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<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">We cordially invite you to submit your papers to the track “Digital Transformation of the Public Sector” at the European Conference on Information Systems
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submissions dedicated to theory building efforts, work on concepts, perspective and use of theory in the field as well as empirical studies using a plethora of perspectives, methods and approaches. Submissions should<span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">address
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<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Digital transformation of the public sector in an era of co-creating sustainable digital futures</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Values and (conflicting) paradigms related to public sector digitalization</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal elementToProof" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Conceptual development of IT in public sector labels, e.g., e-government, transforming government, digital government, smart government</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal elementToProof" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Inclusions and digital divides using public sector ICT</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">E-services/digital services and multi-channel delivery of services to citizens and businesses</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Emerging technologies (e.g., IoT, block chain, robots) and smart prefixes in the public sector</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Implementation of IS - past, present and future in public sector</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Participation and involvement of internal and external stakeholders</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Identification and identity of citizens and users</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Strategies, use and implications of cloud computing in the public sector</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Utilization of open, linked and big data in the public sector</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Emergence and (mis)use of social media in the public sector</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Theories and perspectives related to digitalization</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Privacy, fairness, freedom, risks and threats of digitization</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li><li class="x_x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-GB" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px">Critical and sustainable perspectives on digital government</span><span lang="NO-BOK" class="" style="font-size:11pt; margin:0px"></span></li></ul>
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