{"id":9888,"date":"2025-10-16T18:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/?page_id=9888"},"modified":"2026-04-27T20:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:14:42","slug":"call-for-papers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/dgo-2026\/call-for-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align:right;\">27th Annual International Conference&nbsp;<br>on Digital Government Research<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:right;\">Collaborative Digital Transformation for Public Value Creation<\/h3>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align:left;\">University of Nebraska at Omaha<br>&nbsp;Omaha, Nebraska, USA&nbsp;<strong><br>June 01-04, 2026\n<\/strong><\/h3>{&#8220;title&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;nav_menu&#8221;:&#8221;140&#8243;}<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: x-large; font-family: Jost; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">CALL FOR PAPERS \/ PROPOSALS<\/p>\n\n{&#8220;title&#8221;:&#8221;&#8221;,&#8221;content&#8221;:&#8221;<style>\\r\\n.entry-content ul,\\r\\n.page ul,\\r\\n.post-content ul {\\r\\n    display: flex;\\r\\n    flex-wrap: wrap;         \/* allow wrapping on small screens *\/\\r\\n                \/* space between items *\/\\r\\n    list-style: none;        \/* remove bullets *\/\\r\\n    margin: 0;\\r\\n    padding: 0;\\r\\n}\\r\\n\\r\\n.entry-content ul li,\\r\\n.page ul li,\\r\\n.post-content ul li {\\r\\n    margin: 0;\\r\\n    padding: 0;\\r\\n}\\r\\n\\r\\n.entry-content ul li a,\\r\\n.page ul li a,\\r\\n.post-content ul li a {\\r\\n    text-decoration: none;\\r\\n    color: #0044ff;\\r\\n}\\r\\n#main-nav .navbar-nav > li > a {\\r\\n    padding-right:15px;\\r\\n}\\r\\n\\r\\n<\/style>&#8220;}<span style=\"font-size:medium;\">The Digital Government Society (DGS) announces the 27th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research &#8211; dg.o 2026, under the theme Collaborative Digital Transformation for Public Value Creation. The dg.o 2026 will be hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, USA June 1-4, 2026. The dg.o conferences are an established forum for presentation, discussion, and demonstration of interdisciplinary research on digital government, civic engagement, technology innovation, and related applications and practice. Each year, the conference brings together scholars recognized for the interdisciplinary and innovative nature of their work, their contributions to theory and practice, their focus on relevant and timely topics, and the quality of their research and writing.<\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">THEME &amp; TRACK TOPICS:<\/p><span style=\"line-height:1.5;\"><span style=\"font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;\">The 27th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2026) will feature the theme Collaborative Digital Transformation for Public Value Creation. This dg.o 2026 theme articulates abundant opportunities of and approaches to collaborative digital transformation for the creation of public values. The advancement of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, 5G, and IoT presents governments with opportunities to transform their operations and services. Governments\u2019 utilization of these technologies has the potential of increasing service efficiency and effectiveness and transforming government structure and processes. At the same time, governments face institutional and technological challenges to realize such transforming potential as well as unintended negative consequences of digital transformation.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<span style=\"line-height:1.5;\"><span style=\"font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;\">Public values serve as the guide and purposes of digital transformation for digital government. Generating profits and revenues is the primary motivation for technology corporations. In contrast, public values guide digital government research and practice. These public values include, but are not limited to, effectiveness, equity, transparency, accountability, efficiency, responsiveness, fairness, etc. An enhanced understanding of how public values are created, embedded, and impacted by technology is essential for advancing digital government research.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span>\n<span style=\"line-height:1.5;\"><span style=\"font-family: Jost; font-size: medium;\">Digital government is the use of digital technologies for the production and delivery of public services. Such use of digital technologies is ubiquitous in all public service areas. These include functional areas such as general administrative services, technology, finance and budgeting, and human resources. Examples of specific public service areas include technological infrastructure, public finance and budgeting, public safety, social services, etc. Digital government takes place at various levels of governments and communities from local, state, national, and to global as well as the integration of these levels in public service production and delivery.<\/span><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>A collaborative approach is paramount in integration and synergy required for digital transformation. The collaboration between humans and artificial intelligence can form abundant intelligence for advancing public values. The collaboration across units and levels of government and organizations in public, nonprofit, and private sectors advances our ability to address cross-boundary societal challenges such as sustainability, climate resilience, and public health.<\/p><\/span><span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><ul>\n  <li><a href=\"#track1\"><\/a><\/li><span style=\"font-family:Jost;\"><li><a href=\"#track1\">Track 1 &#8211; Data-Driven Services in Government for Evidence-Based Policy and Public Value<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track2\">Track 2 &#8211; Building Human Capital and Institutional Capacity for Collaborative Digital Government<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track3\">Track 3 &#8211; Collaborative Intelligence: Humans, Crowds, and Machines in the Public Sector<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track4\">Track 4 &#8211; Developing Artificial Intelligence for Transforming the Public Sector<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track5\">Track 5 &#8211; Artificial Intelligence System Design for Public Value Creation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track6\">Track 6 &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Methods, and Data Science for Public Value Creation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track7\">Track 7 &#8211; Generative Artificial Intelligence in Government<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track8\">Track 8 &#8211; Accountable and Inclusive Digital Ecosystems for Public Value Creation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track9\">Track 9 &#8211; Track for Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s Students<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track10\">Track 10 &#8211; Digital Democracy &amp; AI<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track11\">Track 11 &#8211; Digital Government for a Stronger Society<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track12\">Track 12 &#8211; Digital Government for Public Health and Healthcare<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track13\">Track 13 &#8211; Law, Technology and Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track14\">Track 14 &#8211; Public Sector Co-Creation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track15\">Track 15 &#8211; Organizational Factors, Adoption Issues, and Value Creation of Digital Government<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track16\">Track 16 &#8211; Local Government &amp; Artificial Intelligence Transformation (AX)<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track17\">Track 17 &#8211; Deep Fakes and Government Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track18\">Track 18 &#8211; Responsible Digital Government: Standards and Public Value<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track19\">Track 19 &#8211; Smart Cities for Public Value Creation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track20\">Track 20 &#8211; Digital Infrastructure for Scientific Innovation<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track21\">Track 21 &#8211; Cybersecurity and Public Values<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track22\">Track 22 &#8211; Digital Government for Stakeholder Engagement and Active Citizenship<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track23\">Track 23 &#8211; Resilient Technologies for Digital Government<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track24\">Track 24 &#8211; GovTech and Digital Autonomy<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track25\">Track 25 &#8211; Balancing Prosperity, Privacy, and Cybersecurity<\/a><\/li>\n  <li><a href=\"#track26\">Track 26 &#8211; Emerging Topics<\/a><\/li><\/span><li><a href=\"#track26\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<hr><\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">SUBMISSION TYPES AND FORMATS:<\/p><span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><strong>Research papers \u2013 double blind review<\/strong>: research papers present innovative digital government research results in the form of formal scholarly papers. Papers on any digital government topic and using any research methodology are welcome. Relevance to digital government problems, goals, or policies must be explicit. Research papers are limited to approximately 8,000 words, excluding references.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><strong>Management or policy papers \u2013 double blind review<\/strong>: research papers that describe and evaluate practical digital government projects or initiatives, discuss major policy themes, or present and evaluate management approaches to digital government initiatives and programs. Management or policy papers are limited to approximately 5,000 words, excluding references.<\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><strong>Panels<\/strong>: panel proposals should include information about the theme and goals of the panel, a summary of the digital government issues or questions that the panel will address, statements about the value of the discussion to conference attendees, and how well-suited the topic is to a panel discussion. In addition, the proposal should include information about the expertise of the moderator and panelists in the selected issues. Please include names, institutional affiliations, addresses, email, and phone numbers of the contact person, moderator, and presenter(s). Panel proposals are limited to approximately 2,500 words.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><strong>Posters<\/strong>: poster summaries should outline the nature of the research, policy, or project and describe why the work will be of interest to dg.o attendees. Poster summaries are limited to approximately 2,500 words and should follow the proceedings template.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><strong>System Demonstrations (Demo)<\/strong>: system demonstrations should outline the nature of the system and describe why the demonstration is likely to be of interest to dg.o attendees. Demonstrations of interest include systems under development or in active use in research or practice domains. System demonstration summaries are limited to approximately 2,500 words.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><p><strong>Workshops\/Tutorials<\/strong>: workshops offer interactive sessions in which the workshop host and participants discuss and engage in activities designed to facilitate joint learning and further exploration of a particular subject. We seek workshop proposals on any digital government research or management topic. The proponents will be responsible for identifying and selecting participants for the workshop and conducting workshop activities. Workshop proposals are limited to approximately 2,500 words.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p><\/span>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Pre-conference Doctoral Colloquium<\/strong>: the doctoral colloquium is a highly interactive full-day forum in which Ph.D. students meet and discuss their work with each other and with senior faculty from a variety of disciplines associated with digital government research. Ph.D. students can submit papers describing their planned or in-progress doctoral dissertation covering any research areas relevant to digital government. Ideally, student participants will have completed one or two years of doctoral study or progressed far enough in their research to have a structured proposal idea and preliminary findings but have yet to reach the stage of defending their dissertation. We expect students at this study stage to gain the most value from feedback on their work and the more general discussions of doctoral programs and scholarly careers. See the detailed announcement for complete information on the colloquium and how to apply. The material provided in applications to the doctoral colloquium will not be published in the proceedings. However, we encourage students to submit finished research to one of the paper tracks or ongoing research as a poster or demo. Doctoral colloquium applications are limited to approximately ten pages, not including references, tables, and figures.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">SUBMISSION TRACKS:<\/p><h2 id=\"track1\" style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">TRACK 1 &#8211; Data-Driven Services in Government for Evidence-Based Policy and Public Value\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"track1\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em>Track Chairs:<\/em><em>&nbsp;Hsien-Lee Tseng (National University of Tainan, Taiwan), Boniface Ushaka Adie (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), Hsini Huang (Leiden University, Netherlands), Luc\u00eda Galarreta Bolia (Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) \u2013 Argentina), Magdalena Ciesielska (Gda\u0144sk University of Technology, Poland)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\">This track focuses on Data-Driven Services in Government. We invite papers exploring how ICTs, Government Data, and AI can enhance public services and policymaking. The goal is to foster responsive governance by examining applications across various domains, including transportation, societal resilience, social welfare, and other crucial policy areas.<\/p><h2 id=\"track2\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 2 &#8211; Building Human Capital and Institutional Capacity for Collaborative Digital Government<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Maria Gintova (McMaster University, Canada), Laura Alcaide Mu\u00f1oz (University of Granada, Spain)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track focuses on how building human and institutional capacity enables collaborative digital government. It seeks research on workforce skills, leadership, and inclusion, while welcoming studies analyzing the roles of digital collaboration, AI, and hybrid work in shaping institutional resilience and supporting sustainable, innovative, and equitable governance transformations.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track3\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 3 &#8211; Collaborative Intelligence: Humans, Crowds, and Machines in the Public Sector\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Lisa Hohensinn (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Seok-Jin Eom (Seoul National University, South Korea), Helen K. Liu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium; font-family: Jost;\"><p>The collaborative intelligence track invites researchers and practitioners to submit scholarly papers that explore the interactions among humans, crowds, and\/or machines. Possible topics include strategies for collaborative intelligence, hybrid intelligence, or platforms in the public sector, as well as designs for machine-human interaction in public services and policy-making.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track4\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 4 &#8211; Developing Artificial Intelligence for Transforming the Public Sector\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Sehl Mellouli (Universit\u00e9 Laval, Canada), Marijn Janssen (Delft University, The Netherlands), Adegboyega Ojo (Carleton University, Canada), Arbi Chouikh (Universit\u00e9 Laval, Canada)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>We are observing the emergence of new applications and orientations on the use of AI in governments. However, there are still challenges revolving around transparency, accountability, and democratic values. The purpose of this track is to investigate how AI is implemented, adopted, used, and governed at different levels of government.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track5\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 5 &#8211; Artificial Intelligence System Design for Public Value Creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Yi-Fan Wang (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan), Tzuhao (Howard) Chen (Florida International University, USA), Yeonkyung Kim (Kean University, USA), Kayla Schwoerer (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Engaging various stakeholders in the development of AI-enabled systems in the public sector is essential for creating public value. This track invites research that explores the design of AI-enabled systems with various social groups and communities to advance public values.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track6\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 6 &#8211; Application of Artificial Intelligence, Computational Methods, and Data Science for Public Value Creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Loni Hagen (University of South Florida, USA), Charalampos Alexopoulos (University of the Aegean, Greece), Kellyton Brito (Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Brazil), David Valle-Cruz (Universidad Aut\u00f3noma del Estado de M\u00e9xico, M\u00e9xico), Shefali Virkar (WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria), Corey Kewei Xu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>We invite innovative research using AI or computational methods to advance digital government. Topics include technical studies, best practices, and design science approaches that foster public value, improve service delivery, and enhance citizen engagement through the application of AI or computational methods.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track7\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 7 &#8211; Generative Artificial Intelligence in Government\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Fadi Salem (MBR School of Government, UAE), Theresa A. Pardo (University at Albany, State University of New York, USA), Gianluca C. Misuraca (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Yu-Che Chen (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This research track critically examines the adoption of Generative AI (GAI) in government operations, policymaking, and public engagement. It analyzes GAI&#8217;s opportunities, risks, regulatory and governance challenges, including impact on transparency, accountability, and trust. We welcome studies on the potential benefits, negative implications, and emerging legal frameworks of this concept in diverse global contexts.&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track8\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 8 &#8211; Accountable and Inclusive Digital Ecosystems for Public Value Creation<\/span><\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Anastasija Nikiforova (University of Tartu, Estonia), Anthony Simonofski (Universit\u00e9 de Namur ASBL, Belgium), Anneke Zuiderwijk (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands), Manuel Pedro Rodr\u00edguez Bol\u00edvar (University of Granada, Spain)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Sustainable and inclusive digital ecosystems, powered by emerging technologies such as AI and data spaces, are reshaping governance, driving innovation, and enabling service co-creation. Balancing technical, institutional, and societal dimensions, our track welcomes research exploring ethical governance, inclusivity, resilience, and adaptability of these ecosystems to ensure public value creation.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track9\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 9 &#8211; Track for Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s Students\n creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Hendrik Scholta (German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, Germany), Chung-Pin Lee (National Taipei University, Taiwan), Guilherme Costa Wiedenh\u00f6ft (Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil), Stanislav Mahula (KU Leuven, Belgium)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\">This track is designed for Bachelor&#8217;s and Master&#8217;s students, providing them with a firsthand experience of how research works. In contrast to the general research tracks, students will be the first authors of the papers in this track. Supervisors can act as co-authors, and all topics on digital government are welcome.<\/span><h2 id=\"track10\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 10 &#8211; Digital Democracy &amp; AI Creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Jawad Haqbeen (Kyoto University, Japan), Uwe Imre Serd\u00fclt (Ritsumeikan University, Japan and University of Zurich, Switzerland), Sofia Sahab (Kyoto University, Japan), Takayuki Ito (Kyoto University, Japan)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track examines how AI-enabled tools and systems are reshaping civic participation, deliberation, and the design and delivery of public services for evidence-informed decision-making. We invite research and studies on civic tech, governance, participation, platform regulation, and ethics that enhance citizen participation and advance inclusive democracy while mitigating bias and misinformation.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track11\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 11 &#8211; Digital Government for a Stronger Society\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: David Duenas-Cid (Kozminski University, Poland), Elsa Estevez (Universidad Nacional del Sur and National Research Council for Scientific and Technological Research, Argentina), Tomasz Janowski (Gda\u0144sk University of Technology, Poland and University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria), Gra\u017cyna Musiatowicz-Podbia\u0142 (Gda\u0144sk University of Technology, Poland)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Addressing mega-problems like pandemics, climate change, migration, etc. requires institutions and individuals to work together towards stronger societies based on cohesion, solidarity, resilience, inclusion, and other values. This track will examine the positive and negative influence of digital government on societies and their capacity for the whole-of-society response.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track12\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 12 &#8211; Digital Government for Public Health and Healthcare\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Nic DePaula (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA), Erika Martin (SUNY Albany, USA), Chun-Hua Tsai (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA), Andriana Semko (SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA), Srishti Gupta (SUNY Albany, USA)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track addresses topics that advance public health, healthcare, and their institutions and systems. This includes theoretical developments, user experience, AI and technological innovations, surveillance systems, misinformation, and scientific guidelines, as well as social\/legal\/political perspectives, risk and crisis communication, and related topics of digital transformation in public health and healthcare.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track13\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 13 &#8211; Law, Technology and Innovation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Peter Parycek (Frauenhofer Fokus, Germany), Christoph Sorge (Saarland University, Germany), Diogo Sasdelli (Danube University Krems, Austria)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Law and the judicial system are being reshaped by technology and innovation, creating new challenges while enabling powerful solutions. The track focuses on both the transformation of law and public services through technology (e-justice, smart contracts, legal tech, etc.) and on technology regulation and governance (data protection, AI regulation, platform regulation).<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track14\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 14 &#8211; Public Sector Co-Creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><em>Track Chairs: Nina Rizun (Gdansk University of Technology, Poland), Noella Edelmann (University of Continuing Education Krems, Austria), John Carlo Bertot (University of Maryland, USA), Arpine Korekyan (UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, USA)<\/em><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\">Co-creation is a guiding principle of public sector innovation, shifting from top-down delivery to collaborative approaches that embed public values. Engaging citizens and stakeholders fosters trust, inclusiveness, and sustainability. Seeking to study its ethical, sustainable, and digital dimensions, this track explores how co-creation aligns technological transformation with societal needs.<\/span><h2 id=\"track15\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 15 &#8211; Organizational Factors, Adoption Issues, and Value Creation of Digital Government\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Luis F. Luna-Reyes (SUNY Albany, USA), Jing Zhang (Clark University, USA), Chris Hinnant (Florida State University, USA), Michael Ahn (UMass Boston, USA)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track accepts research that examines the organizational factors that influence government adoption and implementation, and investigates the impacts, especially the value creation, of new and emerging innovative technologies such as smart cities, artificial intelligence, data analytics, big data, open data, social media, citizen-centric technologies, and other novel technologies.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track16\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 16 &#8211; Local Government &#038; Artificial Intelligence Transformation (AX)\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Wookjoon Sung (Seoul National University of Science &amp; Technology, South Korea), Jooho Lee (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA), Taehee Kim (Seoul National University of Science &amp; Technology, South Korea)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) drives transformation in local governments. Topics include human\u2013AI collaboration, organizational change, the use of AI across the policy process, public service improvement, and citizen engagement. We welcome theoretical, empirical, and experimental studies on AI and local government innovation for public value creation.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track17\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 17 &#8211; Deep Fakes and Government Solutions\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Jean-Pierre Auffret (George Mason, USA), Hsin Chung Liao (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track examines how governments confront deep fakes\u2014from fraudulent uses to synthetic media\u2014by developing evidentiary standards, digital forensics, and ethical frameworks to safeguard transparency, legitimacy, and public trust in governance and digital decision-making processes.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track18\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 18 &#8211; Responsible Digital Government: Standards and Public Value\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Farhana Faruqe (University of Virginia, USA), Larry Medsker (University of Vermont, USA)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>As governments adopt AI and emerging technologies, responsible implementation requires robust governance frameworks and standards. This track explores how to ensure accountability, interoperability, and public value creation in digital transformation. Topics include ethical technology governance, standards for cross-agency collaboration, trust mechanisms, and public value frameworks in digital government, as well as related governance challenges.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track19\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 19 &#8211; Smart Cities for Public Value Creation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Leonidas Anthopoulos (University of Thessaly, Greece), Panos Papagiotopoulos (Queen Mary University of London, UK)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Smart cities are well-recognized enablers of public value creation through local digital transformation and place-based innovation. The track invites research papers that contribute to our knowledge of smart city initiatives, including development strategies, policy models, citizen engagement, and technology innovations.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track20\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 20 &#8211; Digital Infrastructure for Scientific Innovation\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Richard Knepper (Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing, USA), Kerk Kee (Texas Tech University, USA), Yu-Che Chen (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Digital infrastructure supports discovery at all levels, from national to individual, empowering everything from computational research collaborations to citizen science initiatives. This track invites research that examines infrastructure initiatives, innovation, and discovery through computational sciences, as well as the organizations, dynamics, and collaborations that enable them.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track21\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 21 &#8211; Cybersecurity and Public Values\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Sukumar Ganapati (Florida International University, USA), Wendy Chen (Texas Tech University, USA)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track focuses on the central role of cybersecurity in ensuring that public values are sustained with the AI revolution. It examines the pedagogical, policy, and governance dimensions of cybersecurity measures in conjunction with AI adoption in the public and nonprofit sectors.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track22\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 22 &#8211; Digital Government for Stakeholder Engagement and Active Citizenship\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Edimara M. Luciano (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), Gabriela V. Pereira (University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\">Stakeholder engagement is crucial to maximizing the impact of digital government. This track addresses participation in designing, implementing, and evaluating public services, considering the structural, institutional, cultural, political, and cognitive dimensions that foster transparency, innovation, and public value creation. It also advances broader engagement of citizens\/other stakeholders in governance debates to promote active citizenship.<\/span><h2 id=\"track23\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 23 &#8211; Resilient Technologies for Digital Government\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<p><em style=\"font-size: medium;\">Track Chairs: Chul Hyun Park (University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA), Robert Richards (University of Arkansas, USA), Songkhun Nillasithanukro (University of Arkansas, USA)<\/em><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track explores resilient digital government technologies, focusing on how emerging technological tools, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, cloud infrastructures, blockchain, and advanced cybersecurity systems, can ensure continuous public service during disruptions such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other crises. We seek submissions on emerging technologies that enable multiple actors, including governments, communities, and stakeholders, to prepare for, respond to, and recover from crises. Sociotechnical analyses, case studies, and papers on participatory governance that highlight innovative pathways toward more adaptive, resilient, and trustworthy digital public infrastructures are welcome.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track24\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 24 &#8211; GovTech and Digital Autonomy\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: : Nitesh Bharosa (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands), Olayinka David-West (Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria), Tomasz Janowski (Gda\u0144sk University of Technology, Poland and University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria), Nina Rizun (Gda\u0144sk University of Technology, Poland)<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Governments no longer hold monopolies on delivering digital solutions for the public sector, but many depend on Big Tech for critical processes. Seeking to study the opportunities, risks, and mitigation strategies, which range from open innovation to protectionism, this track will showcase GovTech and digital autonomy research and developments worldwide.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track25\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 25 &#8211; Balancing Prosperity, Privacy, and Cybersecurity\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><em>Track Chairs: Hun-Yeong Kwon (Korea University, South Korea), Jung-Hee Lee (Korea University, South Korea), Lyse Langlois (Universit\u00e9 Laval, Canada)<\/em><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>This track focuses on the growing tension between the utilization and protection of data in the digital era. It invites interdisciplinary research on privacy and cybersecurity challenges, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and fairness in data governance, and exploring how secure and ethical data practices can sustain trust in digital public ecosystems.<\/p><\/span><h2 id=\"track26\" style=\"font-size: large;\">\n  <span style=\"background-color:#1f2b48; color:#ffffff; padding:4px 8px; border-radius:4px;line-height: 2em;\">\n    TRACK 26 &#8211; Emerging Topics\n  <\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p><em>Track Chairs: Jooho Lee (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA), Anastasija Nikiforova (University of Tartu, Estonia), Deepak Khazanchi (University of Nebraska at Omaha)&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><\/span>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">This track welcomes forward-looking research on emerging technologies, innovative governance models, and new socio-technical challenges shaping the future of digital government. We invite topics ranging from AI, metaverse, and decentralized systems to futures studies, digital humanism, and public-private innovation ecosystems. Work that does not fit into other tracks, but pushes boundaries of digital governance, is especially encouraged.<\/span><\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">TRAVEL GRANT:<\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Up to five $1,000 travel grants are offered by the Digital Government Society to support in person attendance to the dg.o 2026 conference by researchers (PhD students and faculty) from medium and low HDI countries. Grants may be used for travel and accommodation. In addition, awardees will have their conference registration fee, which includes participation in all sessions and all meals, waived. To be eligible for a DGS travel grant, the author must have a paper accepted at dg.o 2026 and apply before April 1, 2026.<\/p><\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">PUBLICATIONS:<\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>All accepted research, management, case study or policy papers and panel, poster, and system demonstration descriptions will be published in the conference proceedings and indexed in the DBLP bibliography system. Workshop and tutorial descriptions can also be published in the conference proceedings, depending on the authors, and decided by the program chairs.<\/p><\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUES:<\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit significantly extended versions to the special issues of various journals. Some possible venues include but not limited to:<\/p><\/span>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\"><\/span><\/p><span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Government Information Quarterly\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Information Polity\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Digital Government: Research and Practice\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy\n<\/p><\/span><p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Other journals may be opportunely added to this list.<\/p><\/span><p style=\"font-size: large; font-family: Jost; color: #182138; border-bottom: 2px solid #146ef5; display: inline-block;\">BEST PAPER AWARDS:<\/p>\n<span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p>Outstanding achievement awards will be presented in three categories:<\/p><\/span>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\"><\/span><\/p><span style=\"font-size:medium;\"><p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Research Category\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Management, Case Study, and Policy Category\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\">\n  <span style=\"color: #6b7489;\">\u25cf<\/span>\n  Poster Category\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"27th Annual International Conference&nbsp;on Digital Government Research Collaborative Digital Transformation for Public Value Creation University of Nebraska at Omaha&nbsp;Omaha, Nebraska, USA&nbsp;June 01-04, 2026 {\"title\":\"\",\"nav_menu\":\"140\"} CALL FOR PAPERS \/ PROPOSALS {\"title\":\"\",\"content\":\"\\r\\n.entry-content ul,\\r\\n.page ul,\\r\\n.post-content ul {\\r\\n display: flex;\\r\\n flex-wrap: wrap; \/* allow wrapping on small screens *\/\\r\\n \/* space between items *\/\\r\\n list-style: none; \/* remove bullets [...]","protected":false},"author":596,"featured_media":0,"parent":9690,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","iawp_total_views":8450,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9888","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9888"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10453,"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9888\/revisions\/10453"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgsociety.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}