3rd Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Symposium (in memory of Valerie Gregg) Workshop 05 January 2010

The aim of the symposium is three-fold: - to present the progress in Electronic Government research during 2009 as seen through the outputs of major conferences and journals in the area, - to examine how research challenges identified during HICCS-42 have been addressed in 2009, and - to define a new set of challenges towards HICCS-44. The full day symposium will bring together members of the global research and practice community on Electronic Government, providing a sense of direction to community-wide research efforts and focusing such efforts upon major challenges and problems of practical importance. We are dedicating this symposium to the memory of Valerie Gregg, co-founder of the Symposium, long-time Program Manager for the Digital Government Research at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and Government Fellow at the Center for Technology in Government, University of Albany, State University of New York. Valerie was a tireless and passionate champion of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community. Her departure is a profound loss to our community. The symposium comprises seven main parts: 1. OPENING – Setting the scene for the symposium, defining its rationale, aim and structure. 2. REMEMBERING – Valerie Gregg 3. SESSION 1 – Providing best examples of Electronic Government research in 2009 through the presentations of meritorious papers from selected conferences and journals by their authors. 4. SESSION 2 – Presenting major directions and critical lessons learnt from Electronic Government research, observed during 2009 through selected conferences and journals by their Program Committee or Editorial Board Chairs, with presentations in Session 1 serving as concrete examples. 5. SESSION 3 – Summarizing the challenges identified through the Electronic Government Strategy Workshop at HICCS-42 and examining if and how such challenges have been addressed during 2009, taking into account the examples and overviews presented during Sessions 1 and 2. What research gaps can be observed in view of the challenge-research analysis? 6. SESSION 4 – Carrying out the Electronic Government Strategy Workshop, in view of the newly emerging needs, evolving context for research applications in the area, and challenge-research gaps identified during Session 3, identifying or re-emphasizing research challenges for 2010. How to promote research in critical understudied areas towards HICSS-44, and beyond? 7. CLOSING – Summarizing what has been achieved by the symposium, capturing the state of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community emerging from the different sessions, identifying the measures to further strengthen the community in 2010, and receiving ideas and expressions of interest to organize the next symposium during HICSS-44.