United Nations International Conference on Digital Governance ICEGOV 2020…

The International Conference on Digital Governance, ICEGOV 2020, in Greece

Under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance

Statements from the organizers and the Secretary General of Information Systems

ICEGOV 2020, the international conference on Digital Governance, organized for the past 12 years by the United Nations University in various parts of the world, will be held in Athens for the first time in its history, from March 31 to April 3, 2020.

The conference takes place under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance and in cooperation with the European Commission, the Hellenic Parliament, the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece, the Municipality of Athens, and the Local Government IT Company (DAEM). The publicity partner is the Huffington Post Greece.

ICEGOV 2020 is co-organized in Greece by the Research Center for Electronic Governance of the University of the Aegean, in collaboration with and at the facilities of the Harokopio University of Athens, with the support of laboratories and groups working on Digital Governance from many Greek universities.

After the previous editions in India (2017), Ireland (2018), and Australia (2019), the conference in Greece will focus on the participation of representatives and officials from the public sector in Southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. The conference will be attended by officials from the UN, the European Commission, experts in digital governance from the private and public sectors from around the world, company representatives, organizations, researchers, students, and active citizens.

More than 200 papers from 70 countries have already been submitted for review at the conference.

Yiannis Charalampidis, Associate Professor at the University of the Aegean, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering in Samos, and President of the Conference Organization Committee, stated: “With ICEGOV coming to Greece for the first time, the pulse of global digital governance will beat in Athens in April and for much of 2020. I believe the conference will significantly help the Greek public sector, the scientific community, and Greek businesses developing related Digital Governance solutions with an international orientation.”

Dimitris Sarantis, researcher at the United Nations University in Guimarães, Portugal, and one of the co-chairs of the conference, stated: “ICEGOV, the annual global institutional meeting of scientific, business, and governmental figures in digital governance, will take place for the first time in a Southeastern European country and will focus on ‘Digital Governance in the Age of Emerging Technologies and Globalization.’ We are particularly looking forward to the presentation of innovative technologies and solutions in key areas of public administration, as well as the development of collaborative ways to address contemporary challenges.”

Professor Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos, Secretary General of Information Systems at the Ministry of Digital Governance, said: “The ICEGOV international conference is a unique opportunity for Greece to interact with experts in digital governance, government officials, and organizations from around the world. As we have already started implementing very important projects related to digital governance, we must seize this unique opportunity to engage with international best practices and present developments from the Greek public sector, as well as from Greek businesses and startups active in the field, to an international audience. Congratulations to the University of the Aegean and Harokopio University for the organization, which we will support with all our might.”

More information about the ICEGOV 2020 international conference can be found at: www.icegov.org

The Aegean University is organizing in Greece the United…

ICEGOV 2020, the conference organized for the past 12 years by the United Nations University in various parts of the world, will be held in Athens, Greece, for the first time in its history, from March 31 to April 3, 2020.

ICEGOV 2020 is co-organized in Greece by the Research Center for e-Government of the University of the Aegean, in collaboration with and hosted at the facilities of Harokopio University in Athens, with the support of laboratories and teams working on Digital Governance from many Greek universities.

Following recent editions in India (2017), Ireland (2018), and Australia (2019), the conference in Greece will focus on the participation of public sector representatives and officials from Southeastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. The conference will feature experts from the private and public sectors worldwide, UN and European Union officials, company representatives, organizations, researchers, students, and active citizens.

Representatives from all groups involved in the Digital Transformation of states and public sector organizations are invited to attend the conference:

Researchers and solution implementers can submit their papers on a wide range of topics: Digital Transformation, Open Data, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Government 3.0, Legal & Policy Informatics, and their applications in policy are some of the themes of the conference. PhD candidates in the field of Digital Governance can submit the progress and achievements of their doctoral dissertations and receive guidance from experienced researchers and professors. Business and public sector organization executives can submit short papers with their solutions or experiences and present them to an international audience.

Additionally, there will be special sessions with invited speakers, special presentations for public sector representatives, social events, and awards for the best papers and presentations. All papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library Proceedings, while the best papers will be published in the Government Information Quarterly, the most prestigious scientific journal in the field (SCI, Impact Factor 5+).

Yiannis Charalampidis, Associate Professor at the University of the Aegean, Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering in Samos, and Conference Chair, stated: “We are happy that, after an international competition, we took on the organization of ICEGOV 2020. So, after India, Ireland, and Australia, the pulse of Global Digital Governance will beat in Athens in April and for much of 2020. We want to help the Greek public sector, the Greek scientific community, and especially Greek companies developing relevant solutions and services with an international orientation to seize this significant opportunity, and we look forward to their ideas and proposals.”

More information about the international conference ICEGOV 2020, as well as the call for papers, with a submission deadline at the end of September 2019, can be found at : www.icegov.org