Call for Papers - Special Issue - International Journal of Electronic Government Research (JEGR)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Special Issue on  “Strategic e-Business Model for Government”

International Journal of Electronic Government Research (JEGR)

Published: Quarterly (print & electronic)

ISSN: 1548-3886 eISSN: 1548-3894

Submission Deadline:  November 15, 2006

Guest Editor:  Prof. Susheel Chhabra

Introduction

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are continuously transforming traditional modes of transactions in all spheres. Governments, the world over are aware of the limitations of existing methods of managing their transactions, and are struggling hard to deliver effective and economical e-Government services. According to World Bank estimates, almost 85% of the e-Government systems fail totally or partially, indicating a loss of highest magnitude. There is thus an urgent need to address this issue and suggest effective and economical e-Business service delivery models for the Governments.

Objective of the Special Issue

Some of the critical issues, Governments have been facing include obsolete organization structures, procedures, and processes, uneconomical e-Government services, inadequacy and incompatibility of ICT infrastructure, and non-integrated e-Government services. All such issues are leading to a digital divide among the States, Nations ultimately.

The objective of special issue is to promote research initiatives in designing an economical and effective e-Business service delivery model for the Government and its stakeholders.

Recommended topics include (but are not limited to) the following:

§         Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Government (G2G), and Government to Business (G2B) Service Delivery Models.

§         Change Management and Process Reengineering for e-Government.

§         e-Government Standards and Best Practices.

§         Information Policies and Strategies for e-Government.

§         Security and Ethical Issues in e-Government Adoption.

§         e-Government Integrated Service Delivery to Citizens and Businesses

§         e-Government cross-agency processes using Web Service Technologies

§         Government-Citizens, Government-Business Participation in e-Government.

§         Bridging Digital Divide through e-Government.

§         Capacity Building Initiatives for e-Government.

§         Knowledge Management Framework for e-Government.

§         ERP based Service Delivery Model for e-Government

§         e-Business Maturity Model for Government.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on “Strategic e-Business Model for Government” on or before November 15, 2006. All submissions must be original, should be between 5,500 and 8,000 words, using rigorous research supported by adequate reference citations, and may not be under review by another publication. The papers will be reviewed on a double blind, peer review basis. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by January 1, 2007 about the acceptance status and will receive accepted paper organizational guidelines. Papers must follow APA (American Psychological Association) editorial style. Manuscripts may not include footnotes, and authors are strongly encouraged not to use endnotes. References must relate only to material cited within the manuscript and shall be listed on a separate "References" page in alphabetical order with full publication data (e.g., author's name(s), complete title of the cited work, publisher and location if a book; if a journal article or book chapter, title of the source, editor(s) name if appropriate, volume, issue, year of publication, and page numbers). APA guides are readily available on the web.

Information regarding IJEGR is available at: www.idea-group.com/ijegr.

Inquiries and Submissions can be forwarded electronically (susheel_chhabrahotmail.com), Word document) to:

Prof. Susheel Chhabra

Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management

Sector-3, R. K. Puram

New Delhi-110022

INDIA

e-Mail: susheel_chhabrahotmail.com

Tel: +91 (11) 26191081, Mobile: +91- 9810587719

Fax:  +91 (11) 26191080