Current political, economic, social, and environmental issues present a formidable challenge to governments across the world as they navigate the complex and interconnected world. Managing global issues of immigration, geopolitical tensions, or pandemics requires collaboration and innovative governance. By embracing digital technologies, over years, governments have become more transparent, efficient, and responsive to citizen’s needs. The emergence of technologies such as cloud computing, big data analytics, blockchain, and artificial intelligence is paving the way to not only streamline administrative processes but also provide personalized services to citizens. Many of these technologies have the potential to address the issues of economic inequality, social disparities, or rapid changes in the labour markets. However, the rapid advancement of these technologies also highlights the need to develop appropriate regulatory frameworks especially in areas like artificial intelligence, data privacy, and digital currencies. By focusing on inclusive governance, sustainable development, and resilience-building efforts, governments can use intelligent technologies to co-create value with its stakeholders in a rapidly evolving and complex world.

Track Chairs:
Vikas Jain, The University of Tampa, vjain@ut.edu
Vishanth Weerakkody, University of Bradford, v.weerakkody@bradford.ac.uk
Shivraj Kanungo, GWU, kanungo@gwu.edu

Schedule
2026
Saturday, August 15th
12:00 AM

Acceptance of IoT-Based Parking Enforcement – A Dual-Perspective Study

Felix N. Bäßmann, Leibniz University Hannover
Philipp Steege, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Michael H. Breitner, Leibniz University Hannover

12:00 AM

AI and the Transformation of Regulatory Compliance – Insights from Waste Management

Rhoda Joseph, Wayne State University
Kwame Robinson, Wayne State University

12:00 AM

Automating Digital Government for e-Inclusion: Case of International Admissions Platform ‘StudyLand’

Mykola Melnyk, Kozminski University
Damian Kedziora, LUT University
Sebastian Jarzębowski, Kozminski University
Joanna Kedziora, LUT University

12:00 AM

Blockchain-Enabled Governance Architecture for Secure Interagency Information-Sharing

Kiran Garimella, University of South Florida
Shivendu Shivendu, University of South Florida
Richard Ring, F3 Intelligence

12:00 AM

Compelled But Not Cooperative: Public Trust and Engagement Character in AI-Enabled Government

Kelvis C. Gills, Florida State University
Roxanne Oluwalowo, National University

12:00 AM

Concepts of AI-Enabled Digital Government in an AI-Society

Ewa Wanda Ziemba, University of Economics in Katowice
Rafał Kita, University of Economics in Katowice

12:00 AM

Does Governance Translate to Transformation? Direct and Mediated Pathways to Digital Government Maturity in Ghana’s Public Sector

Ibrahim Osman Adam, University for Development Studies
Haruna Mohammed, National Information Technology Agency
Mark-Oliver Kevor, National Information Technology Agency
Yaw Buadu Osei, National Information Technology Agency

12:00 AM

How Contract Design Shapes Public Prices: The Cost of Quantity Non-Commitment in Brazil’s Procurement (SRP Framework Agreements vs. PE)

Luiz Fernando do Nascimento Vieira, Brazilian Navy
Sanjoy Moulik, University of CA, Riverside

12:00 AM

Machine Learning for Inclusive Online Mental Health Insights

Zahid Hussain, University of Bradford
Bhagya Sandeepani Kandegedara, University of Bradford

12:00 AM

Regulating Digital Twins: Media Discourse

Ana Lidia Franzoni, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Esperanza Huerta, San Jose State University
Henry Li, San Jose State University
Sasha Selvan, San Jose State University

12:00 AM

Resilient Digital Democracy: A Contextual Refinement of a Research Framework

Cosima Pfannschmidt, FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Maximiliane Linde, FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Jonas Fegert, FZI Research Center for Information Technology

12:00 AM

Rethinking AI Governance: Policy Configurations and Ecosystem Performance

Yuan Zhang, Auburn University at Montgomery
Moonmoon Khanam, Auburn University

12:00 AM

Semantic Sovereignty: Who Has the Power to Define the Digital State

Josue Kuika Watat, University of Oslo
Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan, Stockholm University
Lidan Zhang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Hassan Mahamed Sheikh, Norwegian Police IT Unit

12:00 AM

Supporting Scalable e-Participation through LLM-Assisted Proposal Writing and Summarisation

Miguel Domingues, OneSource, Consultoria Informática, Lda.
Marco Neto, OneSource, Consultoria Informática, Lda.
Carla Guerra, Instituto Pedro Nunes
Emanuel Pacheco, Instituto Pedro Nunes
Luis Cordeiro, OneSource,

12:00 AM

Towards Voter-Centric Decision Support Framework for Candidate Matching Using Reference Point-Based MCDA

Artur Karczmarczyk, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
Jarosław Wątróbski, University of Szczecin
Aleksandra Bączkiewicz, University of Szczecin
Paula Bajdor PB, Warsaw University of Technology

12:00 AM