If the Digital Government Program is to succeed in integrating research and practice, practitioners must have a major role in setting priorities and selecting projects to be funded. An advisory group made up of practitioners from all three levels of government would assist in program design, in attracting government funding and research partners, and in disseminating results. Practitioners must also participate in reviewing proposals that seek to study their areas of expertise, whether they be specific policy areas (such as public health or transportation) or functional domains (such as service delivery or regulatory affairs). This will also help insure the relevance of projects, access to venues for field research, and an audience for the research results.