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J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Research Director
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- Institutional and environmental theories for researching e-government
- Inter-organizational collaboration and information integration
- Theoretical linkages between organization theory, public management, and information science
- Government information management and policy
- Quantitative and multi-method research approaches
June 17-20, 2013, CTG to Help Organize dg.o 2013 Conference ▼
The 14th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2013) will focus on the theme, From e-Government to Smart Government. Natalie Helbig and Theresa Pardo are Track Chairs, Teresa Harrison and Jana Hrdinova are Panel Chairs, and Sharon Dawes and J. Ramon Garcia are co-chairs of the Doctoral Colloquium. Natalie, Theresa, Teresa, Sharon, and Ramon are also on the Program Committee. The dg.o meetings are an established forum for the presentation, discussion, and demonstration of interdisciplinary digital government research, technology innovation, applications, and practice. This year's conference is hosted by the Faculty of Business Administration at Laval University. Paper submissions are due February 1, 2013.
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Brief Bio
Dr. Gil-Garcia is the research director at CTG. He has primary responsibility for developing and managing the Center’s research portfolio. Dr. Gil-Garcia also is responsible for helping maintain and expand the Center’s network with research sponsors, partners, and major stakeholders. He leads the development of research and other project proposals resulting in grant funding and contracts and serves as a Principal Investigator and a member of multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research teams.
Previously, he was an associate professor in the Division of Public Administration and the director of the Data Center for Applied Research in Social Sciences at Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) in Mexico City. Dr. Gil-Garcia is also a member of the National System of Researchers in Mexico and, in 2009, was considered the most prolific author in the field of digital government research worldwide. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and is currently a Faculty Affiliate at the National Center for Digital Government, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Dr. Gil-Garcia began working at CTG as a research assistant in 2002 and, prior to his current position, was post-doctoral fellow for two years. One of his major contributions has been his focus on inter-organizational collaboration and information integration in complex multi-jurisdictional policy domains such as public health and criminal justice. In addition, he has contributed to other important topics such as the use of XML for Web site content management, the use of GIS in emergency response, the use of mobile technologies in social services, and the development of evaluation frameworks for e-government.
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Dr. Gil-Garcia is the author or co-author of articles inThe International Public Management Journal, Government Information Quarterly, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, European Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, International Journal of Electronic Governance, Reforma y Democracia, Gestión y Política Pública, Convergencia, and Espacios Públicos, among other prestigious academic journals. Some of his publications are among the most cited in the field of digital government research worldwide. His research interests include collaborative electronic government, inter-organizational information integration, adoption and implementation of emergent technologies, information technologies and organizations, digital divide policies, new public management, public policy evaluation, and multi-method research approaches.
Dr. Gil-Garcia has been on the faculty of the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy and has been an adjunct professor in the Department of Management Science and Information Systems at the School of Business and at the School of Information Science and Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York. He has lectured on topics such as Public Management, Policy Analysis, Organization Theory, Database Applications, Statistics, Web Development, Quantitative Analysis and Modeling, Research Methods, Public Administration Theory, Local Government Management, and Information Technologies in the Public Sector, among others. Prior to his academic positions, he worked as a systems analyst and the director's executive assistant at the General Direction of Rural Development, Secretary of Agricultural Development of the State of Mexico. Dr. Gil-Garcia also has experience as a consultant for federal, state, and local public organizations. He has been a volunteer in several non-profit organizations and is an active member of professional associations in fields such as Public Administration, Information Systems, and Political Science.
Selected Publications
Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon. (2012). Enacting Electronic Government Success: An Integrative Study of Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities, and Institutions. New York, NY: Springer.
Luna-Reyes, Luis F. and J. Ramon Gil-Garcia. (2011). Using Institutional Theory and Dynamic Simulation to Understand Complex e-Government Phenomena. Government Information Quarterly, 28 (3): 329-345.
Gil-Garcia J. Ramon, Soon Ae Chun and Marijn Janssen. (2009). Government Information Sharing and Integration: Combining the Social and the Technical. Information Polity, 14 (1 and 2): 1-10.
Gil-Garcia, J. Ramon, Indushobha Chengalur-Smith and Peter Duchessi. (2007). Collaborative E-Government: Impediments and Benefits of Information Sharing Projects in the Public Sector. European Journal of Information Systems, 16(2): 121-133.
Gil-García, J. Ramón and Theresa A. Pardo. (2005). E-Government Success Factors: Mapping Practical Tools to Theoretical Foundations. Government Information Quarterly, 22 (2): 187–216.
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Hafedh Chourabi, Taewoo Nam, Shawn Walker, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Sehl Mellouli, Karine Nahon, Theresa Pardo, and Hans Jochen Scholl
, Understanding Smart Cities: An Integrative Framework
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Proceedings of the 45th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2012,
2012
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Sara A. Berg, Theresa A. Pardo, G. Brian Burke, and Ahmet Guler
, Conducting Web-Based Surveys of Government Practitioners in Social Sciences: Practical Lessons for E-Government Researchers,
Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2009,
2010
Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, G. Brian Burke, and Ahmet Guler
, Factors Influencing Government Cross-Boundary Information Sharing: Preliminary Analysis of a National Survey,
Center for Technology in Government,
2009
Celene Navarrete A., Sehl Mellouli, Theresa A. Pardo, and J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
, Information Sharing at National Borders: Extending the Utility of Border Theory
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Proceedings of the 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2009,
2009
Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., and Burke, G. B.
, Information Sharing and Public Health: A Case-based Look at the ICT Expectations-Reality Gap,
Center for Technology in Government,
2009
Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and Luis F. Luna-Reyes
, Collaborative Governance and Cross-Boundary Information Sharing: Envisioning a Networked and IT-Enabled Public Administration
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Paper prepared for presentation at the Minnowbrook III Conference, Lake Placid, New York, September 5-7, 2008,
2008
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Donna Canestraro, Jim Costello, Andrea Baker, and Derek Werthmuller
, Fostering Innovation in Electronic Government:Benefits and Challenges of XML for Web Site Management,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Theresa A. Pardo, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and G. Brian Burke
, Building Response Capacity through Cross-boundary Information Sharing: The Critical Role of Trust,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Natalie Helbig, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and Sharon S. Dawes
, Examining Digital Government Publication Trends,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Jim Costello, Donna S. Canestraro, J. Ramón Gil-Garcia, and Derek Werthmuller
, Using XML for Web Site Management: Lessons Learned Report,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., and Burke, G. B.
, Governance structures in cross-boundary information sharing: Lessons from state and local criminal justice initiatives,
Proceedings of the Forty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2008),
2008
Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., and Burke, G. B.
, Sustainable cross-boundary information sharing,
Center for Technology in Government,
2008
Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., and Burke, G. B.
, Informal leadership and networks: Lessons from the response to the West Nile Virus outbreak in North America,
Paper presented at the eChallenges e-2007 Conference, The Hague, Netherlands,
2007
Gil-Garcia, J. R., Pardo, T. A., and Burke, G. B.
, Government leadership in multi-sector IT-enabled networks: Lessons from the response to the West Nile Virus outbreak,
Paper presented at “Leading the Future of the Public Sector” – The Third Transatlantic Dialogue, Newark, DE,
2007
Jim Costello, Donna S. Canestraro, Derek Werthmuller, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and Andrea Baker
, Using XML for Web Site Management: An Executive Briefing on streamlining workflow, reducing costs, and enhancing organizational value,
Center for Technology in Government,
2007
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo, and Andrea Baker
, Understanding Context through a Comprehensive Prototyping Experience: A Testbed Research Strategy for Emerging Technologies,
Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD/ROM), January 3-6,2007, Computer Society Press,
2007
Anthony M. Cresswell, Meghan E. Cook, Natalie Helbig, Jana L. Hrdinová, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Fawzi H. Mulki, Bahadir K. Akcam , and Donna S. Canestraro
, Assessing Mobile Technologies in Child Protective Services,
Center for Technology in Government,
2007
Sharon S. Dawes, Natalie Helbig, Russell Hassan, and J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
, New York State Information Technology Workforce Skills Assessment Statewide Survey Results,
Center for Technology in Government,
2006
Gil-Garcia, J. R. and Pardo, T. A.
, Multi-method approaches to understanding the complexity of e-government,
International Journal on Computers, Systems and Signals,
2006
Pardo, T. A., Gil-Garcia, J. R., and Burke, G. B.
, Building response capacity through cross-boundary information sharing: The critical role of trust,
Paper presented at the eChallenges e-2006 Conference, Barcelona, Spain,
2006
Jim Costello, Donna S. Canestraro, Derek Werthmuller, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, and Andrea Baker
, Using XML for Web Site Management: Getting Started Guide,
Center for Technology in Government,
2006
J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
, Enacting State Websites: A Mixed Method Study Exploring E-Government Success in Multi-Organizational Settings,
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD/ROM), January 4-7,2006, Computer Society Press,
2006
Teresa Harrison, J. Ramon Gil-Garcia, Theresa A. Pardo, and Fiona Thompson
, Learning about Interoperability for Emergency Response: Geographic Information Technologies and the World Trade Center Crisis,
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD/ROM), January 4-7,2006, Computer Society Press,
2006
Gil-Garcia, J. R. and Pardo, T. A.
, Multi-Method Approaches to Digital Government Research: Value Lessons and Implementation Challenges,
Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (CD/ROM), January 4-7,2006, Computer Society Press,
2006
Pardo, T. A. and Gil-Garcia, J. R.
, Understanding the Complexity of E-Government: Multi-method Approaches to Social Phenomena,
Paper presented at the 66th Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Milwaukee, WI,
2005
Sharon S. Dawes, Natalie Helbig, and J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
, Highlights: Exploring the Feasibility of A Digital Government Journal,
Center for Technology in Government,
2004
- Ph.D., Public Administration and Policy, 2005, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, SUNY.
- M.S., Public Administration and Policy, 1999, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics.
- Graduate Certificate, Government Information Management, 2001, National Institute of Public Administration.
- B.S., Political Science and Public Administration, 1997, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico.
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