[AISWorld] IFIP EGOV2022 conference – track on ICT and SDG

[Rony Medaglia]

CfP ICT and Sustainable Development Goals TRACK

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/<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdgsociety.org%2Fegov-2022%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C737f770779614d20c2da08d9ee459228%7C875c414e5d004cdbb77adeae5d6ab201%7C1%7C0%7C637802804856280159%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=UlzXqKwVlrb077LohDYa6p7WZyXujbEmDPHwo3BFUv8%3D&reserved=0>

ICT and Sustainability Development Goals
In 2015 the United Nations presented 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. At the heart of these goals are themes of poverty, inequality, health, discrimination, inclusion, climate change, environmental degradation, peace, and justice. The Agenda for Sustainable Development calls upon governments, NGOs, private parties and citizens to take action that contribute to the realization of these very ambitious and far-reaching universal targets by 2030.
Digital technologies are seen as essential in achieving SDG targets. They can support the implementation of policies and processes that contribute to reaching these sustainable development goals in various ways. Information exchange between governmental organizations (G2G), between business and government (B2G) as well as between governments and citizens (G2C) can support the formulation and monitoring of policies to reach SDGs. Artificial Intelligence, open data and data analytics play an important role in the formulation of policies and the evaluation in terms of reaching the SDG targets. ICT-based applications such as digital identities, cryptocurrencies, open data or e-consultations and voting can give citizens the means to actively play a role in reaching for SDGs that address financial inclusion, inequality, poverty eradication, food security and health. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation in many sectors, yet the effects on for instance the world of work or education are not yet fully comprehended.
However, digital technologies also raise discussions on their use that can be at odds with SDGs. For instance the energy consumption of cryptocurrencies versus energy reduction goals or having no access to digital information versus solving inequality and poverty or the use of privacy-intruding digital technologies versus health improvement and well-being. Many are concerned about the effects of digital technologies, such as platformization and automation, on the labour market and the ensuing inequalities and job polarization.

In this track we invite authors to submit original research that explicitly addresses the contribution of digital technologies for SDGs. We especially encourage critical perspectives on the positive effects, as well the negative externalities, of digital technologies in terms of SDGs. We provide for a non-exclusive list of themes and topics, such as:

•             An overview of the contribution of digital technologies for realizing a particular SDG;
•             Green information systems (re)design to combat CO2 emissions from ICT usage;
•             Case studies that illustrate how digitization supports the implementation of public policies that address a SDG. For example how digital data sharing can assist in monitoring the effects of public policies;
•             Critical review of the way(s) in which digital technologies are at odds with SDGs, e.g. privacy and security risks;
•             Information policies for dealing with climate change, pollution, in areas like healthcare and caregiving, food and agriculture, disaster prevention, and green economies;
•             Information-sharing between public and private stakeholders to monitor and support extended producer responsibility or policies aimed at circular business models;
•             Cases of ICT-enabled public consultations for formulating sustainable policies;
•             The use of open data for resilience and disaster management;
•             E-monitoring of circular goods and materials for compliance with national policies for a circular economy;
•             Teaching cases in the field of ICT for sustainability.
•             Ethical questions and dilemmas posed by digital technologies in light of SDGs

We welcome a diversity in research designs, approaches and methodologies.

Track Chairs
Jolien Ubacht, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands (lead)
Rony Medaglia, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Anja Wüst, Berner Fachhochschule, Switzerland
Iryna Susha, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

IMPORTANT DATES
* (Hard) deadline for submissions (anonymous-camera ready): 18 March 2022
* Notification of acceptance: 30 April 2022
* Poster submission deadline (non-anonymous-camera ready): 15 May 2022
* Poster acceptance 31 May 2022
* Camera-ready paper submission and author registration: 1 June 2022
* Conference: 6-8 September 2022
Submission website: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=egov2022<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair.org%2Fmy%2Fconference%3Fconf%3Degov2022&data=04%7C01%7C%7C737f770779614d20c2da08d9ee459228%7C875c414e5d004cdbb77adeae5d6ab201%7C1%7C0%7C637802804856280159%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=jVlwYf8KgkhNCcHBPC0dt2eQt%2FOZu4wjnYOCxJiBCXY%3D&reserved=0>

TYPES OF PUBLICATIONS

•             Full research papers (max. 16 pages): accepted papers in this category will be published in the Springer LNCS IFIP EGOV proceedings;
•             Ongoing Research (max. 10 pages), Reflections and Viewpoints (max. 6 pages), Practitioner Papers (max. 6 pages), projects (max. 8 pages), workshops (max. 2 pages), panel proposals (max. 2 pages), and posters (max. 2 pages): accepted papers in these categories will be published (but, if desired, can be excluded) in the CEUR-WS proceedings series (http://ceur-ws.org/<https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fceur-ws.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C737f770779614d20c2da08d9ee459228%7C875c414e5d004cdbb77adeae5d6ab201%7C1%7C0%7C637802804856280159%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=zBGpF5LSrBQ4SsB1rWtIX0EHEAUkJaHlyodN0aMNEug%3D&reserved=0>).