Building a Sustainable International Digital Government Research Community
Today, digital government (DG) research is being conducted all over the world. Most of this work is focused within the geographic and political contexts of individual countries. However, given the growing influence of global economic, social, technical, and political forces, the questions embedded in digital government research are now expanding to international dimensions that focus on topics that cross the jurisdictions, cultures, or customs of different countries. Issue Brief >>
Project Summary
The goal of this four-year effort was to create a framework for a sustainable global community of practice among digital government researchers and research sponsors. Funded by the US National Science Foundation Digital Government Research Program, the project included an international reconnaissance study describing the current status of digital government research, an annual research institute, and a framework for several international working groups.
Project Components
iGov Research Institute | July 18-25, 2010
The annual iGov Research Institute is a week-long residential program for doctoral students who are interested in ways to advance, study, and understand digital government research in an international context. The 2010 iGov Research Institute was held in The Hague, in the Netherlands, in partnership with Delft University of Technology.
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International Working Groups
Three international groups of scholars addressed transnational and comparative issues of governmental processes, organization, decision making, and citizen participation -- and created joint projects and future international research agendas.
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Reflection Day for Working Groups
UAlbany President George M. Philip welcomed 15 international scholars to a workshop hosted by CTG to assess and share learning across the three international working groups.
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Reconnaissance Study (1994-2008)
CTG released an updated version of International Digital Government Research: A Reconnaissance Study (1994-2008), showing trends in types and topics for international digital government investigations.
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