[Asis-l] FW: Call for Chapters (Edited Book)-Integrated E-Business Models for Government Solutions-IGI Global, USA

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CALL FOR CHAPTERS
Proposals Submission Deadline: 10/31/2007
Full Chapters Due: 1/31/2008

Integrated E-Business Models for Government Solutions:
Citizen-Centric Service Oriented Methodologies and Processes
A book edited by Prof. Susheel Chhabra, Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of
Management, India
Prof. Muneesh Kumar, University of Delhi, South Campus, India

Introduction

Governments all over the world are recognizing e-Government as a
strategic option to fine-tune their internal and external operations. In
order to foster citizen-centric services, they need to integrate
themselves as well as stakeholders vertically and horizontally. This can
be achieved by bringing the efficiencies and experiences of e-Business
to e-Government that requires new e-Business models for Government
solutions that reduce cost and improve service effectiveness. The
objective of this book is to examine issues and promote research
initiatives pertaining to bringing effectiveness in e-Government by
suggesting integrated e-Business models for government solutions,
citizen-centric service oriented methodologies and processes. The
solutions in the form of e-Business models and research initiatives will
ease the implementation process of e-Government solutions around the
world.

The Target Audience

The perspective audience of this publication includes government
agencies, research institutions, software vendors, research scholars,
consultants, and academic institutions etc.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Users' acceptance / citizens' trust in e-Government solutions
* Horizontal and vertical integration of e-Government solutions
* Web technologies for e-Government solutions.
* Citizen-oriented e-Business models for government
* Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Government (G2G), and
Government to Business (G2B) Service Delivery Models
* Security and ethical issues in e-Government.
* HR issues and implementation strategies in e-Government initiatives.
* Evaluating performance of e-government initiatives
* Government-Citizens, Government-Business participation in e-Government
* Bridging digital divide through e-Government.
* Capacity building Initiatives in e-Government

Knowledge management frameworks for e-Government.


SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October
31, 2007, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission
and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will
be notified by November 30, 2007 about the status of their proposals and
sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be
submitted by January 31, 2008. All submitted chapters will be reviewed
on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by
IGI Global, http://www.igi-pub.com, (formerly Idea Group Inc.) publisher
of the IGI Publishing (formerly Idea Group Publishing), Information
Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Information
Science Reference (formerly Idea Group Reference) imprints.


Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word
document) or by mail to:

Prof. Susheel Chhabra
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
Sector-3, R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110022, India
Tel.: +91(11)9810587719 * Fax: +91(11)-26191080
susheel_chhabra at hotmail.com

Prof. Muneesh Kumar
Department of Financial Studies
University of Delhi, South Campus
Benito Juarez Road, New Delhi-110021, India
Tel.: +91(11)24118854 * Fax: +91(11)- 24116570
muneeshk at yahoo.com