16 August 2007

Call for papers: The Information Revolution and Technology Transfer in E-Government

Call for papers: The Information Revolution and Technology Transfer in E-Government

A special issue of International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation

The advent of new information and communication technologies such as the internet speeds up information circulation and generates new organisational models built on technological development and transfer. The public sector is not immune to such driving forces; therefore, e-government, which highly leverages new technologies to redefine and to redistribute information circulation, has become an inevitable trend.

The arena of e-government is fraught with many implications and issues worth further discussion and exploration especially with regard to the information revolution and technology transfer. The aim of this special issue is to provide a unique forum for the consideration of all issues related to the information revolution and technology transfer in e-government.

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

Information Revolution in the Public Sector
  • Categorisation of government information
  • Content-based search and text mining
  • IT governance
  • Innovating and transforming government through information
  • Portal service and quality management
  • Digital divide
Technology Transfer in the Public Sector
  • Service operations design, development and management
  • Service delivery, deployment and maintenance
  • Policy and implementation in small and medium enterprise development
  • Technology transfer management and implementation
  • Technology valuation
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: 30 December, 2007
Notification of the Initial Decision: 28 February, 2008
Notification of Acceptance: 30 April, 2008

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