The Doctoral Colloquium is a full-day event on 26 September 2023. Submissions and attend of this Session are exclusive to PhD students currently working on their doctoral thesis who would like to present their ongoing research paper on any topic related to the conference theme or tracks. The paper should explain the research problem, the motivation behind it, the research questions, and the research methodology. It should also include the scientific and technical challenges, the respective research results obtained so far, and any planned developments. Although the PhD supervisor can co-author the paper, the student must be the first author. Papers in this Track are reviewed by the respective Chairs, leading Professors in the area with vast experience in accompanying doctoral students. The session is chaired by them and aims at improving the students' peer-to-peer and professional networks. At the same time, students will obtain useful feedback regarding their ongoing doctoral work and research.

The presentation is limited to 20 minutes, after which the students will receive detailed feedback from the Chairs. A short Q&A will follow from the other students present in the session.

AGENDA

• 10:00 - 10:10 | Introduction
• 10:10 - 10:50 | Paper #1
• 10:50 - 11:30 | Paper #2
• 11:30 - 12:00 | Paper #3
• 12:00 - 14:00 | Networking Lunch
• 14:00 - 14:10 | Paper #3 (cont.)
• 14:10 - 14:50 | Paper #4
• 14:50 - 15:30 | Paper #5
• 15:30 - 16:00 | Closing remarks

ACCEPTED PAPERS

#1 - Examining the Malawian e-Governance legal and policy framework vis-à-vis the right to participate in public affairs | Wesley Mwafulirwa (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

#2 - Using chatbot for creating awareness on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) among adolescent: learnings from a field project in India | Rajnish R Prasad (IIHMR University, India) [withdrawn by the author on 25 August 2023]

#3 - The hidden costs of digital self-service: administrative burden, vulnerability and the role of interpersonal aid in Norwegian and Brazilian welfare services | Hanne Höglund Rydén (University of Agder, Norway), Luiz de Andrade (Tampere University, Finland)

#4 - Maps, apps and portals: southern paradigms in technologies of governance | Khaliq Parkar (Université Paris Cité, France) [withdrawn by the author on 8 August 2023]

#5 - Smart territories competitiveness based on data use: use case of the Colombian smart territory | Fabiola del Toro, Victoria Ospina (Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavit, Colombia), Elsa Estevez (Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina)