Monday, November 27, 2006

MARC HOLZER, Rutgers University-Campus at Newark

http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ncpp/about/vp/resume.html
MARC HOLZER

Professor of Public Administration
Graduate Department of Public Administration,
Rutgers University-Campus at Newark
Hill Hall, 7th Flr. 360 King Blvd. Newark, N.J. 07102
Tel: (973) 353-1351/5093-1-23 Fax: (973) 353-5907
E-mail: mholzer@andromeda.rutgers.edu or mholzer@pipeline.com
Web Address/National Center for Public Productivity:
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~ncpp/ncpp.html

SFSU Course PA 757 Spring 2006: E-Government

http://userwww.sfsu.edu/%7Egstowers/pa757spring06.html

Class Syllabi and Exercises
Syllabi (Word file / .pdf file)

Information, Technology and Communication (ITC) in the Public Sphere Initiative, USC

http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/bedrosian/projects/itc.html

E-Governance Collaborative Partners Faculty & Staff Projects

Directed by co-principal investigators Dr. Daniel Mazmanian and Dr. Gregory Curtin, the Collaborative focuses research on e-government, using information technology to enhance the delivery of public services and information. In addition to the activities listed below, the Collaborative also assists and supports USC/SPPD graduate student research activities related to e-government.

E-GOVERNANCE COLLABORATIVE

This partnership brings together governments as well as experts from academia and the technology industry to explore the creation and sharing of strategies and solutions related to e-government.

It seeks to:
Strengthen and facilitate e-governance research, especially around the development and sharing of technology solutions and intellectual property in the public sector;
Develop various levels of e-training and leadership education for public sector executive and managers focusing on information, technology and communications in the public sector; and
Provide technical assistance in the planning and implementation of e-government in the public sector.
The Collaborative is generously supported by the
Microsoft Corporation.

UN E-Government Readiness Kyrgyzstan Profile

http://www.unpan.org/egovkb/profilecountry.aspx?ID=91

E-governance Institute, Rutgers U

http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu/~egovinst/Website/index.html

Mission Statement
The E-governance Institute's mission is to explore how the internet and other information technologies (IT) have and will continue to impact on the productivity and performance of the public sector and how e-government fosters new and deeper citizen involvement within the governing process.
The Institute is committed through its work to supporting the gathering and sharing of knowledge, information and data in order to increase the understanding of how e-governance can strengthen the fundamental partnership between the public sector and the private citizen.

Role of the Institute
Information age governing presents an entirely new set of challenges for decision-makers, public sector professionals and citizens. Finding solutions to these challenges is the primary role of the E-Governance Institute. As part of Rutgers University's National Center for Public Productivity, the Institute will focus its activities on emerging e-governance issues impacting on all levels of government, the non-profit sector, the private sector and the civil society.

These activities will include:
Research
Education
Technical Advisory Services
Outreach / Networking
Information Dissemination
Annual Publications

HICSS 40 E-Democracy minitrack

http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/edemocracy?sub=edemocracy

40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 40)
Electronic Government Track
E-Democracy minitrack

E-Democracy focuses on the use of information and communication technologies to support the democratic decision-making processes and to allow more effective and transparent engagement between government, business, NGOs and citizens.
This mini-track focuses on the growing number of digital-government e-democracy applications. Over the last few years e-democracy has received increasing attention from both government and academic researchers. Both national and local governments worldwide are initiating e-democracy strategies and piloting e-democracy initiatives.

Research questions include, but are not limited to:
How can technology facilitate public discourse among citizens and between government and all stakeholders, encouraging deliberation on public issues?
How do we develop and deploy technology to support the electoral process such that it provides secure and trustworthy voting environments?
What structures and decision-making processes do we need to adapt to ensure the effective use of e-democracy methods?
What are the emerging best practices?
How do we evaluate e-democracy?
How do we assess the impact of e-democracy on political decision-making?
What is the societal effect of technology on the democratic process?

Minitrack Co-chairs
Suzanne Beaumaster
(Primary Contact), Chair, DPA Program, Department of Public Administration, University of La Verne, 2220 3rd StreetLa Verne, CA 91750, USA

Tel: +1-909-593-3511 ext. 4817 Fax: +1-909-596-5860 beaumast@ulv.edu ; www.ulv.edu/cbpm/pa/faculty/beaumaster.phtml

Ann Macintosh, International Teledemocracy Centre, Napier University,
10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH10 5DT, UK Tel: +44(0)-131-455-2421 Fax: +44(0)-131-455-2282
A.Macintosh@napier.ac.uk

Eric Welch, Department of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago,
412 South Peoria Street,Room 140, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Tel: +1-312-413-2416 Fax: +1-312-996-8804 ewwelch@uic.edu

40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 40) E-Gov Track

http://www.ctg.albany.edu/conference/hicss/
40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 40)
Electronic Government Track
Information Site

The Electronic Government Track consists of eight minitracks:
E-Democracy
E-Government Emerging Topics
E-Government Information and Knowledge Management
E-Government Information Security
E-Government Infrastructure and Interoperability
E-Government Organization and Management
E-Government Services and Information
E-Policy, Law, and Governance
This year also features a Symposium of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community (January 3, 2007- first day of HICSS40)

You can also find a short history of the E-Government track at HICSS at http://faculty.washington.edu/jscholl/Resume/HICSS_SH_EGOV.html

Electronic Government Track Chair - Hans J (Jochen) Scholl jscholl@u.washington.edu

End Notes™ E-Government Master Reference Library, Hans J Scholl, U of Washington

http://www.dgsociety.org/library.php
End Notes™ Reference Library
The Digital Government Society makes available to members and non-members the free beta version of the E-Government Master Library in EndNotes TM format. The library currently contains over 1,500 references of mostly peer-reviewed, English language work.

ITR/PE: Digital Citizenship: Expanding Information Technology Literacy with a Service-Learning Approach

Primary Investigator: Stuart Shulman
Primary Institution: Drake University
Project Home Page: http://www.drake.edu/artsci/faculty/sshulman/ITR/digitalcitizenship.htm Latest Project Highlight:None

Abstract:
Title: ITR/PE: Digital Citizenship: Expanding Information Technology Literacy with a Service-Learning Approach This is a proposal for a grant to promote service-learning as a model for the dissemination of Information Technology Literacy (ITL). Service-learning promotes mutually beneficial partnerships between academic institutions and communities. One goal is to empower communities to identify ITL needs that students can fulfill as part of their education. This grant would enable two central Iowa universities--Drake and Iowa State--to reach out to communities in need of ITL training and to assess the efficacy of service-learning interventions. Citizens are increasingly expected to interface with government using IT (ex. firstgov.gov). A number of studies have identified unequal levels of ITL as a significant barrier to equity in citizenship. While access to the Internet steadily expands, the ability to take advantage of increasing access hinges on the level of ITL among citizens. Community members, particularly in certain more vulnerable groups, often lack basic skills and concepts required when navigating an expanding electronic interface with government. Whereas IT should make it easier for all citizens to conduct their routine business with the government, in fact, it appears to be widening the gap between the IT literate and those without basic navigational skills. The primary objective of this research project is to test the efficacy of service-learning programs that seek to universalize digital citizenship. Three related objectives are to: Define Information Technology Literacy (ITL) using broad and systematic criteria. Develop, implement, and evaluate "best practices" for using service-learning in the dissemination of ITL. Test the hypothesis that service-learning lessens the digital divide. The proposed methodology uses experimental and control groups representing varying degrees of urbanization. A service-learning ITL class and fieldwork laboratory will establish links between undergraduates and the experimental groups. Researchers, students, and the serviced communities will develop and refine taxonomy of ITL skills. Experimental groups will be exposed to the service-learning treatment. Structured citizen surveys and focus groups will be used to analyze the data on program impact. Statistical analysis of covariance at specific points and variance over time will be employed to lay the groundwork for a predictive causal model. Several additional outcomes are expected as a result of this research. First, the study will model a new pedagogical intervention that links research, education, and community involvement in an effort to lessen the digital divide. Second, it makes the recipients of service the focus of scholarship. Most studies in this area focus on outcomes for the students rather than the recipients. Third, it focuses attention on the important distinction between IT access and IT literacy. Fourth, it promotes interdisciplinary research and training, as well as collaboration between public and private institutions seeking to incorporate IT into the campus curricula. Finally, it promotes innovation in the political science and education disciplines with the potential for a far-reaching impact on the basic definition of citizenship.

Modeling the Social and Technical Processes of Interorganizational Information Integration, Sharon Dawes

Primary Investigator:Sharon Dawes
Primary Institution: SUNY Albany
Project Home Page: http://www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/miii
Latest Project Highlight:View the file

Abstract:Modeling the Social and Technical Processes of Interorganizational Information Integration This grant will develop and test dynamic models of information integration in multi-organizational government settings.
Three questions will be addressed:
1) What are the critical factors and processes involved in integrating information across levels and agencies in government?
2) How do the factors and processes vary for different types and degrees of integration? and
3) Can the process of integration be modeled in ways that improve understanding of information system development and of inter-organizational collaboration?
Two policy areas in particular will be featured; law enforcement and environmental protection. Both areas include a full range of functions across Federal-State-Local levels of government and both areas have efforts underway to bridge those levels. The project will combine perspectives from organizational behavior, computer and information science, and political science, and will use system dynamics modeling and social processes modeling.

U of Massachusetts at Amherst, National Center for Digital Government

Research Issues in Digital Government
Research forms the heart of the National Center for Digital Government. Our research studies focus on two major questions. The first is: What is the capacity of existing institutions to seize the opportunities that new information technologies offer in digital government? The second broad question reverses the causal arrow to ask: What is the potential impact of the Internet on digital government?

Jane Fountain fountain (at) polsci.umass.edu Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Director, National Center for Digital Government. Chair Science, Technology and Society Initiative, Department of Political Science, Center for Public Policy and Administration, Thompson Hall, Room 406, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, Telephone: 413 545 1007

U of Missouri-Columbia MPA E-Governance Track

University of Missouri-Columbia Web Site
http://www.truman.missouri.edu/
Degrees Offered - MPA (Master of Public Administration)
Fields Of Specialization
General/Public Management,
Non-Profit Sector,
Organizational Management,
Policy,
E-Governance

U.S. State
Missouri
Country/Region
Central United States

See more: http://naspaaiwpstage.forumone.com/content/schools/detail/650

US Digital Government Research Centers

Digital Government Research Center (USC / Columbia)
Center for Technology in Government (University at Albany)
National Center for Digital Government (Harvard)

Digital Government Research Abroad

European Union - eGovernment Research & Development
European Union - eGovernment Obsservatory
eTEN is the European Community Programme designed to help the deployment of telecommunication networks based services
Innovation & Technology Transfer Newsletter
Enterprise Europe Newsletter
EU in the U.S. (European Commission Delegation)
VIROS - Virtual Institute for Research in Official Statistics (Eurostat)
European Union - Information Society
Projects of the NESTOR Laboratory, University of Roma "Tor Vergata"

Journals Pertaining to DG Research

http://www.ctg.albany.edu/projects/pubs?proj=journal&sub=pubs

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Digital Government Program

http://www.diggov.org/about/
The Digital Government Program funds emergent research on information technologies by creating partnerships between academic researchers, government agencies, and the private sector.

UAlbany electronic government description

http://www.ctg.albany.edu/themes/themes?chapter=egov
Overview
Stated simply, electronic government (e-government) is the use of information technology to support government operations, engage citizens, and provide public services. E-government can support more streamlined and responsive service, wider public participation, and more cost-effective business practices at every level of government. It ranges in complexity from basic access to official information to radically redesigned public processes. However, while e-government offers the opportunity to innovate, it also presents substantial policy, management, and technology challenges. Effective e-government initiatives require a realistic and comprehensive view of these challenges as well as a compelling vision of the benefits.

UAlbany, PhD Track, Information Management and Policy in the Public Sector

State University of New York at Albany
PhD Program in Public Management - Judith R. Saidel, Chair, 302 • (518) 442-3896 • saidel@albany.edu ; http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/pad/pad_phd/phd.htm
Information Management and Policy in the Public Sector Track - Sharon Dawes, sdawes@ctg.albany.edu

Sample list of courses:
The focus is on information resources in public organizations, with particular emphasis on the
interplay of policy, management and technology choices.
PAD 550 Foundations of Government Information Strategy and Management
PAD 650 Building a Case for IT Investments in the Public Sector
POS 718 Seminar in Government, Politics, and the Mass Media
POS 765 Media and the Courts
INF 701 Proseminar in Information Science
INF 704 Proseminar in Information Policy
INF 720 Managing Information and Technology in Organizations
INF 721 Information and Society
INF 724 Information Policy
COM 520 Theories and Research in Political Communication

http://www.albany.edu/grad/courses/r_pub.html - Graduate Bulletin Public Policy courses descriptions

Sharon Dawes, UAlbany Government Information Strategy and Management

http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/pad/faculty_1/dawes.htm

http://www.diggov.org/search/members/member.jsp?ID=50

http://www.ctg.albany.edu/about/about?sub=people&section=sharon

Sharon Dawes
Specialization: Policy Analysis, Information Management and Policy
Vita Email
Sharon Dawes is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy and Director of the university-wide Center for Technology in Government (CTG). Her current research interests include information strategy and management in the public sector, government information policy, interorganizational information sharing and integration, and collaboration across organizational boundaries.
Prof. Dawes led the development of the Department's Government Information Strategy and Management curriculum which focuses on the policy, management, and technology dimensions of information and technology use in the design and delivery of public services. As Director of CTG, she responsible for applied research programs, projects, and public-private-academic partnerships which encourage innovation, reduce costs, and enhance the quality of government operations and public services. In 1995, the Center was named an Innovations in American Government Award winner. Its projects are funded by New York State, the National Science Foundation, the US Dept. of Justice and others.
In 1997, Dr. Dawes was honored by Governing Magazine as a "Public Official of the Year." She holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Rockefeller College at the University at Albany.

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Broadway Breslin Associates

Broadway Breslin Associates
1186 Broadway, New York, NY 100015410(212) 685-9600
Rents studio apartments at Upper West Side and other locations in Manhattan.
Current rates: $700-1000 per month. One-year lease required.

Bowery’s Whitehouse Hotel of NY

Bowery’s Whitehouse Hotel of NY
340 Bowery
(Between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
New York, NY 10012
212.477.5623
http://www.whitehousehotelofny.com/
Rooms starting at $28/per person, 1-3 persons per room, price adjusted accordingly. 15 minutes from Grand Central Terminal, Port Authority, and Times Square. Good for students, backpackers, and people on a budget. Hotel not suitable for older travelers. Each floor has shared bath facilities, 1-2 persons per room, air conditioning, laundry facilities,TV lounge, 24-hour reception, linens and towels, internet access, no curfew, no smoking, luggage storage, taxes included in price. Generally do not allow guests under the age of 16.
Subway Access: 6- Bleecker Street, B,D,F- Houston Street, N,R- 8th Street.

New York City Long-Term Accommodations

New York City Long-Term Accommodations
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dt529sf_12fvjdxj