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CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Proposal Submission: 15th April 2016
Full Chapter Submission: 31th August 2016
Beyond Bureaucracy: Towards Sustainable Governance Informatisation
a Book Edited by
Dr. Alois A. Paulin1, Dr. Leonidas G. Anthopoulos2, and Dr. Christopher G. Reddick3,
1Vienna University of Technology, Austria; 2TEI of Thessaly, Greece; 3University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
to be published by Springer Science and Business Media, Public Administration and Information Technology Book Series
1. Introduction
We have seen tremendous transformative powers of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in e-business, which have resulted to digital firm leaders -such as Google, Microsoft etc.-, digital products and standards (i.e., W3C). This well structured e-business landscape has produced new ecosystems comprised of software developers, providers, and consumers who introduce and consume new products and services. These ecosystems are based on clear technological standards and shared modular generic artefacts, which allow distributed peer production: one can innovate and unleash its own entrepreneurial potential creating new products, services and tools, relying on the open toolsets, technologies and exchange of knowledge between peers.
Such open ecosystems of innovation rely on informated artefacts and systems, which abstract real-world-systems into the digital domain, where peer-production can take place. Unlike computerization, where software is deployed to steer closed black-box systems on a rigid provider-consumer relation, informatisation utilizes software to craft multi-level interactive systems where added value is generated from interactive multi-stakeholder dynamics.
In the area of public sector, ICTs have empowered public agencies to improve their activities, to develop shared services and to strengthen the efficiency of their operations. Technology enabled optimized transfer of knowledge and information between government agencies; more efficient supervision and control of relationships with citizens; and higher efficiency in law enforcement due to better access to information than ever before. Throughout the last decades, technology has been used to strengthen the role of state bureaucracies and the relationship between the civil service and the citizens. In this regard, past and existing e-government and smart government initiatives have relied on the existence of bureaucratic systems, which tried to transform into more effective and efficient mechanisms instead of developing a new era for government.
2. Objectives
This volume aims to gather knowledge on the cutting-edge approaches that aim to systematically
address governance informatisation beyond incrementally supporting existing bureaucratic
culture, as well as case studies regarding bureaucratic elimination efforts and practices.
It will invite leading scholars and practitioners to present discussions, polemics, technical
models, and findings, which focus on innovative usage of technology for governance, and self-governance that results to bureaucratic elimination.
More specifically, the edited volume:
• aims to compare past and existing e-government and smart government approaches;
• aims to discuss how social service delivery can be facilitated by means of technology without relying on intermediate bureaucratic enablers;
• aims to introduce technology-enabled non-bureaucratic collaborative decision-making;
• aims to gather polemics on the sustainability and perspectives of [state] bureaucracies and the influences of technology and technological literacy on such;
• aims to delineate domain-specific terminology (terms like governance, informatisation, bureaucracy, etc.) to clarify trans-disciplinary terms for use in the context of the particular research field;
• aims to provide a systemic technology framework for governance informatisation and follow-up research;
• aims to align mono-disciplinary knowledge from technical sciences, jurisprudence,
and economics, within the trans-disciplinary context of governance informatisation;
• and aims to present and compare case studies and practices around the world that eliminate bureaucracy.
3. Intended Audience and Potential Uses
1. Government CIOs, Strategic Leaders, Decision Makers, IT/IS Managers, Analysts and
Designers seeking to prepare for next generation digital government challenges.
1. Consultants and practitioners desirous of new approaches and technologies to define visions and missions for their government clients.
2. Business management, public policy and IS management educators interested in imparting knowledge about next generation governance technology.
3. Academic and consulting researchers looking to uncover and characterize new research problems and programs.
4. E-Government professionals involved with governance informatisation, technology
procurement, management of technology projects, consulting and advising on technology issues and management.
5. Schools and universities where courses regarding governance informatisation, sustainable technology, e-Government, and information society courses are being taught.
5. Recommended Topics and Themes
The book intends to include, but is not limited to, chapters in the following broad topics and
themes:
• Governance Informatisation
• Sustainable, Non-Bureaucratic Government
• e-Govervnment, Smart Government, Open Government and future gov. models
• Liquid Democratic Collaborative Decision-Making
• Mass Online Deliberation
• Crowd sourcing
• Participatory Budgeting
• Self-Organized Virtual Communities
• Peer Production
• Smart City and Virtual Communities
• Peer-to-Peer Credit Transfer, Virtual Currencies
• Sustainable e-Identity
• Sustainable Technology
• Historical Lessons of Self-Organization
• Pro/Contra discussions on above topics
• Technologies that enable above topics
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before April, 15, 2016, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 31, 2016 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 15, 2016. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by Springer Science and Business Media, publisher of the Public Administration and Information Technology1 book series. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2017.
Important Dates and Deadlines
April 15, 2016: Proposal Submission Deadline
April 30, 2016: Notification of Proposal Acceptance
August 31, 2016: Full Chapter Submission
November 15, 2016: Notification of Chapter Acceptance along with Reviewer Comments
December 15, 2016: Final Chapter Submission along with signed Copyright Agreement
January 15, 2017: Final Deadline
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The Chief Editor will be advised and supported by an Editorial Advisory Board (EAB), consisting of leading specialized experts from the academia and industry. The current members of the EAB include:
Dr. György Gajduschek, Professor
Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of Legal Studies, Hungary
Dr. Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Professor
Institute of Design and Assessment of Technology, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Dr. Marijn Janssen, Professor
Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft Univ. of Technology, The Netherlands
Dr. Klaus Lenk, Professor
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
Dr. Robert Müller-Török, Professor,
University of Public Administration and Finance Ludwigsburg, Germany
Dr. Uroš Pinterič, Professor
Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo mesto, Slovenia
Dr. Roland Traunmüller, Professor
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Dr. Vishanth Weerakoddy, Professor
Business School, Brunel University London, UK
Dr. Tatjana Welzer, Professor
Institute of Informatics, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Dr. Nadezhda Purtova, Assistant Professor,
Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Dr. Marko Skorić, Assistant Professor
Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong, HK SAR
Dr. Piotr Szymaniec, Assistant Professor
The Angelus Silesius University of Applied Sciences, Poland
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (submissions in Word format) to:
Dr. Alois A. Paulin
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
apaulin@caa.tuwien.ac.at Dr. Leonidas G. Anthopoulos
TEI of Thessaly, Greece
lanthopo@teilar.gr Dr. Christopher G. Reddick
University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
chris.reddick@utsa.edu Stay Tuned:
WWW:
http://www.beyondbureaucracy.org