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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">A Special Issue of </span><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><font size="3">The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems </font></span></i></font></b></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moving Towards Maturity: Challenges to Successful E-government Implementation and Diffusion</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang="EN-US"> </span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">It is our pleasure to seek articles for a special issue of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems </i>whose focus is on “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Moving Towards Maturity: Challenges to Successful E-government Implementation and Diffusion</i>”. Further information regarding the journal can be found on <i>The DATA BASE</i> web site at </font><a href="http://the-database.org/"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">http://the-database.org/</font></a><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"> </font></p>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Submission of full paper is due on </b>Dec 15, 2010<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></b></font></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>Guest Editors</b> – Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Swansea University; <span style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Vishanth Weerakkody</span>, Brunel University; <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Dr. Marijn Janssen</span>, Delft University of Technology</font></font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">Overview:</span></b><strong><span style="COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"></span></strong></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt" class="MsoBodyText2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The purpose of e-government is to build a digital state where public services and information can be offered to citizens electronically. However, for e-government implementation to be widespread and successful, exemplary strategies and practices need to be identified in addition to establishing and prioritizing processes to be e-enabled. Every e-government programme needs to have a clear idea of the proposed benefits to citizens, what challenges need to be overcome and the level of institutional change that needs to take place for it to be successful in a given context Having largely evolved from the e-business framework, the success of e-government will also depend on how governments entice citizens to use online public services. Therefore, from a demand perspective, extensive efforts are necessary to increase citizens’ awareness about the transition to online delivery of government services. In order to prevent a digital divide in terms of using e-government services, it is also necessary that citizens from all segments of society are equipped with basic Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) skills as well as access to high speed Internet connections (i.e. through the use of broadband connections at home or in public places). The above-mentioned issues may seem obvious and simple; however, they are critical challenges to citizens’ adoption of emerging e-government services. Consequently, there are many technical, organisational, managerial and socio-economic challenges for successful implementation and adoption of e-government. These challenges need attention from a range of stakeholders, including researchers and policy makers. The aim of this special issue is to provide a common platform for discussion and presentation of original research highlighting issues related to technical, organizational, managerial and socio-economic aspects of e-government implementation, diffusion and adoption. </font></span></p>
<pre style="MARGIN: 18pt 0cm"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'" lang="EN-US">The special issue seeks scholarly manuscripts that explore the following topics:</span></pre>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Development, implementation, control and maintenance of e-government projects;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Challenges to integration and implementation of joined-up e-government services;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Barriers to awareness, adoption and diffusion of available e-government services; </font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Innovative applications and best practices in e-government;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Process reengineering efforts that encapsulate the transition of traditional services to e-government</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Studies that map the progression of e-government from initiation to maturity </font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Overview studies such as development within countries, policies, and infrastructure facilities;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Comparative studies (comparing countries);</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The role of high-speed Internet in encouraging adoption and diffusion of e-government services;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The role of socio-economic determinants in encouraging adoption and diffusion of e-government services;</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Local, national, and international policies and strategies to create and disseminate successful e-government services; </font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">E-government and the digital divide; and</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -17.85pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt 35.7pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">·<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">E-democracy and e-participation as enabled by e-government applications.</font></font></span></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The special issue particularly aims to capture some of most salient organisational, social and policy aspects of e-government as well the technical issues surrounding e-government implementations (e.g., database and information management, systems design, system integration etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></span></p>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Schedule</font></font></u></b></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Submission of full paper:</b> Dec 15, 2010<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"></b></font></font></div>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Feedback from referees:</b> Feb 15, 2011</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Submission due date of revised paper:</b> April 15, 2011</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Notification of acceptance: </b>May 30, 2011</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Submission of final revised paper:</b> June 30, 2011</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Publication date:</b> Vol. 42, Issue 4, 2011 (Tentative)</font></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 12pt 0cm 6pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Guest Editors</font></font></u></b></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Dr. Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi</b>, Email: </font></font><a href="mailto:ykdwivedi@gmail.com"><font color="#0000ff" size="3" face="Times New Roman">ykdwivedi@gmail.com</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">School of Business & Economics, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK, Phone: +44(0)1792602340; Fax: +44 (0)1792 295626</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="COLOR: black">Dr Vishanth Weerakkody</span></b><span style="COLOR: black">, Email: <a href="mailto:Vishanth.Weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk"><font color="#0000ff">Vishanth.Weerakkody@brunel.ac.uk</font></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="Affiliation"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt" lang="EN-US">Business</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt" lang="EN-US"> School, Brunel University, UK, Phone: +44 (0) 1895 266020</span></font></font></p>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Dr. Marijn Janssen</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">, Email: <a href="mailto:M.F.W.H.A.Janssen@tudelft.nl"><font color="#0000ff">M.F.W.H.A.Janssen@tudelft.nl</font></a><br>
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management,<br>The Netherlands, Phone: +31-15-278 1140<br style="mso-special-character: line-break"></span>-- <br>Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Ph.D.<br>Senior Lecturer in Information Systems & E-Business<br>
Doctoral Programme Admissions Coordinator<br>School of Business and Economics<br>Room #123, Haldane Building<br>Swansea University, Singleton Park<br>Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK.<br>TEL (Office): +44 (0) 1792 602340<br>FAX (Office): +44 (0) 1792 295626<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk" target="_blank">y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk</a> ; <a href="mailto:ykdwivedi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ykdwivedi@gmail.com</a><br>Home page: <a href="http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/BusinessEconomics/dwivediy/" target="_blank">http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/academic/BusinessEconomics/dwivediy/</a><br>
----<br>Managing Editor - Journal of Electronic Commerce Research (JECR)<br>Senior Editor - DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems<br><br>