Call for Workshop Proposals

ICEDEG is pleased to invite proposals for workshops at the main conference. The workshops aim to provide additional venues to discuss novel ideas and recent research results. They will explore the current status, challenges, and perspectives of eSociety, eGovernance, eParticipation, eDemocracy, eGovernment, and eHealth, as well as future directions for achieving social and political innovation.

Researchers, policymakers, civil society representatives, open data activists, and developers are invited to participate in the three thematic workshops. These workshops will facilitate cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary collaboration and enable participants to analyze real challenges, prioritize issues, propose solutions, and commit to action. We welcome contributions from various disciplines, such as public administration, political science, information systems, knowledge management, service management, economics, sociology, and law.

Different full-day and half-day workshop formats are possible, for example:

• The workshop will be held through moderated discussion or breakout sessions, resulting in a draft paper or report to be completed and published after the workshop. We will give particular priority to these formats, which require active participant involvement.
• Traditional mini-conferences on specialized topics typically have their own paper submission and review processes. 
• Mini competitions, hackathons, or challenges around selected topics with individual or team participation are also highly welcome.

A workshop proposal should be a PDF document no more than four pages long, submitted by e-mail to workshops@edem-egov.org and organized as follows:

• Workshop title
• A short description of the workshop should include its rationale and how and why it fits the ICEDEG audience. It should also include the topic, format, and details about what type of submission prospective attendees are requested to submit.
• Name, email address, and affiliation of workshop chair(s), and briefly describe their experience organizing such events.
• Requested duration (half day or full day) and the expected number of participants.
• Description of workshop activities. Outline how the workshop will be organized and how much time it will take. In particular, please sketch how you will engage participants to foster more interactivity and engagement during the workshop.
• For more interactive workshop formats, outline the process of selecting or inviting the participants.
• Description of plans for promoting the workshop and disseminating the results.
• History of prior workshops on this topic, if any.
• Submission deadline: February 28, 2026