The 14th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance – ICEGOV 2021 – focuses on Smart Digital Governance for Global Sustainability in a challenging social, political, economic, and environmental world. It is once again jointly organised by the the UNU Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), University of the Aegean, and the Harokopio University of Athens. The event is supported by the high patronage of the Hellenic Ministry of Digital Governance.
For over half a century, digital governance, or the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) in public administration and society, has allowed governments to change how they make decisions, engage with stakeholders, operate, produce, and provide public services. The opportunities of digital governance have been emphasised by past and current crisis, as a way to manage pandemic, economic and environmental emergencies and recovery, but also to address social and political challenges faced in a rapidly changing world.
This year, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will hopefully take place in its usual format on 6-8 October 2021. Athens is once more set to be the host city. Nonetheless, the organisers are ready to adapt the event according to the pandemic’s evolution worldwide, with a particular focus on Greece and Europe.
Following thirteen previous conferences, ICEGOV has become a source of significant research and policy insight, able to reach national and global policy, industry and research audiences, with a community of more than 1500 authors from more than 100 countries. On average, every conference attracts more than 150 paper submissions, is attended by representatives from government (40%), academia (35%), industry, civil society, and international organisations (25%), and offers an engaging 3-day programme, with an additional day for the Workshops and the Doctoral Colloquium.
For event updates and registration details, see the UNU-EGOV website.