A Short History of the E-Government Track at HICSS
2001

HICSS34

Maui

First Minitrack on e-Government

Organizers/Proposers Michael Gisler, Matthias Günter, and Dieter Spahni
Six papers in two sessions were accepted
2002

HCSS35

Big Island

Two Minitracks
  • e-Government
  • e-Policy
Organzers/Proposers: Anthony Cresswell, Sharon Dawes, Michael Gisler, Matthias Günter, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, and Dieter Spahni
Thirteen papers in 4 sessions were accepted
2003

HICSS36

Big Island

Four Minitracks
  • e-Government Management
  • e-Policy
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Services
Organizers/Proposers: Bettina von Bredow, Heide Bruecher, Anthony Cresswell, Sharon Dawes, Jon Gant, Micheal Gisler, Matthias Günter, Ralf Klischewski, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, Eric Welch, and Maria Wimmer

E-Government becomes a cluster within the Emerging Technologies Track

Twenty six papers in 8 sessions were accepted
2004

HICSS37

Big Island

Four Minitracks
  • e-Gov Management
  • e-Policy
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Services
Organziers/Proposers: Heide Bruecher, Anthony Cresswell, Sharon Dawes, Jon Gant, Michael Gisler, Matthias Günter, Marijn Janssen, Ralf Klischewski, Robert Krimmer, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, and Eric Welch
Twenty five papers in 8 sessions were accepted
2005

HICSS38

Big Island

Five Minitracks
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Infrastructure
  • e-Gov Management
  • e-Gov Services
  • e-Policy, Law, & Governance
Organziers/Proposers: Heide Bruecher, Anthony Cresswell, Jon Gant, Michael Gisler, Marijn Janssen, Ralf Klischewski, Helmut Krcmar, Robert Krimmer, Ann Mactintosh, Terrence Maxwell, M. Jae Moon, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, Eric Welch, and Maria Wimmer
Thirty six papers in 10 sessions were accepted
2006

HICSS39

Kauai

Seven Minitracks
  • e-Gov Emerging Topics
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Infrastructure
  • e-Gov Management
  • e-Gov Services
  • e-Gov Security
  • e-Policy, Law, & Governance
Organziers/Proposers: Kim V Andersen, Suzanne Beaumaster, Heide Bruecher, Anthony Cresswell, Kristin Eschenfelder, Ake Grönlund, Ray Hackney, Marijn Janssen, Stephen Jones, Ralf Klischewski, Helmut Krcmar, Robert Krimmer, Herbert Kubicek, Ann Mactintosh, Terrence Maxwell, M. Jae Moon, Don Norris, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, Eric Welch, Gregory White, and Maria Wimmer

E-Government assumes full track status at HICSS

Thirty seven papers in 12 sessions were accepted
2007

HICSS40

Big Island

Eight Minitracks
  • e-Gov Emerging Topics
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Infrastructure
  • e-Gov Management
  • e-Gov KM & IM,
  • e-Gov Services
  • e-Gov Information Security
  • e-Policy, Law, & Governance
Organziers/Proposers: Kim V Andersen, Suzanne Beaumaster, Anthony Cresswell, Haluk Demirkan, Kristin Eschenfelder, Michael Goul, Thomas Horan, Marijn Janssen, Stephen Jones, Ralf Klischewski, Robert Krimmer, Christine Leitner, Ann Mactintosh, Jeremy Millard, Theresa Pardo, Keith Schildt, Jochen Scholl, Pirkko Walden, Eric Welch, Gregory White, Maria Wimmer, and Jing Zhang

The best paper award 2007 went to Eric.W. Welch and Sanjay Pandeys paper entitled "Multiple Measures of Website Effectiveness and their Effect on Service Quality in Health and Human Service Agencies." The runner-up with an honorable mention was the paper entitled " Information Privacy and Trust in Government" co-authored by Rowena Cullen and Patrick Reilly.

Thirty five papers in 11 sessions were accepted
Symposium First Full-day Symposium of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community

Committee: Valerie Gregg (Lead), Sharon Dawes, Theresa Pardo, Marijn Janssen, Jochen Scholl, and Maria Wimmer

2008

HICSS41

Big Island

Seven Minitracks
  • e-Gov Emerging Topics
  • e-Democracy
  • e-Gov Infrastructure
  • e-Gov Services
  • e-Gov Information Security
  • e-Policy, Law, & Governance
Organziers/Proposers: Suzanne Beaumaster, Lawrence E. Brandt, Wm. Arthur Conklin, Anthony M. Cresswell, Sharon S. Dawes, Haluk Demirkan, Sara Eriksen, Enrico Ferro, Marijn Janssen, Ralf Klischewski, Helmut Krcmar, Christine Leitner, Theresa A. Pardo, Keith A. Schildt, Jochen Scholl, Stuart W. Shulman, Maddalena Sorrentino, Eric W. Welch, Gregory B. White, Maria A. Wimmer, David Wolber, Jing Zhang

The best paper award 2008 went to Rajiv Shah Jay P. Kesan for their paper entitled " Information Privacy and Trust in Government"
The runner-up with an honorable mention was the paper entitled "An Activity-Based Approach towards Development and Use of E-Government Service Ontologies" by Ralf Klischewskiand Stefan Ukena.
Thirty one papers in 11 sessions were accepted
Symposium Second Full-day Symposium of the Global Electronic Government Research and Practice Community

Committee: Valerie Gregg (Lead), Marijn Janssen, Tomasz Janowski, Theresa Pardo, Jochen Scholl, and Maria Wimmer

Annual meritorious and community-invited papers presented at the symposium were

“Governing with Information Technologies” by Rajiv Shah and Jay Kesan (dgo2007)

“Automatic Generation of Data Processing Workflows for Transportation Modeling” by Jose Luis Ambite and Dipsy Kapoor (dgo2007)

“Antecedents of Corruption and the Role of E-Government Systems in Developing Countries” by Rahul De, Indian Institute of Management (DEXA/E-Gov2007)

“Multiple Measures of Website Effectiveness and Their Association with Service Quality in Health and Human Services” by Eric W. Welch and Sanjay Pandey (HICSS 40)

“Innovation Processes in the Public Sector: New Vistas for an Interdisciplinary Perspective on eGovernment Research?” Bjorn Niehaves, ERCIS/University of Munster (DEXA/E-Gov2007)

"Central Research Questions in E-Government Research" by Jochen Scholl published in the journal Transforming Government: Policies, Practices and People, Volume 1, Issue 1 (2007)
The Prometheus Award

The inscription reads: "In appreciation for lighting the Egov fire HICSS39."

My dear colleagues presented me with this wonderful Prometheus sculpture at HICSS39. I feel very humbled. Nobody can do something like this alone. So, I am sharing this honor with all who helped make this e-Government track the great success it has become-thanks so much! Jochen Scholl

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