In order to realize the promised transformation of government and its relationships with citizens, Electronic Government has to rely on a range of technical, organizational, and regulatory components -software, hardware, services, processes, protocols, contracts, architectures, etc. Developing such components, building complete solutions from them, deploying such solutions in government organizations to obtain the expected transformational effect and consequently produce public value, is challenging, risky and expensive.

This minitrack will focus on development methods, covering technical, managerial and organizational dimensions, to address various challenges facing Electronic Government development: evolving requirements, dependability and accessibility, adherence to law and regulations, technical and organizational complexity, legacy systems and heterogeneity, different interpretations of rules and regulations, dependence on ever-changing legal, operational, political and cultural environment, etc. Of particular interest are contributions that can make Electronic Government development more measurable, predictable, replicable and scalable, contributing to the establishment of theoretical foundations and engineering practices for the domain. Of interest is also the application of such practices, particularly in the context of transition and developing countries.

Topics and research areas include, but are not limited to:

E-Government Development

1. -   Specifying Public Service Requirements
   

2. -    Domain Modeling and Engineering
   

3. -    Model-Driven Development
   

4. -    Use of Architecture Patterns
   

5. -    Development for Accessibility and Usability
   

6. -    Customizing and Localizing e-Government Solutions
   

7. -    Formal Engineering Techniques for e-Government
   

E-Government Development Management

1. -   Licensing Models for e-Government
   

2. -    Development through Contracts
   

3. -    Collaborative Development
   

4. -    Aligning Software and Organizational Development
   

5. -    Dependability and e-Government
   

6. -    Quality Assurance for e-Government Development
   

7. -    Risk Assessment for e-Government
   

E-Government Infrastructure Development

1. -   Building/Reusing Trusted Components
   

2. -    Workflow and Messaging Systems
   

3. -    Integrating Open Source and Proprietary Components
   

4. -    Semantic Technologies for e-Government
   

E-Government Service Development

1. -   Rapid Development of Electronic Public Services
   

2. -    Standards for Electronic Public Service Development
   

3. -    Methods/Frameworks for Electronic Public Services
   

4. -    Multi-Channel Delivery of Electronic Public Services