Dear Friends

Please find below the details about the international conference and
awards program. This is thje first call issued by the organizers to
invite partners and presenmters for the conference. I would like to
request all the members of the group to participate in the conference
to enable collaboration for success of the e-Government initiatives
in the region

e-GovWorld 2006 ( South Asia) October 17-19, 2006 , New Delhi, India

Organizers: The Society for Promotion of e-Governance, Commonwealth
center of e-Governance, Danish Technological Institute.

Knowledge Partner : PriceWaterhouseCoopers

Aims and Objectives
e-GovWorld 2006 ( South Asia) is the second conference in the series
of International workshops and conferences/expositions aimed at
enhancing collaboration and exchange of learning practices among the
industry, academia, civil society organizations and the public
sector. The first conference in the series titled e-GovIndia was held
in Chandigarh, India where Indian and European e-Government
stakeholders exchanged their experiences.
Governments across the South Asian region are in the process of
charting out comprehensive e-Government strategies as per their
national priorities. However, e-Government is a resource intensive
activity and governments, particularly in developing and
underdeveloped world, having limited resources need to share their
knowledge and experiences to enhance the possibility of success of e-
Government projects.

Countries under SAARC initiative comprises of Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka. e-GovWorld 2006 (South
Asia) and e-SAARC awards for innovation in government is an
initiative to promote the cooperation among the South Asian countries
and create awareness about successful projects in South Asian region
besides providing recognition to the innovative e-government
projects . The conference program is aimed at building a strong
communication among the community of e-Government practitioners,
government officers , researchers and academia for sharing of
learning practices on the international level.

e-SAARC awards for innovation in e-Government will help the
practitioners in South Asian region know about each others' projects,
build up a strong knowledge repository of the initiatives in the
region and enhance the opportunities of replication of good
practices. The SAARC region comprises a mix of developing and
underdeveloped countries. The experiences of the developing countries
(some of whom are leading IT hubs for the world) will help
underdeveloped countries effectively plan their strategies and e-
Government action plans.
One of the key features of the program will be workshops and
experience sharing meeting among the e-Government practitioners from
the SSARC region and from various parts of world including from
leading countries in e-Government and e-democracy implementation.
This will help the practitioners and stakeholders from SAARC region
learn about the global trends and practices. Danish Technological
Institute, Denmark, one of the leading agencies engaged in e-
Government research and policy making in e-Government for many
government agencies in European Union has accepted to be the co
organizer of the event and facilitate the sharing of learning
practices between SAARC nations and the developed countries.
The program for e-Gov World SAARC 2006 along with the e-SAARC awards
is being prepared and executed by a group of eminent e-Government
practitioners, academicians, industry representatives, government
officers, representatives of civil society organizations and
multilateral agencies from around the globe.


Call for papers
e GovWorld 2006 (South Asia) offers an opportunity for e-Government
stakeholders and practitioners interested in the issues related to
the themes of the tracks of the conference and the regional
meetings. This Conference provides a forum for discussion,
collaboration and intellectual exchange for all those interested in
any of these fields of research or practice. The conference committee
welcomes both academic and practitioner papers on a wide range of
topics and a wide range of scholarly approaches including theoretical
and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical
methods. Action research, case studies and research in practice are
welcomed approaches. Work-in-progress, panel discussion, proposals
for workshops and tutorials are also welcome. Possible topics
include, but are not limited to:-
e-Government Trends in South Asia
o National e-Government plans of SAARC countries
o Current status of development
o Case studies presentation of selected projects
• ICT enabled Rural Development
o Infrastructure for Rural Connectivity ( Telecom
Infrastructure , Convergence technologies and strategies)
o Rural e-Government applications
o Global Practices and success stories
o Citizen Service Centers, Tele Centers and Village Knowledge
Centers ( exploring synergies and collaboration opportunities)
o Building Capacities for absorption and sustainability at
rural level ( Training , PPP models.

• e-Government Procurement (EGP)
o EGP for transparent government procurement
o Case Studies ( SAARC and Global)
o Strategic Framework and Solutions
o Industry participation Models

• Standards for e-Government
o Benchmarking and assessment tools
o Interoperability frameworks
o Open Standards
o Open Source Vs. Proprietary - Debate on pros and cons

• Legal framework for e-Government
o Cyber laws and legal reforms
o e-Government for Judiciary
o Cyber forensic and cyber crime

• Global Experiences on e-Government
o Presentations on e-Government practices of Europe, Africa and
United States
o Presentations on e-Government practices and cases from Asia

• Transition from e-Government to m-Government
o Global research and practices
o m-Government applications
o Key trends and opportunities
o Mobile business and e-Government

Selected papers from the conference will be considered for
publication in "Government@24/7", a global online monthly publication
on ICT enabled public sector.

Submission details:
Abstract details: The Abstract should be a minimum of 700 and no more
than 1000 words including keywords. Abstracts have to include the
proposed title for the paper, the full names, addresses and email
addresses of all authors and a telephone number for at least one
contact author.

Full paper: Only required after acceptance of abstract and not to be
more than 5,000 words including abstract, keywords and references.

Important information:
The selection panel of the conference committee will consider all
abstracts received by the submission deadline to ensure that the
proposed paper is relevant to the Conference. The authors of
abstracts that describe a relevant paper will receive a notification
of abstract acceptance. All full papers will be double-blind reviewed
by members of the conference committee to ensure an adequate
standard, that the proposed subject of their abstract has been
followed, that the paper is of a suitable length, the standard of
English is adequate and the paper is appropriately referenced. Papers
that are accepted will be published in the conference proceedings Due
to the large number of papers expected for this conference, the
committee only allows an author to present one paper.

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2006
Notification of abstract acceptance: 20 April 2006
Full paper due: 30 June 2006
Notification of acceptance (with possible changes): 15 July 2006
Final paper submission: 31 July 2006

Note: FOR ANY QUERIES RELATED TO PARTNERSHIP AND PRESENTATION ,
PLEASE WRITE TO vikaskanungo@..., vikaskanungo@...

Looking forward to your response.

Warm Regards
Vikas Kanungo
Chairman and Secretary General
The Society for promotuion of e-Governance
Mobile: +91-9312722591