[Iefac.list] Call for Book Chapter Proposals

[Dr. Saqib Saeed]

*Call for Book Chapter Proposals*

*User Centric E-Government: Challenges & Opportunities*

To be published by Springer http://www.springer.com/series/6157

*Editors*

Dr. Saqib Saeed                   University of Dammam, KSA

Prof. T. Ramayah               University Sains Malaysia

Prof. Zaigham Mahmood          Univesity of Derby UK & North West Univ. S
Africa



*Introduction*

E-Government, or electronic government, is about harnessing the information
revolution to improve the efficiency of government processes and the lives
of citizens. It aims at a citizen centred approach to governance through
effective use of the Internet and Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs). E-Government promotes transparency and effectiveness
of a government’s processes as well as citizens’ participation
(e-participation) in the affairs of the government. Whereas, E-government
projects are huge undertakings for government departments, user-centric
approach requires citizens’ participation in the running of the government
affairs. In both these respects, there are huge challenges and inherent
issues. Whereas, governments require long term commitment as well as
correct planning and availability of financial resources, it is highly
important that citizens are enabled to have access to the information
technology, have knowledge and skills to use the available technology, have
the positive commitment to affect the governments’ strategies. So, enabling
citizens to effectively participate is much more difficult.

In this context, in the proposed book, we aim to present the inherent
challenges and available opportunities with respect to user-centric
e-government.

*Recommended Topics*

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

·         Technology Appropriation in E-Government

·         Empirical Studies of E-Government
<http://eventseer.net/t/e-government/>

·         Participatory Design in E-Government Projects

·         Usability Studies of E-Government Systems

·         Evaluation of E-Government Systems in Practice

·         E-Government and Citizen Engagement

·         Universal Access of E-Government

·         Innovation and Knowledge Management in E-Government

·         Open Source Systems and E-Government

·         Mobile technology and E-Government

·         E-Government in Web 2.0 Era

·         Metrics for E-Government Adoption

·         Social, Ethical and Legal Issues related to E-Government



*Deadlines*

Proposal Submission: *20 April 2016*
Proposal Acceptance/Rejection Notification: 1 May 2016
Full Chapter Submission: 1 August 2016
Chapter Acceptance/Rejection Notification: 1 Oct 2016
Final chapter Submission: 1 Nov 2016

*Submissions*

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document)
to:
Dr. Saqib Saeed: saqib.saeed at gmail.com
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