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A Decade of Digital Governance: IS-Lab Publishes 10-Year Commemorative…
Marking a significant academic milestone, the Information Systems Laboratory (IS-Lab) at the Department of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, University of the Aegean, announces the release of a comprehensive commemorative volume titled “2016 – 2026: Ten Years of Digital Governance Through Student Research”.
Curated by Prof. Yannis Charalabidis based on coursework developed in the “Electronic Governance II” master’s module, the publication brings together 50 landmark postgraduate research papers produced across the last decade. Spanning an impressive 2,236 pages, the compendium captures the real-world evolution of public sector modernisation in Greece as examined, evaluated, and re-imagined by graduate students and active public administration professionals.
Chronicle of a Digital Decade
The selected works reflect the transformative shifts that defined Greek and European digital public administration between 2016 and 2026, exploring core strategic domains:
- Open Data & Citizen Participation: Fostering civic engagement, algorithmic transparency, and collaborative policy design.
- Interoperability & Process Re-engineering: Dismantling bureaucratic friction and streamlining administrative workflows across state bodies.
- Smart Cities & Public e-Services: Municipal digital transformation and citizen-centric service design.
- Artificial Intelligence in Governance: Implementing intelligent decision-support systems, regulatory compliance frameworks, and ethical AI in the public sector.
The editorial coordination of the volume was led by two postgraduate researchers of the laboratory, reflecting IS-Lab’s ongoing commitment to collaborative scholarship, where practical administrative insight meets academic rigor.
The compendium is dedicated to all the students and alumni whose critical thinking and dedicated research have contributed directly to building an open, modern, and citizen-first public administration.
Researchers, public sector officials, and practitioners can explore the complete volume and download individual papers through the open repository index:
👉 Access the Volume Index & Papers (10 Years of Digital Governance)
