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    Posted 01-22-2007 09:41
    *** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING ***

    CALL FOR ARTICLES

    Special Issue on E-Government in Developing Countries
    International Journal of Electronic Government Research
    Submission Deadline: April 15, 2007

    Guest Editor: Dr. Mila Gasco 

    INTRODUCTION

    In the new era, access to the Internet and knowledge about the use of computers has become an expectation and an obligation for economic, social, political, and civic participation. In this sense, private sector efforts are welcome, but public initiatives, among them the electronic government ones, are critical. Although several projects have been carried out all over the globe, the development of e-government initiatives is unequal depending of the region of the world where they take place. Thus, while countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, Singapore, Australia or Canada are the leaders when it comes to implement these programs, the same cannot be said about most developing nations.

    OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE

    This special issue is aimed at understanding how developing governments and public administrations have chosen to pursue their e-government initiatives. Therefore it aspires to describe how e-government initiatives are taking place in different developing countries, to provide insightful analysis about those factors that are critical in an e-government design and implementation process, to discuss how contextual factors affect e-government initiatives success or failure, and to propose strategies to move forward and to address future challenges in the context of developing countries.

    RECOMMENDED TOPICS include but are not limited to the following:

    E-administration and back office initiatives
    Online information delivery
    Electronic service delivery
    Online transactions
    Online participation
    Electronic democracy
    E-government design and implementation
    Evaluation of e-government initiatives
    E-government country's strategy
    Local e-government practices

    SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
    Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on E-Government in Developing Countries on or before APRIL 15, 2007. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. Authors of accepted
    papers will be notified by JUNE 15, 2007 about the acceptance status and will receive accepted paper organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by no later than SEPTEMBER 1, 2007. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations.

    Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to Mila Gasco (    mila_gasco@yahoo.es&YY=7406&y5beta=yes&y5beta=yes&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b"> mila_gasco@yahoo.es).