Doctoral Symposium

Doctoral students at any stage of their Ph.D., and young researchers within one year of completing their PhD dissertations, are invited to propose a paper on their doctoral research featuring technical and non-technical aspects of eSociety, eGovernance, eParticipation, eDemocracy, eGovernment, and eHealth, and present it at this colloquium.

Overall intention

This colloquium aims to connect young researchers and Ph.D. students with senior researchers and practitioners on ICEDEG topics. It lets them receive a friendly welcome for their work and can receive feedback, which could be very positive and further enhance their doctoral research career that has just begun.

Participation

The colloquium is an opportunity to exchange experiences and network in a cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary environment for Ph.D. students and young researchers.

Ph.D. students and young researchers will be encouraged to discuss their Ph.D. experience and vision gained from current work, including challenges they face, their research scope, and future orientation and perspective in a peer-to-peer learning environment with other doctoral students from around the World. They will also receive feedback and guidance from leading researchers, academics, and professionals participating in the conference.

The colloquium will host 6-14 students and up to 4 leading researchers invited from professionals, scholars, and experts in eGovernment.

Intended Audience

All Ph.D. students in information and communication technologies in the public sector, public administration, political science, information systems, knowledge management, service management, economics, social sciences, and law are welcome.

Newly appointed 1-year postdoctoral researchers are also welcome in these fields.

Submissions

Submissions should consist of two parts:

• A research paper (max. 3 pages) describing the Ph.D. experience, including an abstract, keywords, an introduction to the research question, related work, theory, methodology, and preliminary results.
• A short CV with a maximum of one 1 page.
• Submission deadline: February 28, 2027
• Notification: April 21, 2027.
• Camera-ready: May 15, 2027.

The online submission system (EasyChair) will guide you step by step through submitting your paper.

• Click on "Proceed to Paper Submission."

The doctoral colloquium chairs and TCP/reviewers will review submissions, if applicable. You may need to revise it based on the review comments before final acceptance. We will provide further instructions for preparing the camera-ready paper for the Ph.D. colloquium upon acceptance.

Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs (symposium@edem-egov.org)

• Prof. Dr. Jaime Meza
• Prof. Dr. Leticia Azucena Vaca Cardenas