- From: Janet Daly <janet@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 06:48:55 -0700
- To: w3c-news@w3.org
W3C, WSRI Workshop To Explore Transparency, Effectiveness in eGovernment
Web Standards Community, Government Experts Share Goals for Effective
Web Use
Contact Americas, Australia --
Janet Daly, <janet@w3.org>, +1.617.253.5884 or +1.617.253.2613
Contact Europe, Africa and the Middle East-
Marie-Claire Forgue, <mcf@w3.org>, +33.492.38.75.94
Contact Asia --
Yasuyuki Hirakawa, <chibao@w3.org>, +81.466.49.1170
Web Resources
This press release
http://www.w3.org/2007/05/egovpressrelease
Call for papers for W3C/WSRI eGov Workshop, deadline is 22 May
http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/eGov-policy-cfp
Results of W3C European eGovernment Symposium
http://www.w3.org/2007/eGov/symposium-spain-report#follow-up
http://www.w3.org/ -- 15 May 2007 -- Web standards and research
leaders are looking for input from government experts on how the Web
currently works for them, and what efforts would make it a more
effective tool for achieving their goals, both in terms of greater
access to and transparency of information and new approaches to
citizen services. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), in co-
ordination with the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI), has
issued a call for papers for "Toward More Transparent Government -
Workshop on eGovernment and the Web". The workshop will be held in
Washington, DC, USA, on 18-19 June 2007. Deadline for paper
submissions is Tuesday 22 May 2007.
The Internet and Web Change the Interface of Government
Internet-connected computers and the World Wide Web are
revolutionizing the ways in which citizens and governments relate.
Citizens can use an increasing number of services (e.g. apply for a
driving license, ask for a tax return) and have easier access to
information of public interest including legislation and regulatory
information, basic data generated about the operation of government,
public policy debates, as well as the basic information about public
resources such as geospatial data. But there are many open questions
to be explored in order to better understand the unique dynamics of
government information on the Web:
* What new dynamics of information services and web publishing
marketplace should governments consider in setting eGovernment strategy?
* How can governments leverage open standards (Web protocols,
data formats, etc.) to achieve public sector information goals and
better interoperability?
* What are the long-range information policy goals that remain
unmet by current eGovernment strategies?
* Are there any significant differences between Web services
created in commercial or other non-governmental environments, and
those designed specifically for government application?
* If so, what can we learn from these differences about the
unique requirements of eGovernment services?
These issues have been explored in W3C's European eGovernment
Symposium, held in Gijón, Spain, earlier this year. The initial
findings provided points for serious discussion and suggestions for
future work; it's hoped that this workshop will reveal common issues
shared by European and US government agencies, as well as identify
unique challenges.
The jointly sponsored workshop will bring together government
officials, computer scientists and other academics specializing in
both technical and legal eGovernment issues, leaders in the Web
standards community, as well as a wide range of companies providing
products and services in the government marketplace. It is chaired by
Ari Schwartz, Deputy Director of the Center for Democracy and
Technology; Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at
the University of Southampton, and Daniel Weitzner, Technology and
Society Policy Director for W3C and Principal Research Scientist at
MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group.
Prominent Speakers to Share Challenges and Success Stories on Data
Integration
The developing agenda already includes experts in Web technology as
well as data integration and policy development. Confirmed
participants include Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and Senior
Research Scientist at MIT CSAIL Decentralized Information Group;
Vanessa Lawrence, Director General and CEO, Ordnance Survey, UK; and
Carol Tullo from the Office of Public Sector Information, UK.
Deadline for Papers Extended to 22 May
Registration for the workshop is now open; as space is limited,
interested parties should register as soon as possible. The Workshop
Program Committee continues to receive and review papers until 22
May; those interested in more details may review the Call for
Participation.
About the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C]
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international consortium
where Member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work
together to develop Web standards. W3C primarily pursues its mission
through the creation of Web standards and guidelines designed to
ensure long-term growth for the Web. Over 400 organizations are
Members of the Consortium. W3C is jointly run by the MIT Computer
Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (MIT CSAIL) in the
USA, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics
(ERCIM) headquartered in France and Keio University in Japan,and has
additional Offices worldwide. For more information see http://
www.w3.org/
About the Web Science Research Initiative [WSRI]
The Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) is a joint endeavour
between the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
(CSAIL) at MIT and the School of Electronics and Computer Science
(ECS) at the University of Southampton. Its goal is to facilitate and
produce the fundamental scientific advances necessary to inform the
future design and use of the World Wide Web. WSRI provides a global
forum for scientists and scholars to collaborate on the first
multidisciplinary scientific research effort specifically designed to
study the Web at all scales of size and complexity, and to develop a
new discipline of Web science for future generations of researchers.
For more information, see http://webscience.org/
Received on Tuesday, 15 May 2007 13:49:06 UTC