2009 Institute Slide Show
2007 Annual Institute on International Digital Government Research
New York City
July 8-14, 2007
Program Focus
The 2007 Institute was held in New York City and was organized around the theme of “the city” as a coherent unit of government that operates within a larger world. The week of academic activities and field visits gave students an unprecedented chance to explore and study problems of digital government from the academic as well as practitioner point of view.
Throughout the week, students interacted with senior government officials from the City of New York who served as guest faculty and talked about the challenges of implementing information technology solutions in a real world context. The students took part in site visits to the City Health Department, 311 citizen call center, and the Port Authority—agencies that use information and communication technology, along with innovative public management approaches, to provide services to citizens and to manage the ongoing business, regulatory, and policy processes of city government. These site visits and discussions with the public officials responsible for implementation and operation of the innovative programs provided the essential link to government needs that characterizes digital government research.
In addition to the site visits, the program included three days of lectures and presentations. The week began with a keynote lecture by Dr. Denis Simon regarding the challenges and opportunities of doing international research. It was then followed by discussions on topics such as interdisciplinary research and forging connection between research and practice. The week concluded with student presentations that took place in the Immigration Museum at Ellis Island.
Faculty
Researchers from a variety of academic institutions shared their expertise and experiences and led discussion groups on such topics as cross-cultural research, inter-organizational information sharing and integration, security, and digital government research frameworks. Faculty and guest speakers included:
The nationalities of the 14 students chosen to attend included Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Togo, and the United States. They came from multiple academic disciplines and are currently studying at 14 different universities in the US, Europe, and India. Link to student bios from 2007
New York City
July 8-14, 2007
Program Focus
The 2007 Institute was held in New York City and was organized around the theme of “the city” as a coherent unit of government that operates within a larger world. The week of academic activities and field visits gave students an unprecedented chance to explore and study problems of digital government from the academic as well as practitioner point of view.
Throughout the week, students interacted with senior government officials from the City of New York who served as guest faculty and talked about the challenges of implementing information technology solutions in a real world context. The students took part in site visits to the City Health Department, 311 citizen call center, and the Port Authority—agencies that use information and communication technology, along with innovative public management approaches, to provide services to citizens and to manage the ongoing business, regulatory, and policy processes of city government. These site visits and discussions with the public officials responsible for implementation and operation of the innovative programs provided the essential link to government needs that characterizes digital government research.
In addition to the site visits, the program included three days of lectures and presentations. The week began with a keynote lecture by Dr. Denis Simon regarding the challenges and opportunities of doing international research. It was then followed by discussions on topics such as interdisciplinary research and forging connection between research and practice. The week concluded with student presentations that took place in the Immigration Museum at Ellis Island.
Faculty
Researchers from a variety of academic institutions shared their expertise and experiences and led discussion groups on such topics as cross-cultural research, inter-organizational information sharing and integration, security, and digital government research frameworks. Faculty and guest speakers included:
- Alan Borning, Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington
- Gale Brewer, Member of the New York City Council and Chair of the Technology in Government Committee
- Steve Curwell, Professor, Built Environment and Scientific Director of the IntelCities Project, University of Salford, UK.
- Sharon Dawes, (Institute Director) Director, Center for Technology in Government (CTG) and Assoc. Prof. of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany/SUNY
- Valerie Gregg, (Institute co-Director) Government Fellow, Center for Technology in Government (CTG), University at Albany/SUNY
- Rey Koslowski, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany/SUNY
- Denis Simon, Provost of the Levin Institute of International Relations/SUNY
- Ellen Stein, Associate Commissioner for Enterprise Initiatives and Partnership Development for the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications’ (DoITT).
The nationalities of the 14 students chosen to attend included Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Togo, and the United States. They came from multiple academic disciplines and are currently studying at 14 different universities in the US, Europe, and India. Link to student bios from 2007
