[open-government] E-Journal JeDEM: Special Issue on Open Government Data

Fri Apr 25 09:11:46 UTC 2014

Apologies for cross-posting. Some on the list might be interested in the
call below.

Sally

We would like to announce our new Call for Papers!

JeDEM.org: Open Access E-Journal for Open Government and E-Democracy

Special Issue 01/2014: Open Government Data and Open Policies

Guest Editors
Ina Schieferdecker, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
Marijn Janssen, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Tim Davies, University of Southampton, UK
Johann Höchtl, Danube University Krems

In efforts to increase openness, transparency and participation,
governments around the world have drafted Open Government policies and
established Open Data as an integral part of modern administration. Open
data and public sector information has been held out as a powerful
resource to support good governance, improve public services, engage
citizens, and stimulate economic growth. The promises have been high,
but the results have been modest so far and more and there are more and
more critical sounds. Policies have not resulted in gaining the desired
benefits and implementations have been criticized for its technology
orientation and neglecting the user perspective. These policies and
implementations are now under scrutiny, with important questions to be
asked about: whether the results justify the efforts; about how
different outcomes from open data can be secured; and who is benefiting
from open data in different countries and contexts?
Please find all information about the call and author guidelines at:
http://www.jedem.org/announcement/view/12

Important Dates

Call out: 24 April 2014
Submission deadline: 30 July 2014
Start of peer review: 1 August 2014
End of peer review: 1 September 2014
Editorial Decisions: 15 September 2014
Authors revisions: 20 October 2014
Publishing: 30 October 2014

We look forward to receiving your papers and work.
Best
Judith Schossböck
Managing Editor
Jedem.org

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Zentrum für E-Governance
Donau-Universität Krems
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30
A-3500 Krems
+43 2732 893 2309
judith.schossboeck at donau-uni.ac.at
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http://www.jedem.org/ )
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