2nd Call for Chapters-Integrated E-Business Models for Government Solutions

IGI Publishing, USA (http://www.igi-pub.com), has scheduled to publish a book under Advances in E-Government Research Book Series - "Integrated E-Business Models for Government Solutions: Citizen-Centric Service Oriented Methodologies and Processes"  The objective of this book is to examine issues and promote research initiatives pertaining to bringing effectiveness in e-Government.

 

We are pleased to invite you to submit a 2 - 5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter on the theme on or before November 15, 2007. The details are given below:

 

Call for Chapters:

 

Introduction

 

Governments all over the world are recognizing e-Government as a strategic option to fine-tune their internal and external operations. In order to foster citizen-centric services, they need to integrate themselves as well as stakeholders vertically and horizontally. This can be achieved by bringing the efficiencies and experiences of e-Business to e-Government.  That requires new e-Business models for Government solutions that reduce cost and improve service effectiveness.

 

Objectives

 

The objective of this book is to examine issues and promote research initiatives pertaining to bringing effectiveness in e-Government by suggesting integrated e-Business models for government solutions, citizen-centric service oriented methodologies and processes. The solutions in the form of e-Business models and research initiatives will ease the implementation process of e-Government solutions around the world.

 

The Audience

 

The perspective audience of this publication includes government agencies, research institutions, software vendors, research scholars, consultants, and academic institutions etc.

 

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

Users’ acceptance / citizens’ trust in e-Government solutions
Horizontal and vertical integration of e-Government solutions
Web technologies for e-Government solutions.
Citizen-oriented e-Business models for government
Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Government (G2G), and Government to Business (G2B) Service Delivery Models
Security and ethical issues in e-Government.
HR issues and implementation strategies in e-Government initiatives.
Evaluating performance of e-government initiatives
Government-Citizens, Government-Business participation in e-Government
Bridging digital divide through e-Government.
Capacity building Initiatives in e-Government
Knowledge management frameworks for e-Government.
 

 

Submission Procedure

 

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 31, 2007, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 30, 2007 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 31, 2008. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global, http://www.igi-pub.com, publisher of the IGI Publishing (formerly Idea Group Publishing), Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Information Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) imprints.

 

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) by e-Mail to:

 

Dr. Susheel Chhabra
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
Sector-3, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110022, India
Tel.: +91(11)9810587719 • Fax: +91(11)-26191080
e-Mail:susheel_chhabrahotmail.com