Electronic governance conference slated for October
Chris Vein, deputy chief technology officer for government innovation at the White House, will announce plans for ICEGOV2012, the sixth International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, on Monday, April 23 in Albany, N.Y.
ICEGOV2012 will take place Oct. 22-25 in Albany, N.Y., at the University of Albany-SUNY’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG). The center is organizing the event in collaboration with the United Nations University.
The focus of ICEGOV 2012 is open innovation for global change. The event will include four days of invited talks, sessions, tutorials, workshops, panel discussions and demonstrations. ICEGOV will be moderated and organized by U.S. and international electronic governance researchers and government officials. The event is expected to attract more than 350 attendees from 50 countries. The 2012 conference will be the first ICEGOV held in the U.S.
At ICEGOV, public sector professionals will see examples of government innovation efforts from more than 50 countries, including the U.S. The October conference will present opportunities to share information and learn about topics such as open data, transparency, information stewardship, mobile government, sustainable urban development and smart government.
At the conference, organizers will encourage participants to push the thinking on measurement and evaluation beyond current models and techniques, and to pay attention to the ways research and practice can effectively align electronic governance initiatives with policy programs to provide value to residents.
Other officials who will take part in the announcement Monday include:
Albany Mayor Jerry Jennings
Theresa Pardo, director, Center for Technology in Government
F. Michael Tucker, CEO, Center for Economic Growth
James Dias, vice president for research, University at Albany
The CTG fosters public sector innovation, enhances capabilities, generates public value and supports good governance. CTG carries out its mission through applied research, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem solving where policy, management and technology intersect.
