Electronic Government: 8th International Conference, EGOV 2009, Linz, Austria, August 31 - September 3, 2009, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Electronic Government: 8th International Conference, EGOV 2009, Linz, Austria, August 31 - September 3, 2009, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

by Marijn Janssen (Series Editor), Marijn Janssen (Series Editor), Hans J. Scholl (Series Editor), Roland Traunmuller (Series Editor), Maria A. Wimmer (Editor)

Synopsis

Years of worldwide economic depression do not only shatter private-sector ?rms and strain public-sector budgets, they also test the viability of academic conf- ences and other scholarly events. Given this context it is remarkable how well the eighth EGOV conference maintained its standing as an annual international conference with a global reach. Submissions from Europe increased over those from other parts of the globe. However, the conference upheld its attractiveness toscholarsfromaroundtheworldasavenueofhighreputation.The2009EGOV conference brought together scholars and practitioners from ?ve continents and 32 countries. Previous EGOV conferences were dedicated to three main areas, which ov- lap in part: eGovernment, eGovernance, and eParticipation. While the overlap still exists, a vibrant and sizable community has formed around topics of p- ticipation, inclusion, and democracy in the digital age. For the ?rst time, with ePartthistopicalstrandorganizeditsownconferencewithseparateproceedings. ePartaims to reviewresearchadvances inbothsocialandtechnologicalscienti?c domains, seeking to demonstrate new concepts, methods and styles of eParti- pation. The Chairs of both conferences consider it important to maintain close links and are committed to co-locating the two events in the years to come.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: 2009
Publisher: Springer
Published: 17 Aug 2009

ISBN 10: 3642035159
ISBN 13: 9783642035159