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EDITION AND THEME<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance: Smart Digital Governance for Global Sustainability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Athens, Greece<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

6 – 8 October 2021<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance \u2013 ICEGOV 2021 was held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 8 October 2021. For the first time in the conference\u2019s history, a hybrid attendance model was in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which still hindered participants from several countries from attending due to travel bans or lack of vaccination. After a fully online edition in 2020, ICEGOV tried to combine the best of the virtual and physical together in what can be seen as a step forward towards pre-pandemic reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the theme Smart Digital Governance for Global Sustainability, ICEGOV 2021 focused on exploring how the synergies among the communities of technology, policy, and social cohesion can be a positive factor for sustainable development in our quest of tackling the great problems that still shake our societies and advancing towards a higher quality of living while preserving our planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call for Papers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two Call for Papers were issued: the regular Call for Papers (15 January \u2013 1 June) and a Special Call for Short Papers (25 April \u2013 1 June), the latter more focused on COVID-related submissions. In response to both calls, the conference received a total of 168 papers written by 382 authors from 51 countries. Of these, 85 were research papers (50%), 42 were ongoing research papers (25%), 30 were short papers (18%), and the remaining 11 (7%) were posters. Subsequently, a double-blind peer-review process was carried out by the 162 Programme Committee Members from 42 different countries. This process resulted in 401 reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published as part of the conference proceedings are 88 papers, of which 47 are research papers (53%), 18 are ongoing research papers (21%), 15 are short papers (17%), and the remaining 8 (9%) are posters. The accepted papers represent a contribution of 224 authors from 38 countries. Four of these papers were further selected by the Awards Committee and received the respective Best Paper award, as listed below. The acceptance rate for ICEGOV 2021 is 38.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Paper Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The winning papers in each category are shown below. The choices were carried by the Awards Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Research Paper:<\/strong> Unpacking digital accountability: ensuring efficient and answerable e-Governance service delivery<\/a> (S. Sharma, A. Kar, M. Gupta)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Ongoing Research Paper:<\/strong> A machine learning approach for medical device classification<\/a> (A. Ceross, J. Bergmann)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Short Paper:<\/strong> Improving Cape Verde\u2019s digital governance strategy formulation process<\/a> (W. Araujo, M. Cardoso, J. Cruz)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Poster Paper:<\/strong> Development of a method for assessing the accessibility of the urban environment for low-mobility groups of the population based on Google Maps reviews<\/a> (B. Nizomutdinov, V. Kazak)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Attendance:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n