Deadlines
March 15, 2010
April 9, 2010
Notification of Acceptance
June 21, 2010
Tuition due
“I really valued the willingness of the faculty to engage with us at all times, during meals, during casual time, etc. I felt like all of our ideas were valued, and no comment was stupid or unnecessary. I also valued the free time we had to interact with people from other cultures, etc”
— 2009 Institute Student
2009 Institute Slide Show
Sharon Dawes
Current Position
As Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Sharon's main focus is building and nurturing CTG's research programs, applied projects, and public-private-academic partnerships. In addition to research, her work includes program development, strategic management, and maintaining state, national, and international relationships with the research and practice communities.
Most of this work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, US Department of Justice, the Library of Congress, and State of New York. Her work is published in such journals as the Journal of Public Policy and Management, the American Review of Public Administration, Public Performance and Management Review, and Government Information Quarterly.
Sharon is also an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy and led the development of the UAlbany's Government Information Strategy and Management curriculum in public administration. This academic program focuses on the policy, management, and technology dimensions of information and technology use in the design and delivery of government programs.
Her international work includes an international digital government community building program funded by the US National Science Foundation, a partnership with the European Commission-funded eGovRTD2020 project which is developing a future research agenda for egovernment, and a US-Quebec research partnership to study new models of collaboration for delivering government services in North America and Europe. In addition, she was a member of the US delegation to the first China-US International Digital Government workshop in 2006 and is a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology.
Background
From 1987 to 1993, Dr. Dawes was executive director of the NYS Forum for Information Resource Management, a network of state government organizations and public officials interested in information management, policy, and technology. She also has a dozen years experience in the executive branch of New York State government. From 1977 to 1984, she was an associate commissioner with the NYS Department of Social Services, a position with responsibilities for the state's multi-billion dollar intergovernmental public assistance programs.
A fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Dr. Dawes was elected the first President of the Digital Government Society of North America in 2006. She serves on advisory committees for the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). She was honored with the Government Technology Conference Rudoph Giuliani Leadership Award in 2005 and was named a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine in 1997. Under her leadership, CTG has been the recipient of several prestigious national awards including an Innovations in American Government Award, sponsored by the Ford Foundation. An experienced teacher and author, she has lectured on information policy and management in the public sector before numerous professional, academic, and government audiences in US and international venues.
Selected Recent Scholarly Work
Eglene, Ophelia, Sharon S. Dawes, and Carrie A. Schneider (2007). Patterns of leadership and authority in public sector knowledge networks, American Review of Public Administration.
Eglene, Ophelia and Sharon S. Dawes (2006). Challenges and Strategies for Conducting International Public Management Research, Administration and Society.
Zhang, Jing, Sharon S. Dawes (2006).Expectations and perceptions of benefits, barriers, and success in public sector knowledge networks, Public Performance and Management Review.
Dawes, Sharon S. and Meghan E. Cook (2006). Intergovernmental Digital Government: Principles and Strategies for G2G Relationships and Applications. Encyclopedia of Digital Government.
Zhang, Jing, Sharon S. Dawes, and Joseph Sarkis. (2005). Exploring Stakeholders’ expectations of the benefits and barriers of e-government knowledge sharing, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 18(5): 548-567.
Education
Ph.D., Public Administration, 1991, University at Albany/State University of New York, Dissertation: A Theory of Interagency Information Sharing
B.A. Magna cum laude, American Studies, 1974, University at Albany/State University of New York
Current Position
As Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Sharon's main focus is building and nurturing CTG's research programs, applied projects, and public-private-academic partnerships. In addition to research, her work includes program development, strategic management, and maintaining state, national, and international relationships with the research and practice communities.
Most of this work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, US Department of Justice, the Library of Congress, and State of New York. Her work is published in such journals as the Journal of Public Policy and Management, the American Review of Public Administration, Public Performance and Management Review, and Government Information Quarterly.
Sharon is also an Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy and led the development of the UAlbany's Government Information Strategy and Management curriculum in public administration. This academic program focuses on the policy, management, and technology dimensions of information and technology use in the design and delivery of government programs.
Her international work includes an international digital government community building program funded by the US National Science Foundation, a partnership with the European Commission-funded eGovRTD2020 project which is developing a future research agenda for egovernment, and a US-Quebec research partnership to study new models of collaboration for delivering government services in North America and Europe. In addition, she was a member of the US delegation to the first China-US International Digital Government workshop in 2006 and is a member of the Advisory Board of the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology.
Background
From 1987 to 1993, Dr. Dawes was executive director of the NYS Forum for Information Resource Management, a network of state government organizations and public officials interested in information management, policy, and technology. She also has a dozen years experience in the executive branch of New York State government. From 1977 to 1984, she was an associate commissioner with the NYS Department of Social Services, a position with responsibilities for the state's multi-billion dollar intergovernmental public assistance programs.
A fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Dr. Dawes was elected the first President of the Digital Government Society of North America in 2006. She serves on advisory committees for the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). She was honored with the Government Technology Conference Rudoph Giuliani Leadership Award in 2005 and was named a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine in 1997. Under her leadership, CTG has been the recipient of several prestigious national awards including an Innovations in American Government Award, sponsored by the Ford Foundation. An experienced teacher and author, she has lectured on information policy and management in the public sector before numerous professional, academic, and government audiences in US and international venues.
Selected Recent Scholarly Work
Eglene, Ophelia, Sharon S. Dawes, and Carrie A. Schneider (2007). Patterns of leadership and authority in public sector knowledge networks, American Review of Public Administration.
Eglene, Ophelia and Sharon S. Dawes (2006). Challenges and Strategies for Conducting International Public Management Research, Administration and Society.
Zhang, Jing, Sharon S. Dawes (2006).Expectations and perceptions of benefits, barriers, and success in public sector knowledge networks, Public Performance and Management Review.
Dawes, Sharon S. and Meghan E. Cook (2006). Intergovernmental Digital Government: Principles and Strategies for G2G Relationships and Applications. Encyclopedia of Digital Government.
Zhang, Jing, Sharon S. Dawes, and Joseph Sarkis. (2005). Exploring Stakeholders’ expectations of the benefits and barriers of e-government knowledge sharing, Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 18(5): 548-567.
Education
Ph.D., Public Administration, 1991, University at Albany/State University of New York, Dissertation: A Theory of Interagency Information Sharing
B.A. Magna cum laude, American Studies, 1974, University at Albany/State University of New York
