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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON e-GOVERNANCE
(17 – 18 Oct 2011, Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)
www.iceg.net/2011
Theme: Government Transformation: Agenda for E-Gov 2.0
Introduction
ICEG-2011 is the eighth event in series to be held at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, India from 8
– 10 Sep 2011. It aims to provide a forum for discussing research findings, strategies, policies,
and technologies in the field of e-governance. Drawing from the deliberations, this conference
intends to lay down the agenda for future research & activities. First International Conference on
e-Governance (ICEG) was inaugurated by the Hon’ble President Dr. Kalam in 2003 as a Chief
Guest. In 2004, the conference was hosted at Colombo by the Government of Sri Lanka, with the
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Shri SL Rajapakse as the Chief Guest. In 2005, it was organized at
Lahore by the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Since 2006, Special Interest
Group on e-Governance of Computer Society of India (CSI) has been an active partner with IIT
Delhi in co hosting ICEG. ICEG-2006 was the fourth event in the series held during 15-17
December 2006 at IIT Delhi. CSI SIGeGov along with University of Hyderabad conducted ICEG-
2007. In Dec 2008 again ICEG-2008 was held in IIIT Delhi. The seventh event ICEG-2010 was
held at IIM Bangalore with focus on Health Care and Microfinance in Apr 2010.
For Whom
A significant milestone in the e-governance arena, the conference promises to be an invigorating
confluence of the best brains from the academia and the industry. Scientists, faculty, and
students from prestigious universities across the globe have expressed a keen desire to be part
of this mammoth event. Major information technology solution providers have assured industry
participation. And most importantly, key government officers and NGO/ community volunteers
have guaranteed strong representation of the user community. Given the presence and support
of experts across the globe, the conference promises to be an important opportunity of sharing
research findings and learning from current e-governance experiments. The delegates will have
opportunity to attend a session on ‘Knowledge Sharing Summit (KSS-2011)’ being hosted by
Government of Gujarat.
Conference Program
An Advisory Committee (AC) comprising experts and representatives from the government as
well as the industry will guide the development of the conference program. An International
Program Committee (IPC) will supplement the activities of AC including identification of
moderators and speakers, as well as the agenda for the conferences. It will manage the parallel
track sessions and drive the review process. The Organizing Committee (OC) will ensure the
smooth implementation of the planned agenda on a day-to-day basis. ICEG-2011 is being
collocated with Knowledge Sharing Summit (KSS-2011) being hosted by Government of Gujarat
for sharing Indian experiences in implementation of e-Governance.
Important Milestones
Full Paper Submission: 20 August 2011
Acceptance/ Rejection Notification: 27 August 2011
Submission of Camera Ready Paper: 3 September 2011
Deadline for Registration: 06 September 2011
Dates of Conference: 17-18 October 2011 at Ahmedabad

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished papers, nominating a theme-related track
or designating the paper as non-theme related ("Other"). Accepted papers will appear in the
conference proceedings provided that at least one author registers for and attends the
conference. High quality papers will be nominated for the ‘Best Paper Award’. Better papers may
be selected for publication in suitable journals. Pl visit www.iceg.net/2011 for more details on
paper submissions. The conference program will be organized into following five submission subthemes
& topics, but not limited to:
e-Gov: Conceptual Framework
Technology in Government
ICT & Society
E-Government applications (G-G, G-C, G-B, G-E etc.)
Sustainability of e-Governance
Marketing of e-Governance
E-government: Economics & Development
e-Gov: Technological Framework
Open source platform for sustainability
Mobile Governance
e-Governance Standards
e-Governance and Data Security
Technology Adoption & e-Waste
Virtualization & Cloud Computing for Government
e-Gov: Behavioural Framework
Reengineering Government
Crisis in Human Capital
Leadership for E-government
Cultural, social and political issues in e-government
e-Governance and Change Management
Competitiveness
Innovation in eGov implementation
e-Gov: Policy Framework
Legal framework for e-Governance
E-governance & Policy
Reforms & Acts
Inter-governmental issues
E-Government Adoption and diffusion
Best Practices in E-government: India and abroad
e-Gov: Contemporary Framework
Public Private Partnerships
Assessment of Government Portals & Ranking
E-democracy and Citizen empowerment
E-Governance & RTI
Lessons from e-business corporations
e Governance & Multiple Vendor Management
Special Sessions
Mobile Governance
Unique-Id Project (Aadhaar)
e-Governance & e-Waste
Cloud Computing
Social Networking & Governments
Call for Industry Sessions & Tutorials (Proposals to be sent to Program Chair by 13 Sept
2011)
Best Paper Award: Recognition of and award to the best paper in each of five sub-themes.

Advisory Committee
Prof M P Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi (India)
Dr Neeta Shah, Director, Gujarat Informatics Ltd, Gandhinagar, India
Prof Ashok Agarwal, Director, Chairman-EWB India Hyderabad (India)
Major Gen R K Bagga, Advisor (Outreach) IIIT, Hyderabad (India)
Prof. C. Gopalkrishnan, Director, Institute of Management, NIRMA University,
Ahmedabad (India)
Prof. Aksai Aggarwal, Vice Chancellor – Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad
(India)
Dr Nityesh Bhatt, Institute of Management, NIRMA University, Ahmedabad (India)
Contact: ICEG 2011 Secretariat
General Chair: Prof. Aksai Aggarwal
Vice Chancellor
Gujarat Tech. University, Ahmedabad (India)
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Program Chair: Dr. Nityesh Bhatt
Sr. Associate Professor, Chairman- Information
Management Area, Institute of Management,
Nirma University, Ahmedabad (India)
nityesh@imnu.ac.in, nityeshb@gmail.com
Phone: 0091-2717241900-04 (ext. 634),
9974331833