DGOnline Newsletter

Volume 18: July 2008

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In this Issue:

• Call for Papers: dg.o 2009 Conference
• Conferences, Workshops and Calls for Papers
• Grant Opportunities, Awards and Announcements

Call for Papers: dg.o 2009 Conference

The 10th International Digital Government Research Conference (dg.o 2009) titled "Social Networks: Making Connections between Citizens, Data & Government"  will take place in Puebla, Mexico (pictured above) on May 17-20, 2009. The conference website and the call for papers are available at: http://www.dgo2009.org The dg.o 2009 social networking space at Crowdvine is http://dgo2009.crowdvine.com/ There are now 52 members and the site is allows uploading a picture, telling about your projects, linking to your website, invite others to join and review the call for papers.

Conferences, Workshops and Calls for Papers

Information Polity: Call for Papers

Authors who wish to write articles for future editions of Information Polity are requested to submit their manuscripts electronically to the Editorial Assistant: Dr Alasdair Marshall, email: amar2@gcal.ac.uk. For more detailed instructions please refer to the Authors Corner on the IOS Press website: www.iospress.nl

HICSS 2009

Call for Papers: Electronic Government Track at the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences January 5 to 8, 2009 Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort Waikoloa, Big Island, Hawaii. HICSS conferences are devoted to the most relevant advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Accepted papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society. For more information, please visit http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_42/42tracks.htm#EGOV

Terra Cognita 2008 deadline extended

The goal of this workshop is to bring together researchers in a growing field of Semantic Web research: the intersection between Semantic Web data and geospatial data and applications on October 26 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This workshop follows the Terra Cognita 2006 Workshop at ISWC 2006. Increased interactions between the geospatial and Semantic Web communities are likely to contribute to solving some important spatial data problems within the Semantic Web and to providing indispensable formalizations for upper-level and domain ontologies. The new deadline for submissions is July 28, 2008. More information is available at http://asio.bbn.com/terracognita2008/ Submissions will be handled using EasyChair http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=terracognita2008.

GOSCON 2008 and International Open ICT Summit

Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) 2008, and International Open ICT
Summit titled “Transforming the delivery of government services” will take place on October 20-23 at Crowne Plaza Hotel and Portland Downtown-Convention Center in Portland, Oregon,  USA. GOSCON 2008 and the International Open ICT Summit provide an educational forum for government IT executives to understand both the business case and real-world applications for open source methods and tools to transform the delivery of government services. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear lessons learned in the development and integration of open source solutions into production environments, and to establish communities for collaboration around common interests. Early registration closes on September 26, 2008. For more information please visit www.goscon.org

The 9th Meeting of the ICANN Studienkreis

The meeting takes place in Helsinki, Finland, on   September 4 - 5,  2008. This years subject is "Internet Governance  and Domain Names: Broader Cyberspace, Mobile Internet and New Market  Opportunities". The first day will have two Panels: One on Internet development in  Finland and one on the future institutional arrangements on Internet  Governance, including the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the JPA  follow up and the planned At Large Summit. On the second day various  Panels will discuss issues like new TLDs, iDNs, IPv6 and the future of the Internet. The iDN panel will discuss the special case of  Russia with leading experts from Moscow. There is no conference fee. Registration  takes place on a  first come, first served basis at the following website: www.icann-studienkreis.net 

Third Annual GigaNet Symposium
The symposium will take palce on December 2, 2008  in Hyderabad, India. The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly community that promotes the development of Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study and facilitates informed dialogue on policy issues and related matters between scholars and governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil society. Each year, GigaNet organizes a one-day research symposium in conjunction with the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and in the same premises. Attendance at the Symposium will be open to all and free of charge. The Symposium will be at the same location as the IGF and registration with the UN as an IGF participant may be necessary to gain entry to the building. More information is available by sending an email to Dr. Meryem Marzouki, at Meryem.Marzouki@lip6.fr

Optimizing the Government Data Center: What Agencies Need to Consider
Juniper Networks in collaboration with 1105 Government Information Group invite you to attend a Data Center Optimization Webcast on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 2:00 pm EST/ 11:00 am PST. Today, globalization and the move to virtualize business operations are among the key trends placing new demands on the IT infrastructure and, in particular, the data center - the nerve center of any organization.  IT is responding by looking for ways to optimize the data center and the supporting network infrastructure to deliver the performance, availability, and security that agencies need to consider. Click here to register: http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=1402222:14365635

The 8th Enterprise Architecture 2008 Conference & Exhibition
Using EA to Manage Change and Realize Outcomes September 9 - 10, 2008 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC The 8th Enterprise Architecture Conference and Exhibition is focused on how EA is applied within and across government organizations.  Join your colleagues and subject matter experts to discuss how EA principles and outcomes are improving citizen services, optimizing infrastructures and IT investments, and streamlining agency operations.  Attendees will take away practical, actionable techniques and tools they can use to  meet and exceed mission objectives. Early Bird Savings End Friday, August 29th. More information is available at: www.EnterpriseArchitectureEvent.com

DOT eSeminar on Telework

April 17, 2008, the day of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., was an unprecedented day in telework participation at the Department of Transportation. Close to 60 percent of all DOT headquarters employees teleworked that day and at least one operating administration reported that 100 percent of their headquarters employees teleworked. Prior to the Pope's visit, DOT administrators, managers and employees coordinated efforts to ensure that DOT was ready to embark on this substantial telework effort.  Federal Computer Week will present retired USCG Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, Deputy Secretary of Transportation, in an eSeminar at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, where he will discuss the planning and preparation that went into making this telework exercise a success. Registration is available at http://www.1105info.com/t.do?id=1391452:14365635

MeTTeG'08

2nd International Conference on Methodologies,  Technologies and Tools enabling e-Government (MeTTeG'08) will take place in Corfu, Greece,  on 25-26 September 2008. The conference is co-hosted event: 6th Workshop on secure m-Government  services. The conference intends to bring together researchers, teachers and practitioners active in the area of electronic government from different perspectives and disciplines with a focus on the role played by the information and communication technologies. More information is available at http://conferences.cs.unicam.it/metteg08/

EMNet 2009
The forth international conference on Economics and Management of  Networks (/EMNet) will take place at the School of Economics and Business of University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina on September 3 - 5, 2009. Conference information can be found at:  http://www.univie.ac.at/EMNET

CANS 2008
Complexity and Intelligence of the Artificial and Natural Complex Systems. Medical Applications of the Complex Systems. Biomedical Computing will take place in Tg. Mures, Romania on November 8-10, 2008. The conference is organized by Romanian Academy, Bucharest and Petru Maior University, Tg. Mures. The website is http://davos.science.uttgm.ro/complex_systems/ 
 
BICS 2008
Bio-Inspired Computational Methods Used for Difficult Problems Solving.  Development of Intelligent and Complex Systems will take place in Tg. Mures, Romania on November 5-7, 2008. The conference is organized by Romanian Academy, Bucharest and Petru Maior University, Tg. Mures
http://davos.science.uttgm.ro/bio_computation/
 

Grant Opportunities, Awards and Announcements

Special Deal for DGSNA Members: Discount on Information Polity
IOS Press, the publishers of the highly regarded journal Information Polity, has reached an agreement with the DGSNA Board. Individual members of DGSNA can obtain copies of the 2007 editions of the journal entirely free.  Starting with the 2008 editions, individual members can subscribe to the journal for a discounted rate of US$75 per year (print copy) and US$25 per year (online copy). Student members receive a discounted rate of US$15 per year (online copy).  This special deal starts with the 2008 issues and continues for 2009 and beyond. To subscribe, please send an email message to dg-subscribe@dgsna.org and give your name, address, and indicate desire to subscribe to Information Polity.  We will then be in touch with you. The journal's website is
http://www.iospress.nl/loadtop/load.php?isbn=15701255.

NSF Call for Proposals: Partnership for Innovation (PFI)

The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation. The deadline for proposasl is October 31, 2008. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

NSF Call for Proposals: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)

CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Human-Centered Computing program; The Information Integration and Informatics program; and The Robust Intelligence program. Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows: Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years; Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and Large Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years.More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707&org=CISE&from=home

NSF Call for Proposals: CISE Cross-Cutting Programs

This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.   The cross-cutting programs for FY 2009 and 2010 are: Data-intensive Computing; Network Science and Engineering; and Trustworthy Computing.Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows: Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years;  Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and Large Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years.More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13451&org=NSF&from=home

NSF Call for Proposals: The Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5541&org=CISE&from=home

NSF Call for Proposals: CreativeIT

The CreativeIT Program solicits proposals for projects that explore synergistic cross disciplinary research in creativity and computer science and information technology. Information technology is playing an increasing role in extending the capability of human creative thinking and problem solving. The study of creativity and computing as a way to advance computer science and information technology, cognitive science, engineering, education, or science can lead to new models of creative computational processes, innovative approaches to education that encourage creativity, innovative modes of research that include creative professionals, and new technology to support human creativity. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08572/nsf08572.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

NSF Workshop at Dartmouth College

The National Science Foundation, Dartmouth College, and New Hampshire EPSCoR are sponsoring a one-day workshop on September 11, 2008. The workshop will provide an introduction to and overview of the National Science Foundation, its proposal and merit review process, its crosscutting programs, and its international programs. There will also be presentations on the programs of each of the NSF directorates: Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Biological Sciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Education and Human Resources; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Engineering; and Geosciences, as well as time for participants to chat informally with NSF program managers. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111909&govDel=USNSF_13

NSF Regional Grants Conference

The conference will be held in Omaha, NE, and hosted by the University of Nebraska Lincoln on October 20-21, 2008. Key representatives from the National Science Foundation as well as your colleagues - faculty, researchers and grant administrators - representing colleges and universities from around the US will participate. This two-day conference is a must, especially for new faculty, researchers and administrators who want to gain key insight into a wide range of current issues at NSF including the state of current funding; new and current policies and procedures; and pertinent administrative issues. NSF program officers representing each NSF directorate will be on hand to provide up-to-date information about specific funding opportunities and answer your questions. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/rgcoctober08.pdf?govDel=USNSF_80

NSF Call for Proposals: Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs

CISE’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Algorithmic Foundations program; The Communications and Information Foundations program; and The Software and Hardware Foundations program. Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows: Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years; Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and Large Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm?govDel=USNSF_124

NSF Call for Proposals: Science of Science and Innovation Policy

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to foster the development of the knowledge, theories, data, tools, and human capital needed to cultivate a new Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP). The SciSIP program underwrites fundamental research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes. SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences. More information is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08586/nsf08586.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

NSF Call for Proposals: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences. Full Proposal Target Date is on August 16, 2008.More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421&govDel=USNSF_39

A New Version of the e-Gov EndNote library
The most recent version (3.2 - July 2008) of the popular master reference library of e-Government related literature (predominantly English-language, peer reviewed) is now available for downloading at http://tinyurl.com/ysglpg ( https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/jscholl/22768 )
The references come as a zipped EndNote XML document for easy import into EndNote library versions capable of importing those documents. The current version contains 2,537 references. We are asking authors to check their entries and report on errors or omissions.

International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG)

International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG) is an academic journal focusing on interdisciplinary issues of electronic governance and digital collaboration in the domains of administrative, political and social interaction world-wide. IJEG is published in english by Inderscience Publishers and all submitted manuscripts are subject to a double-blind review process. Full text of the IJEG inaugural and the second issues available from http://www.inderscience.com/ijeg

Harvard American Government Award

Harvard University invites you to apply for the $100,000 Innovations in American Government Award,

given annually to programs that serve as the best examples of creative and effective government.

All levels of government are eligible to apply. For selection criteria and simple application, please visit http://www.innovationsaward.harvard.edu

SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)
The Social Science Research Council, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is pleased to announce a call to faculty for interdisciplinary research field proposals for the 2009 Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program.  Established in 2006, the DPDF combines financial support and workshop experience for early-stage graduate students engaged in predissertation research and developing their dissertation proposals. The DPDF program is designed to intervene at a critical moment in the career development of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences by aiding their transition from students to researchers. It provides complementary interdisciplinary perspectives to students across the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. Faculty applicants must be tenured at different doctoral degree-granting programs at US universities and apply in teams of two. DPDF Research Directors lead groups of 12 graduate student fellows in two four-day workshops Research directors receive a stipend of $10,000 each. More information about the program may be found at: http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf

European E-Government Website

A renewed European E-Government website and newsletter about policy-oriented opportunities is available at:

http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/egovernment/newsletter/newsletter_april_2008.htm

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