• Liaison
       Eric Welch, University of Illinois at Chicago
       Noshir Contractor, University of Illinoia at Urbana-Champaign

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