TEACHING AND
RESEARCH ON
EGOVERNMENT
Ali YAZICI
Atilim University, Software Engineering
Department
Incek, 06836 Ankara, Turkey
E-mail: aliyazici@atilim.edu.tr
Agenda
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Introduction
Need for Formal Training and Education
E-Gov Research
International Training Practices
Local Training Practices
Training/Education for all
Issues on Curriculum Development
Conclusions
References
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Introduction
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eTransformation
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eGov= f(
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)
Service Models of eGov
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G2G, G2C, G2B
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Need for Formal Training and
Education
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High demand for trained staff to implement
eGov projects
Research on eGov
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In 1999-2004, 57 research articles in 26 journals
Several boooks
Periodicals on eGov
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GIQ (2008 Impact Factor: 1,91)
EJEG
IJEGR
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International Academic Conferences
Name of the Meeting
Date
Place
Organizer(s)
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International Conference on
eGovernment
8-11 Dec 2009
Antalya, Turkey
UNDP and TODAIE
eGovernment Center
(eDEM)
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43rd Hawaii International
Conferences on System
Sciences (HICSS), Track on
eGovernment
5-8 Jan 2010
Koloa, Hawaii
University of Hawai'i at
Manoa
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International Conference on
eGovernment and eGovernance
(ICEGEG 2010)
11-12 Mar 2010
Antalya, Turkey
TURKSAT International
Satellite and Cable
Operator, and Social
Sciences Research
Society (SosRes)
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e-Government Forum
25 May 2010
Australia
CEBIT
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10th European Conference on
eGovernment
Limerick, Ireland
National Centre for
Taxation Studies, and
University of Limerick
17-18 Jun 2010
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International Academic Conferences
Name of the Meeting
Date
Place
Organizer(s)
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EEE'10 - The 2010 International
Conference on e-Learning, eBusiness, Enterprise Information
Systems, and e-Government
Jul 12-15, 2010
Las Vegas, USA
IKE & WorldComp
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ICDGS 2010 : "International
Conference on e-Democracy, eGovernment and e-Society"
14-16 Jul 2010
London, United
Kingdom
World Academy of
Science
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5th. International Conference on eGovernment
30 Sep – 1 Oct
2010
Cape Town, South
Africa
Cape Peninsula
University of
Technology
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Ninth International EGOV
Conference 2010
29 Aug – 2 Sep
2010
Lausanne,
Switzerland
The International
Federation for
Information Processing
(IFIP) WG 8.5
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MIS Asia & Computerworld
eGovernment Seminar 2010
5 Feb 2010
10 Feb 2010
Malaysia
Singapore
MIS Asia
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International Training Practices
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Public Administration Departments
Some IT and MIS Departments
First model of formal training is the CIO University consortium
organized by the U.S. Federal Services Administration in 2002 [1]
and offers MS programs in the fields of Information Management,
Technology Management and related fields.
Another model is the Washington State Digital Government
Applications Academy formed in 1999. The academy is involved in
applications development and training related to eGovernment
(www.wa.gov/dis).
Access eGovernment formed by the University of Minnesota in
2002. It is currently aimed at helping governments to make smart
choices about planning and implementing eGovernment.
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International Training Practices
Institution
Program Name
Degree Offered
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Walden University, USA
Online Master of Public
Administration (M.P.A.)
MS in eGovernment
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Walden University, USA
Ph.D. in Public Policy &
Administration
Ph.D in eGovernment
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University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
eGov Online Certificate
Program
Certificate
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Univ. Of Antwerp, Belgium,
Management School, Major in
eGov
Major Degree in
eGovernment
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Örebro University Sweden
Electronic Government
International MS Degree
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University of Trento, Italy
Master of Science
MS Degree
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Dubai School of Government (a research and
teaching institution in Dubai) with collaboration
with Harvard University
Executive Program on eGov
Executive Program
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KOICA (Korea International Cooperation
Agency), Korea
Master's Degree Program in
Global E-policy & EGovernment
Academic Institution
MS Degree
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Local Training Practices
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Turkish Informatics Society (TBD)
eGovernment Centers
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Certificate Programs
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EDMER (METU)
eDEV (TODAİ)
TOBB ETÜ
Courses on eGovernment
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Atılım University (2002, 2009, 2010)
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Training/Education for all
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In addition to introducing basic computer literacy, concepts and
applications of EGovernment should be introduced at the very early stages
of education.
A study conducted in Finland analyzes the status and challenges of
eGovernment childhood education [5]. The analysis indicated that, there is
significant development work in progress in the field of early childhood
education.
EGovernment Concepts
EServices for the Children
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Online application forms
Online Passport Inquiry
Applying for Driving License
Obtaining legal documents for various transactions
Online banking
Issues on IT security
Ethical issues
Mobile Applications
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Issues on Curriculum Development
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Public Administration and Policy
IT Management
Organizational Information Systems
Distributed systems and service interoperability
Information Privacy and Security
EGovernment Concepts
Data Management for e-Government
Process Management for e-Government
Lifecycle management of e-Government applications
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
Business Process Management (BPM)
EGovernance
Legal Issues and Laws
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Issues on Curriculum Development
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A model curriculum proposed
CEO-Module 1: E-Government Concepts
 CEO-Module 2: Technology Components
 CEO-Module 3: Project Management Skills
 CEO-Module 4: Business Care Metrics
 CEO-Module 5: Organizational Transformation
 CEO-Module 6: Digital Civic Engagement
This approach claims to support holistic training and can be easily
adopted by many institutions. A drawback of the model is the fact
that, it requires certain level of learner maturity and seems to be
suitable for only CEO’s and CIO’s.
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A proposal
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To alleviate the problem above, a more generic model is proposed
especially geared towards IT professionals (ITP).
The implementation of such a curriculum can be at the certificate
level or can be in the form of a degree program (MS or Ph.D level).
 ITP-Module 1: EGovernment Concepts
 ITP-Module 2: EGovernment Performance Measures
 ITP-Module 3: Technology behind eGovernment (SOA and
BPM)
 ITP-Module 4: EGovernment Project Management
 ITP-Module 5: ETransformation/EGovernance
 ITP-Module 6: Information Privacy and Security
 ITP-Module 7: Legal Issues and Law
 ITP-Module 8: Project or Thesis (for degree programs)
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References
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A. Pavlichev, G.D. Garson, “Digital Government: Principles and
Best Practices”, Idea Group Publishing, 2004.
A. Arifoğlu, eDönüşüm: “Yol Haritası ve Türkiye”, SAS Bilişim
Yayınları, 2004.
Ed.: Ali Yazıcı et. al., “eDevlet Yolunda Türkiye”, TBD KamuBib,
SAS Bilişim, 2002.
D.F. Norris, B.A. Lloyd, “The Scholarly Literature on eGovernment: Characterizing a Nascent Field”, International
Journal of Electronic Government Research, Vol.2, Issue:4
A. Vahtera, “e-Government in the Finnish Early Childhood
Education: An analysis of current status and Challenges”, IFIP
International Federation for Information Processing Book Series,
Vol.286, Springer Boston, 2008
İ.Akman, A. Yazıcı, A.Mishra, & A.Arifoğlu, “E-Government: A
Global View and an Empirical Study of Some Attributes of
Citizens’”, Government Information Quarterly, Elsevier Inc, Vol.
22, Issue 2, pp.239-257, 2005.
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