The research group on e-Government is a long-standing international
community of scholars studying the digitalization of the public sector.
Specific interests concern the (responsible) use of digital technologies for
services, policies, and network collaborations. More recently, algorithmic
decision-making has become a core topic in this research group and
membership of this community has expanded rapidly over the past years.
The research group has a direct connection with the journal Information
Polity and has over the past decades generated a large number of special
issues of various other journal and edited volumes on different aspects
of e-government. The research group is also a breeding ground for
international collaborations and European grant proposals. The
community consists of a good combination of established and upcoming
scholars and provides an important venue for younger scholars to
connect to strong international networks.

For the ENPA conference to be held in Bucharest from 23 - 25 April 2026,
the Research Group on e-Government requests abstracts drawing on
current research related to the development and challenges of e-
government.

This Research Group is a podium for broad discussion about e-
Government with a specific interest in the administrative, political and
organizational aspects of service delivery, as well as information flows in
and around government, public services and policy. Papers on other
topics in the broad area of e-Government, ICT in public administration
and e-democracy are very welcome. This can include papers on a diverse
range of topics, including: Artificial Intelligence (AI), ethical aspects of
digitalization, big data, governance and regulation, privacy and
surveillance, social media, accountability and trust, public policy, and
national and international policy and practice around e-government, etc.
We are also keen to encourage papers which explore innovative methods
in the study of e-Government and those that set out and assess novel
technological applications.

This call is for abstracts:
• Abstracts should have a succinct and relevant title;
• Abstracts should include author affiliations and contact details;
• Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words in length;
• Abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word, PDF or RTF
formats;
• Abstracts should cover the main line of argument to be explored
in the full paper;
• Abstracts should show evidence of innovative and creative
thinking which is well grounded in theory or is well argued;
• Abstracts should indicate whether the proposed paper is
theoretical and/or empirical in orientation; and
• Abstracts should relate the proposed paper to contemporary
discourse in e-Government;

Publication of Papers
Subject to editorial and peer review, the best paper from the conference
will be fast-tracked for publication in Information Polity. Other strong
papers may also be considered for publication in Information Polity.
Please note that we are keen to encourage new and existing scholars in
the field to contribute to the Research Group. Please do not hesitate to
contact us with any questions regarding the conference and/or the
Research Group.