Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished papers, nominating a theme-related track or designating the paper as non-theme related ("Other"). Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings provided that at least one author registers for and attends the conference. High quality papers will be nominated for the �Best Paper Award�. Better papers may be selected for publication in suitable journals. The conference program will be organized into following five submission sub-themes & topics, but not limited to:

e-Gov: Conceptual Framework

• Technology in Government
• ICT & Society
• E-Government applications (G-G, G-C, G-B, G-E etc.)
• Sustainability of e-Governance
• Marketing of e-Governance
• E-government: Economics & Development

e-Gov: Technological Framework

• Open source platform for sustainability
• Mobile Governance
• e-Governance Standards
• e-Governance and Data Security
• Technology Adoption & e-Waste
• Virtualization & Cloud Computing for Government

e-Gov: Behavioural Framework

• Reengineering Government
• Crisis in Human Capital
• Leadership for E-government
• Cultural, social and political issues in e-government
• e-Governance and Change Management
• Competitiveness
• Innovation in eGov implementation

e-Gov: Policy Framework

• Legal framework for e-Governance
• E-governance & Policy
• Reforms & Acts
• Inter-governmental issues
• E-Government Adoption and diffusion
• Best Practices in E-government: India and abroad

e-Gov: Contemporary Framework

• Public Private Partnerships
• Assessment of Government Portals & Ranking
• E-democracy and Citizen empowerment
• E-Governance & RTI
• Lessons from e-business corporations
• e Governance & Multiple Vendor Management

Special Sessions (Proposed)

• Mobile Governance
• Unique-Id Project (Adhaar)
• e-Governance & e-Waste

Call for Industry Sesions & tutorials (Proposals to be sent to Program Chair by 13 Aug 2011)

Best Paper Award

Recognition of and award to the best paper in each of five sub-themes.