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Reddick, The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Professor Dr. Toshio Obi, Waseda University, Japan </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>INTRODUCTION: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Over 15 years of electronic government (e-government) research has witnessed the strategic and innovative use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to change public administration practices. These reforms have been found in both developed and developing countries at all levels of government. These innovations have shown real challenges in realizing the potential benefits of e-government for public service delivery. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>OBJECTIVE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>In this Special Issue on Public Service Innovations through ICT: Theory and Practice, we aim to explore public service innovations through ICT use in government, by calling for theoretical and empirical e-government research studies on developed and developing countries worldwide. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>RECOMMENDED TOPICS: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Topics to be discussed in this special issue include (but are not limited to) the following: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Clouds in government for meeting the demands for enhanced service efficiency and service flexibility </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Leveraging social media in government to enhance citizen engagement and citizen co-production of public services </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Leveraging social media in government to enhance public policy governance </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Measurement of service innovations through multi-research methods </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovation challenges in public administration </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovations for the vulnerable populations such as the aged and people with disabilities </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovations in ICT-enabled crisis, disaster and catastrophe management </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovations in public administration </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovations through big data analytics </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Service innovations through open data policies and open data applications </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Smart governments, smart cities and smart communities </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Social media-enabled crowdsourcing for service innovations </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:1.5pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The role of leadership and organizational culture in cultivating service innovations in government </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>$B!x(B</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Transparent and accountable investments in service innovations </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit papers for this special theme issue on <b>Public Service Innovations through Information and Communication Technologies: Theory and Practice <i>on or before </i>October 31, 2014</b>. All submissions must be original and may not be under review by another publication. INTERESTED AUTHORS SHOULD CONSULT THE JOURNAL$B!G(BS GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS at </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx">http://www.igi-global.com/journals/guidelines-for-submission.aspx</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>. All submitted papers will be reviewed on a double-blind, peer review basis. Papers must follow APA style for reference citations. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>ABOUT The <b>International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA): </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The mission of IJPADA is to examine the impact of information technology (IT) on public and nonprofit organizations. Through its mission IJPADA examines the impact of IT on reforming and changing public and nonprofit organizations. This journal compares the adoption of IT in public and nonprofit organizations in developed and developing countries. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>This journal is an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/">www.igi-global.com/</a> IJPADA </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Editor-in-Chief<b>: Christopher G. Reddick </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form) </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>PUBLISHER: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The <b>International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) </b>is published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the $B!H(BInformation Science Reference$B!I(B (formerly Idea Group Reference), $B!H(BMedical Information Science Reference$B!I(B, $B!H(BBusiness Science Reference$B!I(B, and $B!H(BEngineering Science Reference$B!I(B imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.igi-global.com">www.igi-global.com</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All inquires should be should be directed to the attention of: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dr. Akemi Takeoka Chatfield </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Guest Editor </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>The <b>International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA) </b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:akemi@uow.edu.au">akemi@uow.edu.au</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>All manuscript submissions to the special issue should be sent through the online submission system: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.aspx">http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditors/titlesubmission/newproject.aspx</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>* * * * * *</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Akemi Takeoka Chatfield, MBA, Ph.D.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=JA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif";color:black'>$B%A%c%H%U%#!<%k%IC]2,><H~M}3XGn;N(B</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Director, Electronic Government & E-Governance Research Center/Disaster Informatics</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=JA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif";color:black'>$B%;%s%?!<=jD9(B</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>, </span><span lang=JA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif";color:black'>$BEE;R@/I\(B</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>.</span><span lang=JA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif";color:black'>$BEE;R%,%P%J%s%98&5f%;%s%?!<(B</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>/</span><span lang=JA style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"MS PGothic","sans-serif";color:black'>$B<+A3:R32%$%s%U%)%^%F%#%/%9(B</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Senior Lecturer in IT</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>School of Information Systems and Technology</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Faculty of Informatics</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>University of Wollongong</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Wollongong NSW 2522</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Australia</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Office: 61 2 4221 3884</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Email: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:akemi@uow.edu.au">akemi@uow.edu.au</a></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Skype: akemi.chatfield</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>