[EGOV LIST] Final Reminder. IFIP EGOV 2025. Call for Papers: Smart Cities (Government, Districts, Communities & Regions) Track

[Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar via eGov-list]

Dear Colleagues,

Hope this email finds you well. We cordially invite you to submit your 
current work to our forthcoming track, Smart Cities (Government, 
Districts, Communities & Regions), organised under the aegis of 
EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2025 that will be held in Krems, Austria from August 
31-September 4, 2025.

Urban growth, natural disasters and health emergencies have introduced 
several 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 2025 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 at: https://dgsociety.org/egov-2025/conference-tracks/.

IMPORTANT DATES
• (Hard) deadline for submissions: 17 March 2025
• Notification of acceptance: 2 May 2025
• PhD Colloquium deadline for submissions: 2 May 2025
• Poster submission deadline (non-anonymous-camera ready): 15 May 2025
• Poster acceptance: 2 June 2025
• Camera-ready paper submission and author registration: 12 June 2025
• PhD Colloquium notification of acceptance: 2 June 2025
• PhD Colloquium final version: 31 July 2025
• PhD Colloquium: 31 August 2025
• Junior Faculty School: 1 September 2025
• Conference Sessions: 2-4 September 2025

Submissions can be made here: 
https://dgsociety.org/egov-2025/submission-guidelines-2025/

We look forward immensely to your contribution!

The Track Chairs,
Prof. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain
Dr. Shefali Virkar, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Prof. Joep Crompvoets, KU Leuven, Belgium