-----Original Message----- From: Victor van Reijswoud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: September 1, 2006 9:35 AM To: AISWORLD Information Systems World Network Subject: [isworld] CfP - Journal of Community Informatics - Special Edition
Call for Papers - Journal of Community Informatics Local E-Government and E-Governance with special reference to Models and Experiences in Developing Countries Edited by Victor van Reijswoud, Uganda Martyrs University - Nkozi, Uganda Arjan de Jager, International Institute for Communication and Development, Netherlands Tom A. Horan, Claremont Graduate University - California, USA www.ci-journal.net Editor in Chief: Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training Vancouver, BC Context Over the past years, e-government has been promoted as a silver bullet for governments in developing countries and developed countries alike--in developing countries, as a necessary pre- condition for economic and social development, in developed countries as a way of enhancing citizen engagement and overcoming the "democratic deficit". Decision makers were convinced that the use of information and communication technologies would improve the operational efficiency and effectiveness of, often cumbersome, government operations. Some in Developing Countries went even further and portrayed e-government as a solution against corruption, a problem afflicting many such countries. Several e-government initiatives are well under way. This special issue of the Journal of Community Informatics invites papers that explore and evaluate the achievements in local e-government projects and e-governance activities in the Developing World and particularly in the context of promoting and sustaining local e-governance and community civic empowerment. What have been the experiences with these projects, are there theoretical issues specific to Developing Country contexts, how does e-government contribute to effective local e-governance and community empowerment, have the expectations been met and have local communities benefited from the initiatives? Most of the projects introducing e-government in Developing Countries were based on the models and experiences in the Western world. However, the cultural and historical situation in Developing Countries differs significantly from this. This special issue is especially interested to receive papers that propose new experience- based models for the design and implementation of e-government and for enhancing local e-governance. Timeline - October 30th 2006: Deadline for submissions - November 30th 2006: Reviews completed, feedback send to the authors for re-visions. - January 5th 2007: Final papers due - February 2007: Publication Procedure Authors are encouraged to contact the special issue editors to ascertain fit of their work with the special issue. Manuscript (in Open Office or PDF format) should be submitted as an attachment to an email to Victor van Reijswoud: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Arjan de Jager: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The email subject should be JoCI Special Issue Submission. You will normally receive an acknowledgment within a few days. Please provide email addresses for all authors. All manuscripts will be screened by the guest editors prior to sending them out for review. Please see the Journal of Community Informatics (www.ci-journal.net) website for further details on paper submission. The AISWorld LISTSERV is a service of the Association for Information Systems (http://www.aisnet.org). To unsubscribe, redirect, or change subscription options please go to http://lyris.isworld.org/. You are subscribed to AISworld as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Each Sender assumes responsibility that his or her message conforms to the AISWorld LISTSERV policy and conditions of use available at http://lyris.isworld.org/isworldlist.htm. _______________________________________________ telecentres mailing list [email protected] http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/telecentres To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
