The International Conference on Theory and Practice of ElectronicGovernance (ICEGOV) series focuses on the use of technology totransform relationships between government and citizens, businesses,civil society and other arms of government (ElectronicGovernance). The series looks beyond the traditional focus ontechnology-enabled transformation in government (ElectronicGovernment), towards establishing foundations for good governance andfor sustainable national development.
The Series, established by the Electronic Governance Programme atUNU-IIST in 2007, aims to bring together practitioners, developers andresearchers from government, academia, industry, non-governmentalorganizations and UN organizations to share the latest in theory andpractice of Electronic Governance. Following its first three editionsin Macao (ICEGOV2007), Cairo (ICEGOV2008) and Bogota (ICEGOV2009),ICEGOV established its identity as:

• 1) A Global Conference – ICEGOV consistently attracts submissions frommore than 45 countries, including over 60% representation fromdeveloping and transition countries.
• 2) A Multi-Stakeholder Conference – ICEGOV is well attended by allmajor stakeholders of technology-enabled innovation in government:government, academia, industry and NGOs.
• 3) A Networking Conference – ICEGOV brings participation from acrossthematic, national, and development borders, with common interestsin transformational use of technology in government.
• 4) A Research and Practice Conference – ICEGOV includes a healthybalance of research-, practice- and solution-related work – lookingat technology, at the processes surrounding its implementation andmanagement, or at the wider context of Electronic Governance.
• 5) A Capacity Building Conference – ICEGOV features a rich program ofinvited talks, invited sessions, tutorials, workshops, paneldiscussions, posters, demos, etc. all taught, moderated ororganized by leading researchers and practitioners in the area.
• 6) An International Development Conference – The focus on ElectronicGovernance helps consider how government investments in technology,resulting in expected social and economic benefits, contribute tothe fulfillment of the national development goals.
• 7) A UN Conference – With international development focus, with theElectronic Governance Programme at UNU-IIST as the founder and themain force behind its editions, and with several UN organizationsbeing actively involved, ICEGOV exhibits a strong UN character.

In addition, ICEGOV promotes close interactions between government,academia, industry and NGO stakeholders so that each group cancontribute to as well as benefit from the interactions with others:
– The stakeholders from government can share the knowledge of concreteinitiatives as well as lessons learnt and challenges faced whencarrying them out. In return, they can learn about the latestresearch results, and how they are implemented by industry,non-governmental organizations and other governments to address thechallenges they face.
– The stakeholders from academia can share the models, theories andframeworks which extend the understanding of Electronic Governanceand upon which concrete solutions can be built. In return, they canlearn about concrete challenges faced by governments, gain access toconcrete cases, and identify opportunities to implement and deployresearch prototypes.
– The stakeholders from industry and NGOs can share technological andsocio-organizational solutions to be used in government practice. Inreturn, they can learn about the challenges faced by governments,and the latest research findings available for developing solutions.

2. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The 4th International Conference on Theory and Practice of ElectronicGovernance (ICEGOV2010) will take place in Beijing, China, during 25 -28 October 2010, under the patronage of the National Development andReform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,and National School of Administration, People’s Republic of China;co-organized by: Electronic Governance Programme, UNU-IIST, Macao SAR;Electronic Government Research Center, National School ofAdministration, China; Center for Technology in Government, Universityat Albany, USA; Computing Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK; Schoolof International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University,China; and State Information Center, China.
The ICEGOV2010 Program Committee invites submissions of unpublished,original work – completed or ongoing – in the form of papers, casestudies, demonstrations and posters:
1) Papers – Describing mature work in one or more of the research,practice or solution aspects of Electronic Governance, with provenor potential capacity to advance the state-of-the-art in the field.
2) Case Studies – Analyzing Electronic Governance initiatives, whetherresearch, practice or solutions, to identify critical factorscontributing to their success or failure.
3) Demonstrations – Demonstrating how solutions, possibly obtainedthrough research, are being applied in the practice of ElectronicGovernance, consequently giving rise to new research.
4) Posters – Presenting new ideas and ongoing work related toresearch, practice or solutions for Electronic Governance, withproven or potential capacity for bridging two or more dimensions.
The contributions can originate from: (1) Government – experiences,case studies and lessons learnt while planning, developing, executingand evaluating Electronic Governance initiatives; (2) Academia -foundations of Electronic Governance, including development,validation and implementation of relevant theories, models andspecifications; or (3) Industry and NGOs – technologies, methods andtools upon which Electronic Governance solutions – systems, processes,services and organizations – can be built.
ICEGOV2010 particularly welcomes: (a) cross-sector contributions thataim to establish connections between research, solutions and practiceof Electronic Governance, and succeed in effectively communicatingtheir findings from researchers to solution providers, from solutionproviders to public managers, from public managers to researchers; (b)contributions that cross the borders of the relevant disciplines -Information Technology, Computing, Public Administration and Policy,Political Science, Information Science, Linguistics, Law, Economics,Sociology, Business Administration and others; and (c) contributionson one or more of the practice, solutions or research aspects of Electronic Governance.