Mini Track Chairs
Dr Jakob Svensson is a researcher with a PhD in Media and Communication Studies . Jakob current research revolves around civic communication , political participation and the construction of citizenship through online communicative practices . He is currently involve in a research project studying relations of power , practices of discipline and surveillance among both outspoken political activists in southern Stockholm . Jakob Svensson is currently holding a position of assistant professorship in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University and is the Director of the research network HumanIT .
Prof . Dr Mirko Vintar gained his doctorate in IT and management studies at the Faculty of Economics , Ljubljana . For over 20 years his work has dealt with the informatisation of public administration , with a major focus on the development of e‐government in recent years . He is in charge of a series of domestic and international research and development‐application projects in this field . He is a member of international scientific and specialist bodies involved in the research of this field ( EGPA , Study Group on Informatisation of Public Administration , IFIP , WG 8.5 , NISPAcee , WG on E‐government ). From 1993‐2002 he was the editor‐in‐chief of the journal Uporabna informatika ( Applied IT ).
Dr Gianluigi Viscusi is currently post‐doc research fellow at the Department of Informatics , Systems and Communication ( DISCo ) of the University of Milan Bicocca . Research interests concern methodologies for policy driven information systems planning , e‐Government , convergence and information growth impacts on information systems design , digital information asset evaluation ( Information Value ), business modelling and IS strategy alignment , data reverse engineering . He has published more than 50 referred papers in books , conference proceedings , and journals as Data & Knowledge Engineering and Government Information Quarterly In 2010 he has co‐authored with Carlo Batini and Massimo Mecella the book “ Information Systems for eGovernment : a quality of service perspective ” ( Springer , Heidelberg ).
Mehdi Asgarkhani is a principal lecturer in strategic management of ICTs alongside holding the position of Academic Leader ( ICT qualifications ) at CPIT , New Zealand . Mehdi ’ s background covers both ICTs and Strategic Management . Prior to accepting his current academic role , he held various strategic advisory , project managerial and technology and business strategy alliance roles . In keeping close contact with the industry developments and ICT governance bodies , he is the National Councillor representing Canterbury at Institute of IT Professionals ( IITP ) New Zealand .
Milan Todorovic is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation , Corporate Entrepreneurship and Organisational Changes at Union Nikola Tesla University in Belgrade , Serbia . He holds a MBA from Melbourne Business School and has extensive international experience across diverse industries and government enterprises encompassing lecturing , management consulting , business development , directorships and successful management of global , mission critical business systems for leading international companies . During his career he has combined his significant professional experience and leadership skills with excellent knowledge of business strategy to conduct consulting assignments and deliver strategic projects worldwide . Currently , he is involved in several research projects including how public policies impact on innovation and entrepreneurship .
Terry Keefe a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University , UK . He has 6 years in Higher Education teaching Project Management , IT Professional Ethics , Business Analysis and Strategy . His extensive experience in public sector change comes from 6 years managing research and development in an innovative public e‐learning service and 20 years in the UK Civil Service , much of it providing IS consultancy in IT enabled organisational change projects . Research experience includes e‐government , e‐learning , government strategy , social inclusion and accessibility .
Dr Zaigham Mahmood is a Principal Researcher and Reader in Applied Computing in the School of Computing and Mathematics , University of Derby , UK . He has an MSc in Mathematics , an MSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Modeling of Phase Equilibria . He is also a Chartered Engineer and a Chartered Information Technology Professional . Zaigham has in excess of 50 publications in proceedings of international conferences and journals as well as chapters in books . He is also Editor‐in‐Chief of Journal of E‐Government Studies and Best Practices . His research interests are in the areas of software engineering , project management , enterprise computing and e‐government .
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