The Global Digital / Electronic Government Society (in the course of formation) welcomes you!

 

An initiative to create a professional society for people interested in eGovernment / Digital Government was launched at the international digital government research conference (dg.o2005) in Atlanta in May 2005, where a group of scholars and practitioners began a discussion about the prospects for a sustainable community of people interested in discovering and applying new knowledge about digital government.

 

Various committees were formed.  The committee to create a Mission Statement for the nascent organization has completed its work; the discussion and results are here.  

 

This webpage presents the results of the committee charged with creating a constitution for the society. After a process of public approval/disapproval via electronic voting, the new society is scheduled to be launched during the first half of 2006.  Below please find hyperlinks to draft constitutions for the North American and International societies:

 

North American Society draft constitution

 

International Society (IDEGS) draft constitution

 

 

In order to solicit comments, we have created an electronic discussion board.  You are encouraged post your comments and suggestions:

 

Electronic discussion

 

Please stay within the discussion threads provided by the organizers.  You may request the opening of new threads from the committee chair, Eduard Hovy.  Postings unrelated to the discussion of the constitution or with inappropriate language will be purged from the board without further notice (we hope for your understanding). 

 

Please mail comments about the discussion board to Jochen Scholl.  

 

 

Kind regards,

The DG Society Constitution Creation Committee

Eduard Hovy, DGRC and USC/ISI

Stuart Shulman, University of Pittsburgh

Theresa Pardo, CTG, University at Albany

 

Other links:  Mission Statement

 

 


Last updated Jan 26, 2006