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

16th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance: Digital Governance for Democratic, Equitable, and Inclusive Societies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Belo Horizonte, Brazil<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

26 – 29 September 2023<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

The 16th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance \u2013 ICEGOV 2023 \u2013 returned to South America after the editions of 2009 (Colombia) and 2016 (Uruguay). This time, Brazil was the host country, with the city of Belo Horizonte setting itself up to be the hotspot of Digital Governance between 26-29 September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s theme focused on Digital Governance for Democratic, Equitable, and Inclusive Societies. Citizen-centric values such as inclusion, participation, engagement, and transparency in government should be at the forefront when it comes to digital governance initiatives. In a networked, globalised, and increasingly data-driven world, in which democracies are put to the test, digital governance continues to play an important role. Citizen-centricity has proven difficult to achieve in practice, and there are challenges and limitations to reaching more democratic, equitable, and inclusive societies through digital governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In response to the Call for Papers (available for download here<\/a>), the conference received a total of 139 submissions written by 237 authors from 33 different countries. Subsequently, there was a double-blind peer-review process carried out by the Programme Committee (155 people). This review process resulted in 250 reviews and 78 accepted papers, which are published in the conference proceedings.<\/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> <\/p>\n\n\n\n