The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance on 10-13 December 2007 in Macao S.A.R. China

The First International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV2007) took place on 10-13 December2007 in Macao S.A.R. China. ICEGOV2007 was co-organized by the Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST-EGOV), the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA (CTG), and UN-APCICT. The conference was attended by about 200 participants from 50 countries.

In a diverse international setting of networking and community-building, the conference brought together practitioners, developers and researchers from government, academia, industry and non-governmental organizations to share the latest findings in the theory and practice of Electronic Governance. The conference provided a unique opportunity for close interactions between the three categories of participants, so that each could benefit from the interaction with others.

Government participants described concrete initiatives, lessons learned and the remaining challenges. In return, they learned about the latest research results, and how such results are implemented by industry and other governments to address the challenges they face. Industry and non-governmental participants demonstrated concrete technological and organizational solutions for governments. In return, they learned about the challenges faced by governments and the latest research findings available for developing solutions.

Academic participants presented models, theories and frameworks which extend the understanding of Electronic Governance and upon which concrete solutions can be built. In return, they learned about the problems faced by governments, gaining access to concrete cases, and identifying opportunities to implement and deploy research prototypes.

The conference offered a rich programme comprising: three invited talks, six pairs of tutorial-workshop events, seven panel discussions and twelve regular paper sessions. ICEGOV2007 benefited from invited talks from three well-known experts and practitioners:

• Sharon S. Dawes, Senior Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA, and the President of the Digital Government Society of North America
• Olu Agunloye, Executive Vice Chairman of the National eGovernment Strategies (NeGSt) Limited, Nigeria
• Guido Bertucci, Director of the Division for Public Administration and Development Management, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. The speakers represented academic, government and non-governmental perspectives on Electronic Governance.

A series of six tutorial-workshop events was organized on various aspects of Electronic Governance:

1. Formal Engineering Methods for Electronic Governance by Jim Davies, Oxford University, UK and Tomasz Janowski, UNU-IIST-EGOV, Macao
2. Interoperability in Electronic Government by Marijn Janssen, TU Delft, Netherlands, and Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA
3. Knowledge Management in Public Administration by Maria Wimmer, University of Koblenz, Germany, and Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria
4. Electronic Governance and Organizational Transformation by Theresa A. Pardo, CTG, University at Albany, SUNY, USA and Yuanfu Jiang, China National School of Administration, China
5. Policy Development for Electronic Governance by Ik Jae Chung, University at Albany, SUNY, USA
6. Economics for Electronic Governance by Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University of Economics, Poland. Tutorials, held on Monday 10 December provided the audience with general foundations and basic understanding of the area, while the workshops, held on Thursday 13 December presented state-of-the-art research and applications.

Seven panel discussions were organized on various aspects of Electronic Governance to bring together theory and practice, as well as the stakeholders from academia, government and non-governmental organizations:

1. Case Studies and Innovation in Electronic Government organized by Hyeun-Suk Rhee, UN-APCICT
2. Education and Capacity Building for Electronic Governance organized by Ramesh Gupta, Carleton University, Ottawa
3. Research and Applications in Electronic Governance organized by Jochen Scholl, University of Washington, USA
4. Socio-Economic Development and Electronic Governance organized by Ekwow Spio-Garbrah CEO, Commonwealth Telecommunication Organization, UK
5. Participation through Electronic Governance organized by Roland Traunmüller, University of Linz, Austria
6. Coordination and Cooperation for Electronic Governance organized by Madeleine Siösteen Thiel, VINNOVA, Sweden
7. Pan-Asian Society for Electronic Governance Research and Practice organized by Tomasz Janowski, UNU-IIST-EGOV, Macao

Total number of participants: 206 Total number of countries: 48 Total number of female participants: 44

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The Center for Electronic Governance at United Nations University - International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST-EGOV), the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA (CTG), and UN-APCICT