[AISWorld] Call for papers EGOV- CeDEM-ePART Conference 2022. Linköping, Sweden

[Manuel Pedro Rodriguez Bolivar]

IFIP EGOV2022 - Joint conference EGOV-CeDEM-EPart2022 Linköping, Sweden, 
6-8 September 2022 The IFIP EGOV2022 represents the merging of the IFIP 
WG 8.5 Electronic Government (EGOV), the IFIP WG 8.5 IFIP Electronic 
Participation (ePart) and the Conference for E-Democracy and Open 
Government Conference (CeDEM). The conference is held annually and will 
be hosted 6-8 September 2022 in Linköping by the University of Linköping 
in Sweden. The conference will be organized as an onsite conference, 
however, there will be one online event for ongoing papers and panels 
only. The conference fee for onsite and online participation will be the 
same to encourage onsite participation. If circumstances are not 
favorable, there will only be an online event. See 
https://dgsociety.org/egov-2022/.

*Smart Cities (Government, Districts, Communities & Regions) Track***

Urban growth and natural and health disasters have introduced important 
challenges in the urban context, pushing cities towards a mandatory 
digital transition to a smart environment. In short, the transformation 
of these communities has become a top priority for city governments and 
communities and offers great promise for improved wellbeing and 
prosperity. However, significant challenges have also arisen at the 
complex intersection of technology and society. Prior research has 
demonstrated that cities with greater digital maturity allow them to 
develop more resilient service management systems and supply chains, 
resulting in the emergence of cities that are more agile and adaptable.

In addition, smart communities, smart districts, smart cities, and 
regions are needed to be proactive in adopting a citizen-centric lens to 
serve the needs of their residents and improve city resilience and 
wellbeing of denizens. Although the literature is rich in references to 
smart cities and communities, it is less developed on the topic of why 
smart districts and regions need to become smart. Further, the existing 
literature is fragmented and dispersed among several areas of knowledge, 
resulting in a lack of a multi-domain holistic view and a lack of 
critical analysis about the strategies that different cities, districts, 
and communities follow to become smarter.

Although there is not a one-size-fits-all solution to become smart 
because it is context-dependent, mainly due to different levels of 
pressures exerted on housing, energy, transportation, infrastructure, 
and healthcare due to rapid urbanisation and ageing populations, having 
a holistic and common approach for achieving could be considered 
fundamental to guide decision-makers in the digital transformation of 
societies.

Emergent and disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence, 
blockchain, chatbots, open data, Internet of Things, or clean 
technologies are opening new avenues to become smart and are at the 
forefront of smart projects to improve city sustainability and 
resilience. All of them are being integrated into city administration 
and community management, information integration, data quality, privacy 
and security, institutional arrangements, and citizen participation - 
which are just some of the issues that need greater attention to make a 
community smarter today and in the near future. Smart services can also 
make our cities better, but as digital technology and transformation 
evolve there are challenges as well as opportunities for both citizens 
and stakeholders. At the same time, these new technologies also bring 
big challenges with their adoption such as the digital divide, privacy, 
and security issues.

This track aims at exploring these issues, paying particular attention 
to the challenges faced by smart cities, smart districts, and smart 
communities as well as to the impact of these initiatives on sustainable 
living. It also aims at focusing on the orchestrated interplay and 
balance of smart governance practices, smart public administration, 
smart communities, smart districts, smart resources, and talent leverage 
in urban, rural, and regional spaces facilitated by novel uses of ICT 
and other technologies.

As a result, areas of focus and interest to this track include, but are 
not limited, to the following topics:

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    Smart governance as the foundation to creating smart urban and
    regional spaces (elements, prerequisites, and principles of smart
    governance)

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    Smart government (focal areas, current practices, cases, and
    potential pitfalls)

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    Smart partnerships and smart communities (triple/quadruple helix,
    public-private partnerships, and citizen participation)

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    Smart cities, smart districts, smart communities, and regions
    (cases, indicators, assessment, rankings, comparisons, and critical
    success factors)

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    Collective intelligence for smart cities and communities (smart
    ideas and solutions for smart cities)

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    Emerging and disruptive technologies in smart communities (big data,
    open data, data analytics, social media, and networks, Blockchain
    technologies, etc.)

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    AI and IoT as an enabler for Smart Communities/Smart Cities
    (infrastructure, transportation, citizen participation, education,
    governance, environment, health care, safety, security, and energy)

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    AI in smart city design, urban planning, and intelligent
    infrastructure operation

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    Integrative research that addresses the technological and social
    dimensions of smart and connected communities

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    Smart homes, intelligent home automation systems, domotics pros and cons

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    Smart grids, smart energy distribution systems, intelligent energy
    monitoring, implications for climate change

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    Smart environment, traffic management, and transportation
    (carbonless and clean individual and public mobility)

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    Smart law enforcement theory and practice

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    Smart devices and their novel use in public management and public
    service delivery

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    Smart (technology-facilitated) practices such as payment systems,
    identification systems, etc.

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    New cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities in smart technologies

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    SMART as a public-sector planning and management principle
    (Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Results-based, and Time-bound)

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    Smart university, smart classrooms, and smart delivery of
    education-related services

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    Quality of life issues in smart cities and smart communities

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    Urban-rural gaps in smart communities, digital divides, and
    socio-economic disparities

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    Citizen participation in smart cities using new technologies as
    chatbots or blockchain.

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    Innovation and creativity in smart society development

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    Emerging technologies implementation in cities to face and manage
    natural disasters and health pandemics.

* IMPORTANT DATES*

**• 18 March 2022: (Hard) deadline for submissions

• 30 April 2022: Notification of acceptance

• 1 May 2022: PhD Colloquium deadline for submissions

• 15 May 2022: Poster submission deadline (non-anonymous-camera ready)

• 31 May 2022: Poster acceptance

• 1 June 2022: Camera-ready paper submission and author registration

• 1 June 2022: PhD Colloquium notification of acceptance

• Monday 5 September 2022: PhD Colloquium

• 6– 8 September 2022: Conference

*HOW TO SUBMIT*

  Submissions can be made here: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=egov2022

*TRACK CHAIRS*

  Prof. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar (lead), University of Granada, Spain.

Dr. Shefali Virkar, Donau-Universität Krems, Austria

Prof. Joep Crompvoets, KU Leuven, Belgium