As Nigeria gets set to host a workshop at the 17th Edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV), interested researchers from the wider academic networks have been invited to submit papers tailored to the workshop’s theme “Designing and Implementing Scalable and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in African Context.”
The workshop is to further support DPI’s effective design and implementation by the Federal Government and is being driven by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
A statement from NITDA on Thursday afternoon directed that the DPI-tailored paper should be submitted into the following tracks of the conference:
Track 1: Trust and Ethical Digital Governance for the World We Want.
Track 4: Digital Transformation and Innovation in the Public Sector.
Track 7: Future-ready Digital Workforce and Infrastructure Development.
Track 10: Public and Private Sector Governing Digital Economies; and
Track 11: Focus on the Global South Digital Transformation.
The statement noted that the main author of the top three selected DPI-tailored papers will be sponsored to participate in the Special Workshop.
“If your paper is accepted by ICEGOV, kindly notify NITDA by forwarding an acceptance notification by ICEGOV to llamid@nitda.gov.ng on or before 12 July 2024,” the statement partly read.
The statement further revealed that Paper Submission Deadline is 21 April 2024; ICEGOV Acceptance Notification is 10 July 2024; while Winners’ Announcement Date is 15 July 2024.
ICEGOV is an annual gathering of academia, governments, international organisations, civil society, and industry to share the latest insights and experiences in the theory and practice of Digital Governance.
The United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) organises the international conference in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The ICEGOV2024 will take place in Pretoria, South Africa from the 1st to the 4th of October 2024 at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg with a main theme of “Trust and Ethical Digital Governance for the World We Want.”
Digital TimesNG understands that specifically, the objectives are to deepen Nigeria’s position in global research in key technology areas (the top 25 percentile) as proposed in the FMCIDE strategic plan; and to Provide wider local and global perspectives to critical concepts of implementing and accelerating digital governance.
The objectives also include strengthening Nigerian research leadership in digital governance in the Global South; and enhancing Nigeria’s standing in the global digital community.
Nigeria is participating in ICEGOV2024 to further strengthen her evidence of digital governance position by presenting well-researched and world-class papers from academia, industry and the government.