Advancing the theory and practice of electronic governance

Hosted at the University of Galway, the 11th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) brought together academia, governments, international organisations, civil society, and industry to share the latest insights and experiences in the theory and practice of Electronic Governance.

The theme of the conference was “Transforming Digital Governance for Sustainable and Resilient Societies.” A truly global conference, ICEGOV brings to each host country a state-of-the-art programme and exhibits a strong UN character by heavily contributing towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which includes a sustained approach to gender balance and equal opportunities for people from developing countries through the UNU-EGOV Scholarships Programme.

The conference was supported by the Galway Convention Bureau. It was organised under the patronage of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Government of Ireland, and is co-organised by the National University of Ireland Galway, the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, and UNU-EGOV, the latter as the coordinator of the ICEGOV series.

Key highlights

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance had a strong sustainable focus:

• Responsible event planning was at the forefront, including initiatives such as Go Digital, Sustainable Marketing, Eco-Friendly transportation and adopting green catering and waste management.
• The conference was hosted at the University of Galway, an appointed UN SDG Champion and leader in the implementation of sustainable procurement, planning, materials and practices.
• The conference research papers related to all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Awards

Conference Ambassador Niall Ó Brolcháin was recognised at Fáilte Ireland’s Conference Ambassador Recognition Awards 2023.

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance focused on all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Research papers on all topics relating to the goals were submitted. To date, a total of 14 proceedings volumes have been published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) as a direct result of paper submissions to the conference.

- Conference Ambassador Niall Ó Brolcháin, University of Galway

The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance was aligned with all 17 UN SDG’s