Building a Sustainable International Digital Government Research Community
Today, digital government (DG) research is being conducted all over the world. Most of this work is focused within the geographic and political contexts of individual countries. However, given the growing influence of global economic, social, technical, and political forces, the questions embedded in digital government research are now expanding to international dimensions that focus on topics that cross the jurisdictions, cultures, or customs of different countries. Issue Brief >>
Project Summary
The goal of this four-year effort was to create a framework for a sustainable global community of practice among digital government researchers and research sponsors. Funded by the US National Science Foundation Digital Government Research Program, the project included an international reconnaissance study describing the current status of digital government research, an annual research institute, and a framework for several international working groups.
Project Components
Evaluation Report: Designing Replicable strategies for International Collaboration
From 2007 through 2010, we experimented with two low-cost innovative approaches or “on-ramps” to international collaboration in digital government research. This evaluation report shows that both approaches are low cost, high impact strategies to forge lasting networks of relationships as well as long-term career benefits.
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Reconnaissance Study (1994-2008)
CTG released an updated version of International Digital Government Research: A Reconnaissance Study (1994-2008), showing trends in types and topics for international digital government investigations.
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iGov Research Institute
The iGov Research Institute was an annual week-long residential program for doctoral students who were interested in ways to advance, study, and understand digital government research in an international context. The iGov Institutes were held in New York City, NY, USA; Manchester, UK; Seattle, WA, USA; and The Hague, Netherlands.
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International Working Groups
Three international groups of scholars addressed transnational and comparative issues of governmental processes, organization, decision making, and citizen participation -- and created joint projects and future international research agendas.
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