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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