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DGOnline NewsletterVolume 21: October 2008 Welcome to dgOnline, the electronic newsletter of the Digital Government Society of North America. dgOnline is a monthly summary of news and events of interest to the DG community. To submit material for inclusion in future issues, please send email to Meelis Kitsing at newsletter@dgsociety.org . In this Issue:
Special Journal Offer Special offer: reduced subscription to Journal of Information Technology and Politics Conferences, Workshops and Calls for PapersSIG GlobDev Workshop on ICT in Global Development Pre-ICIS Workshop on eGovernment Research 3rd ePSIplus PSI Re-use Meeting in Berlin The Meeting under theme " The Role of Competition Authorities and the Directive 2003/98/EC" will take place in Berlin, Germany, on November 11, 2008. The ePSIplus Network invites private sector Public Sector Information (PSI) re-users to participate, in particular those with PSI competition issues. The private sector companies attending will be required to make a presentation (5 minutes maximum using provided template downloadable from the event page) on the competition issues that they experience. The private sector contributions will support those from the European Union Competition Authorities that will be in attendance. The meeting will be of interest to experts involved with competition policy and Regulators of Public Sector Information re-use. Meeting agenda, version 25 Oct 08, registration, invitation letter, recommended reading list, venue and practical information about travel, contacts is available at http://www.epsiplus.net/events/thematic_meetings/psi_re_use_business/psi_re_use_meeting_3
ISA/ABRI Conference in Rio de Janeiro The conference is organized by the International Studies Association and the Brazilian International Relations Association. It takes place on July 20-24 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The joint ISA/ABRI conference is the first of its kind in South America and its main objective is to stimulate academic exchange between Latin-American scholars and the international studies community worldwide. Besides encouraging a strong regional presence, the meeting is also an opportunity for the participation of scholars from the Caribbean and Africa. The deadline for paper and panel proposals is November 30, 2008. The Paper Proposal Form is available at : http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/RioSubmit/PaperSubmit.htm and the Panel Proposal Form is available at : http://isanet.ccit.arizona.edu/RioSubmit/PanelSubmit.htm CHI 09 workshop: Call for Participation Web Science Conference in Athens, Greece This is a chance to join the Web Science movement and to do so in Athens, Greece in March of 2009. Web Science focuses on understanding, designing and developing the technologies and applications that make up the World Wide Web. But the WWW does not exist without the participation of people and organizations. Now that a significant proportion of everyday life is spent on-line in many countries, it makes sense for the first Web Science conference organised by the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI)<http://webscience.org/> and the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW)<http://www.fhw.gr/> to be dedicated to the presentation of research into society on the Web. TURKSAT eGovernment Conference The First International Conference on eGovernment and eGovernance" of TURKSAT (Turksat Satellite Communication Cable TV and Operation Inc.) organized by SoSReS (Social Sciences Research Society). This major international event is going to be held in Ankara, Turkey between 12-13 March 2009. Please visit for more information:http://www.icegov.info/
The keynote speakers are Richard Rogers, Professor in New Media & Digital Culture at the University of Amsterdam and Director of govcom.org and Noshir Contractor, Northwestern University, the Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences in the School of Engineering, School of Communication and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Authors are invited to prepare and submit to JITP a manuscript following one of the six submission formats by January 7, 2009. These formats include research papers, policy viewpoints, workbench notes, review essays, book reviews, and papers on teaching innovation. The social network and call for papers of the conference is available at http://youtube08election.crowdvine.com/
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 on May 17-20, 2009. The conference website and the call for papers are available at: http://www.dgo2009.or The dg.o 2009 social networking space at Crowdvine is http://dgo2009.crowdvine.com/ . 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. 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 Call for Papers: Transforming Government The journal publishes leading scholarly and practitioner research on the subject of transforming government through its people, processes and policy. Unique and progressive in its approach, the journal seeks to recognise both the multidisciplinary and the interdisciplinary perspectives of e-Government, and encourages both pure and applied research that impacts central and local Government, with international perspectives also welcome. It will also be interested in exploring how research carried out in the private sector can be applied to the public sector as a means of improving efficiency and effectiveness. Coverage is international and focused on original research in e-Government ICT, service chain issues, public sector management, policy implications of developing environments, and organizational and human resource issues. To submit an article, please go to the journal homepage at: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/tg.htm, or contact: The Editor, Professor Zahir Irani, Brunel University, UK E-mail: Zahir.Irani@Brunel.ac.uk, or the publisher, Kelly Pycroft, E-mail: kpycroft@emeraldinsight.com Call for Papers: International Journal of Electronic Governance 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 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 Third Annual GigaNet Symposium 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
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/ IMSCI 2009 Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals for The 3rd International Multi-Conference on Society , Cybernetics And Informatics. It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th - 13th, 2009. Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals are due by November 6th, 2008. More information is available at http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/IMSCI PISTA 2009 The 7th International Conference on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications: PISTA 2009 will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th – 13th, 2009. November 26th, 2008 is the new deadline for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals. More information is available at the following website: http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/PISTA RMCI 2009 Researchers are invited to submit a paper/abstract to The 6th International Symposium on Risk Management and Cyber-Informatics: RMCI 2009. It will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA, on July 10th – 13th, 2009. More information is available at http://www.2009iiisconferences.org/RMCI.
Grant Opportunities, Awards and AnnouncementsINSF Call for Proposals: IIS Core Programs The National Science Foudation seeks proposals for Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs. 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. Full Proposal deadline is on November 28, 2008. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707&govDel=USNSF_39 NSF Call for Proposals: CCF: Core Programs http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503220&govDel=USNSF_39 The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010. 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. Full Proposal deadline is on November 28, 2008. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13451&govDel=USNSF_39 NSF Call for Proposals: CNH The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH). The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems competition promotes quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses of relevant human and natural system processes and complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales. Full proposal deadline is on November 18, 2008. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13681&govDel=USNSF_39 Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are initiating a university-based social and behavioral science research activity, as part of The Minerva Initiative launched by the Secretary of Defense, that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. NSF and DoD intend: 1) to develop the DoD's social and human science intellectual capital in order to enhance its ability to address future challenges; 2) to enhance the DoD's engagement with the social science community; and 3) to deepen the understanding of the social and behavioral dimensions of national security issues. In pursuit of these objectives, NSF and DoD will bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and will support disciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative projects addressing areas of strategic importance to national security policy. Proposals are to be submitted directly to NSF as described in the solicitation. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503294&org=SBE&from=home If you have any questions, feel free to contact the two people listed on that webpage, or you can contact Brian Humes, Political Science Program Officer, at bhumes@nsf.gov or at 703.292.7284. NSF Call for Proposals:Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge. Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08604/nsf08604.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 Special Deal for DGSNA Members: Discount on Information Polity New E-Governance Book Series by IOS Press IOS Press is specialized in advanced publications in the field of administrative sciences. Recently, the Press started a new series named Global E- Governance. The publisher maintains longstanding collaborations with international organisations like IIAS and NATO and publishes a book series Innovation and the Public Sector, edited by Professor Victor Bekkers. In addition they publish 3 journals: Information Polity, edited by Prof. John Taylor, I-Ways, edited by Mr. Russel Pipe, and the International Journal of Regulation and Governance, published with TERI (New Delhi). 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: Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry and the center. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08591/nsf08591.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 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: The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) The program isdesigned to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands currently participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state’s or region’s research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness. Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to $2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. More information is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08595/nsf08595.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 A New Version of the e-Gov EndNote library SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Postdoctoral Fellowships on the Societal Aspects of Emerging Technologies The NSF-funded Center for Nanotechnology and Society at the University of California, Santa Barbara announces three new postdoctoral fellowships to conduct research on the societal aspects of emerging technologies, with a particular focus on nanotechnology. The CNS-UCSB invites applications from scholars from a wide range of disciplines whose research interests intersect with projects and topics in ongoing Center research. Examples include but are not limited to: public and expert risk perception; public deliberation and participation; technologies and the public sphere; science policy/public policy; the historical context of emerging technologies; the technology innovation system; and globalization and technology development issues. Two of the fellowships are open with regard to interest and specialization; one is to participate in a qualitative research project on gender and race in nanotech public participation and requires relevant experience. Prospective applicants are encouraged to examine the CNS-UCSB research portfolio at www.cns.ucsb.edu. Ohio State Report on Building Democracy Through Online Consultation A report entitled, "Building Democracy Through Online Citizen Consultation: A Framework for Action," has emerged from an Ohio State University conference of the same name. The document is intended as a brief practical guide to public officials who are wondering (a) what e-democracy is and (b) what sorts of issues need to be considered if an online consultation is to be staged successfully. Helpful nuggets in the report include Alexandra Samuel's hints for keeping online discussions on track and a summary of a discussion she led of how to plan such an initiative, Lars Hasselblad Torres's ideas for attracting and sustaining participation, Jerry Kosicki's thoughts on achieving a representative sample of citizen opinion, and a review of the respective pluses and minuses of online versus face-to-face consultation (although doing one does not exclude doing the other!). To get a copy of the report, go to http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/pldd/initiatives.php, and click the word "here" at the end of the paragraph entitled, "Building Democracy Through Online Citizen Consultation." NSF Report on Cyberlearning NSF Task Force on Cyberlearning has published its report titled "Fosterning Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge". The report is available at the following website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08204/nsf08204.pdf?govDel=USNSF_124 Contact Meelis Kitsing at newsletter@dgsociety.org for questions or to submit material for future newsletters. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive future issues of dgOnline. |
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