E-Government

OBJECTIVES	TOPICS	ORGANIZERS	AUDIENCE	SPEAKERS	PROGRAM
Arab Urban Development Institute	Symposium on E-Government Opportunities & Challenges 10-12 May 2003, Muscat - Sultanate of Oman				Muscat Municipality
DEADLINES	SPONSORS	ORGANIZATION	CONTACT US	CALL FOR PAPERS	REGISTER

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF RESEARCH PAPERS

The public sector institutions in advanced and developing countries started adopting the concepts of electronic systems in performing their daily activities and in providing better services for citizens. This concept was further promoted when these institutions provided these services through the internet to the individuals, government departments and the private sector.

The information technology has great influence over the way people work, go shopping or communicate. This requires rectified interaction between citizens and local government departments.

As the public sector departments seek capacity enhancement to fulfill their duties and interact with the global economy which is linked through the internet, utilization of the information technology proved essential at all walks of life and thus many countries decided upon adopting the idea of “E- Government” aiming to fulfill duties or provide services to citizens, more promptly and efficiently.

OBJECTIVES

To shed light on the concept of providing services through electronic portals, its applications and how to utilize electronic means to develop and enhance access to services and information.
To explore the difficulties and challenges hindering the application of e- government concept.
To determine the practical procedures that should be carried out to implement e-Government.
To examine the efforts exerted by Arab cities and to review the experiences of other cities in the field of e-Government.

THEMES AND SESSION TOPICS

1. The concept of e- Government:

i. Principles of e-Government

ii. Necessary Means to facilitate the adoption of e-Government

iii. The relationship between e-Government & smart communities

2. e-Government: Information Technology & Governance

i. e-Government as a Governance Tool

ii. Transparency, Anticorruption & Social Change

ii. Better Government Services Delivery (G2C, G2B, G2G)

3. Obstacles facing the implementation of e- Government.

i. e-Government infrastructure.

ii. Rules and regulations.

iii. Financial transactions through the Internet and information security.

4 Practical procedures for implementing e-Government

i. E-Government Life Cycle

ii. Computerization of Municipal Activities as a prerequisite for implementing

e-Government.

iii. Capacity Building.

iv. Raising Public Awareness regarding e-Government

5. Experiences of cities & municipalities

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ORGANIZERS

- Municipality of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

- Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI)

In collaboration with the World Bank & the California Institute for Smart Communities

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RELEVANT / TARGETED AUDIENCE

Arab mayors & municipal leaders
Relevant government agencies
Relevant international & regional organizations & NGOs
Information technology specialists from the Arab cities and towns
Researchers & experts on e-Government
Relevant private sector institutions

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SPEAKERS

List will be available soon

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DEADLINES

Deadline for submitting abstracts	31/01/2003
Review of abstracts and notification of authors of accepted abstracts	10/02/2003
Deadline for submitting full papers and case studies	15/03/2003

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ORGANIZATION

Papers on the themes and topics of the symposium.
Panel discussions and brain storming sessions to reach some definition on the technology and basic concepts.
Experience from cities, municipalities and related government agencies.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

Abstracts are solicited from interested parties both from the region and elsewhere. Abstracts should not e

exceed 300 words briefly summarizing the paper’s major components, methodology and findings as well as the subject's implications for the conference theme.

Authors selected by the Conference Technical Committee based on their abstracts are requested to submit their full papers by the specific date listed below. Papers should not exceed 30 double-spaced pages including references and figures. Selected authors are kindly requested to mail a hard copy of their paper, they could also transmit it electronically or send a soft copy on a floppy disk which operates under Windows (IBM compatible). Colored figures/pictures are preferred to be sent digitally as JPG files.

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CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence to be directed to the Conference Secretariat at

Arab Urban Development Institute

P.O. Box 6892

Riyadh 11452

Tel: (+966 1) 4816 585 or 4821867

Fax: (+9661) 480 2666

Email: info@araburban.org

URL: www.araburban.org.

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