This minitrack explores the creation and implementation of public policies and laws to support, facilitate, and promote e-Government, as well as how these technologies impact and influence governance systems and public institutions. It will also explore challenges and solutions in emerging models of governance in relation to ICTs and ethical issues arising in e-governance in the public sector.

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

1. -   The role of ICT in public administration at the local, state, and national level
   

2. -    Public policy/e-policies issues in relation to e-Government
   

3. -    Ongoing research into issues such as the digital divide; ICT standards; diffusion and adoption of ICT in government
   

4. -    Implications of e-Government for governance structures, transparency and accountability
   

5. -    Legal and policy implications of inter-organizational and public-private sector systems for government service delivery
   

6. -    Ethical issues in the use of ICT in public administration
   

7. -    E-policy and governance challenges in developing countries