[EGOV LIST] IFIP EGOV CeDEM e-Part 2023. Call for Papers: Smart Cities (Government, Districts, Communities & Regions) Track

[Manuel Pedro Rodriguez Bolivar]

Dear colleague,

Urban growth, natural disasters and health emergencies have introduced a 
number of important issues in the urban context, pushing cities towards 
a mandatory digital transition to a smart environment. The digital 
transformation of these communities has become a top priority for city 
governments and communities and offers great promise for improved 
wellbeing and prosperity.Emergent and disruptive technologies like 
Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, chatbots, open data, Internet of 
Things, or clean technologies are opening new avenues to become smart 
and are at the forefront of smart projects to improve citizen 
engagement, public service provision, city sustainability and 
resilience. However, significant challenges have also arisen at the 
complex intersection of technology and society.

  The Smart Cities track at EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2023 aims to critically 
explore these issues, and research contributions that pay particular 
attention to topics related to the opportunities and challenges faced by 
smart cities, smart districts, and smart communities, as well as to the 
impact of these initiatives on sustainable living and governance, are 
therefore sought. Submissions that focus on the orchestrated interplay 
and balance of smart governance practices, smart public administration, 
smart communities, smart districts, smart resources, and talent leverage 
in urban, rural, and regional spaces facilitated by novel uses of ICT 
and other technologies are also welcome.Research papers submitted may 
cover both organizational and technical aspects and could seek to 
combine theory and practice. Submissions taking interdisciplinary 
approaches and covering a multitude of aspects are strongly encouraged.

  A full description of the track and potential topics of interest may 
be found inhttps://dgsociety.org/egov-2023/conference-tracks/ 
<https://dgsociety.org/egov-2023/conference-tracks/>

* IMPORTANT DATES*

**• (Hard) deadline for submissions: 31 March 2023

• Notification of acceptance: 15 May 2023

• PhD Colloquium deadline for submissions: 1 May 2023

• Poster submission deadline (non-anonymous-camera ready): 20 May 2023

• Poster acceptance: 31 May 2023

• Camera-ready paper submission and author registration: 15 June 2023

• PhD Colloquium notification of acceptance: 15 June 2023

• PhD Colloquium final version: 15 July 2023

• PhD Colloquium: 4 September 2023

• Conference: 5-7 September 2023

*HOW TO SUBMIT*

  Submissions can be made here: 
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=egov2023 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=egov2023>

*TRACK CHAIRS*

  Dr. Shefali Virkar, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 
Austria (lead)

Prof. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain

Prof. Joep Crompvoets, KU Leuven, Belgium