Lesego Tshegofatso Ditibane I am a Masters student at North West University ( NWU ), currently doing a research on systems development methodologies and the development of e‐Government systems . I have a good communication and interpersonal skill , a fast leaner and a team player .
Andrey Elizondo , Eng . Is a consultant / researcher for INCAE Business School . He is interested in understanding the implications of the Internet for society and challenges associated with its governance . Master in International Business from the Monterrey Institute of Technology , Master in European Business from ESCP‐EUROPE , and Computer Sciences Engineer from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology .
Kaja Fietkiewicz ( 23 ) from Poland , has been living in Germany since 2008 in order to study at the Heinrich‐Heine‐University Düsseldorf . Since 2011 she has been studying Information Science and Language Technology on Master ’ s Degree and Law for state examination . Her main field of interest is the Informational Cities , especially the Japanese cities and information law .
Dr . Panos Fitsilis is a Professor at TEI Larissa , Greece , Head of School of Business and Economics . He has extensive project management experience with the development and deployment of large IT systems . He worked , as business unit manager at large software development companies . His research interests include : Project Management , Software Engineering , Business Process Reengineering , etc .
Dr . J . V . Fonou Dombeu received a PhD in Computer Science in 2012 and MSc . in Computer Science in 2008 . His is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Software Studies at The Vaal University of Technology . Dr . Fonou‐Dombeu ’ s research interests are in Semantic Web , Ontology , and Semantic Knowledge representation and development in e‐Government .
Muriel Foulonneau specializes on semantic interoperability of digital resources , semantic data quality , and personalization . She has worked in particular in the eGoverrment domain in the scope of the European project SPOCS . She is involved in the SEMIC working groups to create core vocabularies to support the interoperability of eGovernment applications .
Mariagrazia Fugini is Professor of Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Milano . She holds a Ph . D . in Computer Engineering . Her interests are in information system security and development methods and tools , environmental risk management , E‐ science , power grids , and Green IT . She participated in several EU Projects . She has been a Visiting Professor at University of Maryland , Technical University of Vienna , Technical University of Stuttgart , and UPC Barcelona .
Olivier Glassey assistant professor at Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration ( IDHEAP ) is in charge of research and teaching unit " Digital Governance ". Within the Swiss Public Administration Network ( SPAN ), teaches public management , quantitative research methods , and management of information systems . Current research topics are public registers ' harmonization and data governance of population registers , identity and privacy management , open access and transparency , and more generally eGovernement and eParticipation .
Piotr Goetzen , PhD , CCNP is the director of Operating Systems and Computer Networks Department at University of Management ( Lodz , Poland ). He is also Cisco Certified Academic Instructor . IT systems , their security and interoperability are his main scientific interests . He is also the Clark University teacher at European campus and the owner of Network of IT Experts ( NOITE ) company .
Dr . Anastasia Golubeva PhD , Senior Lecturer ( Public Administration Department ), Graduate School of Management , St . Petersburg State University . Engaged in research for over 10 years on e‐government development in Russia , participated as expert and consultant in number of international projects . Teaches various courses on modern approaches to public management and government‐society interaction ( including course on e‐government ). Research focuses on innovations in public administration , e‐government and public e‐services .
Kenneth Griggs is a Professor of Information Systems at the Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo , California . His current research interests focus on electronic commerce , emerging technologies , collaboration systems , information systems audit and control , and the use of social media networks to optimize knowledge management within organizations .
Kerstin Grundén is senior lecturer in informatics at the West University of Sweden . She has also a background as a sociologist . She was participating in the research project Innoveta funded by Vinnova for the study of customer centres implementation within municipalities in Sweden 2009 – 2011 . Her main field of research is e‐Government and e‐Learning .
Luisita Guanlao is a Lead Information Officer , Rapid Application Development , Innovation and ICT Directorate , World Bank Group . Experience in IT sector supporting software architecture / development , project planning , management / IT management , business development / solution support . Focus includes enterprise architecture , information management , data management , business intelligence , identity and access management . Technical assistance to government institutions ensuring
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