Scientific Publications

2019
13.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa Visual legal analytics – A visual approach to analyze law-conflicts of e-Services for e-Mobility and transportation domain Journal Article In: ICTE in Transportation and Logistics 2018 (ICTE 2018), vol. 149, pp. 515-524, 2019, ISSN: 1877-0509. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Mobility, e-Transportation, Law Visualization, Legal Analysis, Semantic Data, Visual Analytics @article{Burkhardt2019, title = {Visual legal analytics – A visual approach to analyze law-conflicts of e-Services for e-Mobility and transportation domain}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019icte-ii.pdf, Paper as PDF http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050919301784, Link to Publisher}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2019.01.170}, issn = {1877-0509}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {ICTE in Transportation and Logistics 2018 (ICTE 2018)}, volume = {149}, pages = {515-524}, publisher = {Elsevier}, series = {Procedia Computer Science}, abstract = {The impact of the electromobility has next to the automotive industry also an increasing impact on the transportation and logistics domain. In particular the today’s starting switches to electronic trucks/scooter lead to massive changes in the organization and planning in this field. Public funding or tax reduction for environment friendly solutions forces also the growth of new mobility and transportation services. However, the vast changes in this domain and the high number of innovations of new technologies and services leads also into a critical legal uncertainty. The clarification of a legal status for a new technology or service can become cost intensive in a dimension that in particular startups could not invest. In this paper we therefore introduce a new approach to identify and analyze legal conflicts based on a business model or plan against existing laws. The intention is that an early awareness of critical legal aspect could enable an early adoption of the planned service to ensure its legality. Our main contribution is distinguished in two parts. Firstly, a new Norm-graph visualization approach to show laws and legal aspects in an easier understandable manner. And secondly, a Visual Legal Analytics approach to analyze legal conflicts e.g. on the basis of a business plans. The Visual Legal Analytics approach aims to provide a visual analysis interface to validate the automatically identified legal conflicts resulting from the pre-processing stage with a graphical overview about the derivation down to the law roots and the option to check the original sources to get further details. At the end analyst can so verify conflicts as relevant and resolve it by advancing e.g. the business plan or as irrelevant. An evaluation performed with lawyers has proofed our approach.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Mobility, e-Transportation, Law Visualization, Legal Analysis, Semantic Data, Visual Analytics}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close The impact of the electromobility has next to the automotive industry also an increasing impact on the transportation and logistics domain. In particular the today’s starting switches to electronic trucks/scooter lead to massive changes in the organization and planning in this field. Public funding or tax reduction for environment friendly solutions forces also the growth of new mobility and transportation services. However, the vast changes in this domain and the high number of innovations of new technologies and services leads also into a critical legal uncertainty. The clarification of a legal status for a new technology or service can become cost intensive in a dimension that in particular startups could not invest. In this paper we therefore introduce a new approach to identify and analyze legal conflicts based on a business model or plan against existing laws. The intention is that an early awareness of critical legal aspect could enable an early adoption of the planned service to ensure its legality. Our main contribution is distinguished in two parts. Firstly, a new Norm-graph visualization approach to show laws and legal aspects in an easier understandable manner. And secondly, a Visual Legal Analytics approach to analyze legal conflicts e.g. on the basis of a business plans. The Visual Legal Analytics approach aims to provide a visual analysis interface to validate the automatically identified legal conflicts resulting from the pre-processing stage with a graphical overview about the derivation down to the law roots and the option to check the original sources to get further details. At the end analyst can so verify conflicts as relevant and resolve it by advancing e.g. the business plan or as irrelevant. An evaluation performed with lawyers has proofed our approach. Close Paper as PDF Link to Publisher doi:10.1016/j.procs.2019.01.170 Close
2018
12.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa Visualizing Law - A Norm-Graph Visualization Approach based on Semantic Legal Data Proceedings Article In: 4th International Conference of the Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education (VARE 2018), pp. 154-162, CAL-TEK SRL, Rende, Italy, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-5108-7222-6. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: Decision Support Systems, e-Government, Information Visualization, Law Visualization, Norm-graph, Policy Modeling, Semantic Data @inproceedings{Burkhardt2018a, title = {Visualizing Law - A Norm-Graph Visualization Approach based on Semantic Legal Data}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018vare_i.pdf, Paper as PDF http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85056721291&partnerID=MN8TOARS, Link to Publisher}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.2543729}, isbn = {978-1-5108-7222-6}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-09-21}, booktitle = {4th International Conference of the Virtual and Augmented Reality in Education (VARE 2018)}, pages = {154-162}, publisher = {CAL-TEK SRL}, address = {Rende, Italy}, series = {4}, abstract = {Laws or in general legal documents regulate a wide range of our daily life and also define the borders of business models and commercial services. However, legal text and laws are almost hard to understand. From other domains it is already known that visualizations can help understanding complex aspects easier. In fact, in this paper we introduce a new approach to visualize legal texts in a Norm-graph visualization. In the developed Norm-graph visualization it is possible to show major aspects of laws and make it easier for users to understand it. The Norm-graph is based on semantic legal data, a so called Legal-Concept-Ontology. }, keywords = {Decision Support Systems, e-Government, Information Visualization, Law Visualization, Norm-graph, Policy Modeling, Semantic Data}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Close Laws or in general legal documents regulate a wide range of our daily life and also define the borders of business models and commercial services. However, legal text and laws are almost hard to understand. From other domains it is already known that visualizations can help understanding complex aspects easier. In fact, in this paper we introduce a new approach to visualize legal texts in a Norm-graph visualization. In the developed Norm-graph visualization it is possible to show major aspects of laws and make it easier for users to understand it. The Norm-graph is based on semantic legal data, a so called Legal-Concept-Ontology. Close Paper as PDF Link to Publisher doi:10.5281/zenodo.2543729 Close
2017
11.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa Informationsvisualisierung und Visual Analytics zur Unterstützung von E-Government Prozessen Proceedings Article In: Bade, Korinna; Pietsch, Matthias; Raabe, Susanne; Schütz, Lars (Ed.): Technologische Trends im Spannungsfeld von Beteiligung – Entscheidung – Planung: Fachforum DIGITALES PLANEN und GESTALTEN 2017, pp. 29–38, Shaker Verlag, Aachen, Germany, 2017, ISBN: 978-3844054392. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, Information Visualization, Interactive Visualization, Policy Modeling, Visual Analytics @inproceedings{Burkhardt2017b, title = {Informationsvisualisierung und Visual Analytics zur Unterstützung von E-Government Prozessen}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi}, editor = {Korinna Bade and Matthias Pietsch and Susanne Raabe and Lars Schütz}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2017kat.pdf, Paper as PDF https://www.shaker.de/de/content/catalogue/index.asp?lang=de&ID=8&ISBN=978-3-8440-5439-2&search=yes, Publisher Site https://dx.doi.org/10.2370/9783844054392, doi:10.2370/9783844054392 (Full Proceedings)}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.2576074}, isbn = {978-3844054392}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-05}, booktitle = {Technologische Trends im Spannungsfeld von Beteiligung – Entscheidung – Planung: Fachforum DIGITALES PLANEN und GESTALTEN 2017}, pages = {29--38}, publisher = {Shaker Verlag}, address = {Aachen, Germany}, abstract = {Politische und gesellschaftliche Prozesse werden durch Informationen sehr stark geprägt, wie auch die jüngsten Ereignisse aufzeigen. Diese Informationen können, trotz enormer Fortschritte, nicht immer aus den sehr großen, heterogenen und verteilten Daten entnommen werden. „Big Data“ stellt somit auch in der öffentlichen Verwaltung eine immer größere Herausforderung dar. Sowohl durch eine umfangreiche Erhebung von Statistiken, als auch durch Dokumente wie Berichte und Studien, wachsen in Behörden die zu bewältigenden Informationsaufgaben. Darüber hinaus spielt die Berücksichtigung von Bürgermeinungen, vor allem auf kommunaler Ebene, eine immer größere Rolle. Eine Auswertung ohne moderne Informationstechnik ist dabei kaum mehr möglich. Damit aber aus diesen Daten tatsächlich die relevanten Informationen extrahiert werden, bedarf es Informationsvisualisierung und Visual Analytics Systeme die sehr detaillierte, aber dennoch einfache und schnelle Analysen für den Menschen erlauben. Dies stellt aber sehr hohe Anforderungen an die visuellen Systeme, da sie gleichzeitig auch den Nutzer und dessen Fähigkeiten berücksichtigen müssen.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, Information Visualization, Interactive Visualization, Policy Modeling, Visual Analytics}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Close Politische und gesellschaftliche Prozesse werden durch Informationen sehr stark geprägt, wie auch die jüngsten Ereignisse aufzeigen. Diese Informationen können, trotz enormer Fortschritte, nicht immer aus den sehr großen, heterogenen und verteilten Daten entnommen werden. „Big Data“ stellt somit auch in der öffentlichen Verwaltung eine immer größere Herausforderung dar. Sowohl durch eine umfangreiche Erhebung von Statistiken, als auch durch Dokumente wie Berichte und Studien, wachsen in Behörden die zu bewältigenden Informationsaufgaben. Darüber hinaus spielt die Berücksichtigung von Bürgermeinungen, vor allem auf kommunaler Ebene, eine immer größere Rolle. Eine Auswertung ohne moderne Informationstechnik ist dabei kaum mehr möglich. Damit aber aus diesen Daten tatsächlich die relevanten Informationen extrahiert werden, bedarf es Informationsvisualisierung und Visual Analytics Systeme die sehr detaillierte, aber dennoch einfache und schnelle Analysen für den Menschen erlauben. Dies stellt aber sehr hohe Anforderungen an die visuellen Systeme, da sie gleichzeitig auch den Nutzer und dessen Fähigkeiten berücksichtigen müssen. Close Paper as PDF Publisher Site doi:10.2370/9783844054392 (Full Proceedings) doi:10.5281/zenodo.2576074 Close
2015
10.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Tomic, Silvana; Ginters, Egils Best-practice Piloting of Integrated Social Media Analysis Solution for E-Participation in Cities Journal Article In: Procedia Computer Science. ICTE in regional Development 2015 Valmiera, Latvia, vol. 77, pp. 11–21, 2015, ISSN: 1877-0509. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: Decision Making, e-Government, Evaluation, Information and Communication Technologies, Piloting, Policy Modeling @article{Burkhardt2015d, title = {Best-practice Piloting of Integrated Social Media Analysis Solution for E-Participation in Cities}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Silvana Tomic and Egils Ginters}, editor = {Egils Ginters and Marco Schumann}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2015icte.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.354}, issn = {1877-0509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-12-10}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science. ICTE in regional Development 2015 Valmiera, Latvia}, volume = {77}, pages = {11--21}, abstract = {Goal definitions and developments are challenging in large-scale projects, because of the different expertise and skills of the stakeholders. Development often fails its intended goal because of misunderstandings and unclear definitions and descriptions during the planning phase. The paper describes a novel approach to collecting requirements and defining development plans by provisioning a guideline which informs what has to be done, when and in what form. The User Case Requirement Analysis model was applied in the large-scale European project FUPOL during the development of a Social Media Analysis System. Based on this a successful task-based evaluation could be performed that shows the benefit of the model and the software.}, keywords = {Decision Making, e-Government, Evaluation, Information and Communication Technologies, Piloting, Policy Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Close Goal definitions and developments are challenging in large-scale projects, because of the different expertise and skills of the stakeholders. Development often fails its intended goal because of misunderstandings and unclear definitions and descriptions during the planning phase. The paper describes a novel approach to collecting requirements and defining development plans by provisioning a guideline which informs what has to be done, when and in what form. The User Case Requirement Analysis model was applied in the large-scale European project FUPOL during the development of a Social Media Analysis System. Based on this a successful task-based evaluation could be performed that shows the benefit of the model and the software. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.354 Close
9.		Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Burkhardt, Dirk Policy Modeling Methodologies Book Chapter In: Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Chapter 23, pp. 512–524, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2015, ISBN: 9781466683587. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling, Process @inbook{Sonntagbauer2015b, title = {Policy Modeling Methodologies}, author = {Susanne Sonntagbauer and Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014egov_ii.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch023}, isbn = {9781466683587}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-06-01}, booktitle = {Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications}, pages = {512--524}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {23}, abstract = {The process to develop sustainable public policies is done by public authorities ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders. ICT is rarely included in most of the today's applied policymaking processes. Other process definitions with a focus on ICT inclusion in policy modeling still exist, but they are not well defined. This chapter gives an overview of the existing policy modeling process types and explains their major foci and how they consider ICT and the practical process in public authorities. Afterwards, based on these descriptions, the general requirements on a new ICT-oriented policy modeling process that allows the inclusion of ICT into a valid and useful process for public authorities is given.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling, Process}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The process to develop sustainable public policies is done by public authorities ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders. ICT is rarely included in most of the today's applied policymaking processes. Other process definitions with a focus on ICT inclusion in policy modeling still exist, but they are not well defined. This chapter gives an overview of the existing policy modeling process types and explains their major foci and how they consider ICT and the practical process in public authorities. Afterwards, based on these descriptions, the general requirements on a new ICT-oriented policy modeling process that allows the inclusion of ICT into a valid and useful process for public authorities is given. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch023 Close
8.		Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Burkhardt, Dirk The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle Book Chapter In: Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Chapter 8, pp. 158–186, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2015, ISBN: 9781466683587. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, FUPOL, Policy Design, Policy Lifecycle, Policy Modeling @inbook{Sonntagbauer2015, title = {The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle}, author = {Susanne Sonntagbauer and Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014egov_iii.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch008}, isbn = {9781466683587}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-06-01}, booktitle = {Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications}, pages = {158--186}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {8}, abstract = {The purpose of this chapter is to outline an advanced policy lifecycle, the FUPOL model with its ability to link technical features in the area of policy modeling. The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle is based on 6 stages, which are further divided into 8 main tasks. These main tasks are split up into 19 subtasks to provide a very detailed policy lifecycle structure. The detailed breakdown allows one to link each task to various technical features, such as opinion maps, policy indicator dashboard, knowledge database, and simulation and visualization tools. The chapter further argues that the methodology applied is future proof and has the potential of accommodating new technologies in the future.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, FUPOL, Policy Design, Policy Lifecycle, Policy Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The purpose of this chapter is to outline an advanced policy lifecycle, the FUPOL model with its ability to link technical features in the area of policy modeling. The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle is based on 6 stages, which are further divided into 8 main tasks. These main tasks are split up into 19 subtasks to provide a very detailed policy lifecycle structure. The detailed breakdown allows one to link each task to various technical features, such as opinion maps, policy indicator dashboard, knowledge database, and simulation and visualization tools. The chapter further argues that the methodology applied is future proof and has the potential of accommodating new technologies in the future. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch008 Close
7.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Zilke, Jan Ruben; Kohlhammer, Jörn; Kuijper, Arjan Fundamental Aspects for E-Government Book Chapter In: Standards and Standardization: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, Chapter 3, pp. 52–68, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2015, ISBN: 9781466681118. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling @inbook{Burkhardt2015eb, title = {Fundamental Aspects for E-Government}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Jan Ruben Zilke and Jörn Kohlhammer and Arjan Kuijper}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2015standards.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-8111-8.ch003}, isbn = {9781466681118}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-03-01}, booktitle = {Standards and Standardization: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications}, pages = {52--68}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {3}, abstract = {The upcoming initiatives using ICT in the government process should strengthen the benefit of e-government in most countries. Since e-government among other e-related terms is a widely (interpreted) term, it is sometimes challenging to understand the objective and goals of an initiative. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors introduce and explain most e-government related terms. Even more, they outline some interesting initiatives and implementations to explain the benefits of using ICT in the government domain. Concrete activities are aligned to the terms to explain their practical use in a better way. The authors conclude with several challenges that arise when thinking of the implementation of e-government services. Overall, this chapter should give a good overall view of e-government and the related issues.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The upcoming initiatives using ICT in the government process should strengthen the benefit of e-government in most countries. Since e-government among other e-related terms is a widely (interpreted) term, it is sometimes challenging to understand the objective and goals of an initiative. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors introduce and explain most e-government related terms. Even more, they outline some interesting initiatives and implementations to explain the benefits of using ICT in the government domain. Concrete activities are aligned to the terms to explain their practical use in a better way. The authors conclude with several challenges that arise when thinking of the implementation of e-government services. Overall, this chapter should give a good overall view of e-government and the related issues. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8111-8.ch003 Close
2014
6.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Retz, Wilhelm; Kohlhammer, Jörn Visual Explanation of Government-Data for Policy Making through Open-Data Inclusion Proceedings Article In: The 9th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2014), pp. 83-89, Infonomics Society IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-908320-39-1. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: Decision Making, e-Government, Information Visualization, Linked-Open Data Visualization, Open Government Data Visualization, Policy Modeling, Rule Generation @inproceedings{Burkhardt2014c, title = {Visual Explanation of Government-Data for Policy Making through Open-Data Inclusion}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Wilhelm Retz and Jörn Kohlhammer}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014icitst.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.1109/ICITST.2014.7038782}, isbn = {978-1-908320-39-1}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-12-08}, booktitle = {The 9th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2014)}, pages = {83-89}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway, NJ, USA}, organization = {Infonomics Society}, abstract = {Commonly, data used in public authorities are statistical data about certain indicator. Such valid kind of data allows an objective observation about indicator developments over time. In case of a significant deviation from the normal indicator level, it is difficult to understand the reasons for upcoming problems. In our paper we present an approach that allows an enhanced information gathering through an improved information overview about the depending aspects to such an indicator by considering governmental data-sources that provide also other types of data than just statistics. Even more, our approach integrates a system that allows generating explanations for Open Government Data, especially to specific indicators, based on Linked-Open Data. This enables decision-makers to get hints for unexpected reasons of concrete problems that may influence an indicator.}, keywords = {Decision Making, e-Government, Information Visualization, Linked-Open Data Visualization, Open Government Data Visualization, Policy Modeling, Rule Generation}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Close Commonly, data used in public authorities are statistical data about certain indicator. Such valid kind of data allows an objective observation about indicator developments over time. In case of a significant deviation from the normal indicator level, it is difficult to understand the reasons for upcoming problems. In our paper we present an approach that allows an enhanced information gathering through an improved information overview about the depending aspects to such an indicator by considering governmental data-sources that provide also other types of data than just statistics. Even more, our approach integrates a system that allows generating explanations for Open Government Data, especially to specific indicators, based on Linked-Open Data. This enables decision-makers to get hints for unexpected reasons of concrete problems that may influence an indicator. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.1109/ICITST.2014.7038782 Close
5.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Klamm, Christopher; Kohlhammer, Jörn; Kuijper, Arjan Comparison of e-Participation Roadmap in Industrial and Developing Countries Based on Germany and Kenya Proceedings Article In: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance, pp. 399–402, ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-60558-611-3. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: Digital Inclusion, e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Public Participation, Study @inproceedings{Burkhardt2014b, title = {Comparison of e-Participation Roadmap in Industrial and Developing Countries Based on Germany and Kenya}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Christopher Klamm and Jörn Kohlhammer and Arjan Kuijper}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014icegov.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.1145/2691195.2691209}, isbn = {978-1-60558-611-3}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-10-27}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance}, pages = {399--402}, publisher = {ACM}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, series = {ICEGOV '14}, abstract = {This paper compares the E-Participation roadmaps of industrial and developing countries, based on Germany and Kenya as representatives. Therefore, the ICT roadmap of each country is described in a clear shape and with representative E-Participation projects of each country. Based on these projects, the comparison is performed on a categorical level in terms of (1) participation forms, (2) used ICT, and (3) socio-political requirements. Afterwards, the results are summarized to determine an overall view on the E-Participation situation in both countries. As a result of the comparison similarities and significant differences will be identified. The results are useful for software developing organizations that want to create ICT governance tools for industrial as well as developing countries and therefore need to consider the characteristics and requirements of both country types.}, keywords = {Digital Inclusion, e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Public Participation, Study}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inproceedings} } Close This paper compares the E-Participation roadmaps of industrial and developing countries, based on Germany and Kenya as representatives. Therefore, the ICT roadmap of each country is described in a clear shape and with representative E-Participation projects of each country. Based on these projects, the comparison is performed on a categorical level in terms of (1) participation forms, (2) used ICT, and (3) socio-political requirements. Afterwards, the results are summarized to determine an overall view on the E-Participation situation in both countries. As a result of the comparison similarities and significant differences will be identified. The results are useful for software developing organizations that want to create ICT governance tools for industrial as well as developing countries and therefore need to consider the characteristics and requirements of both country types. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.1145/2691195.2691209 Close
4.		Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Burkhardt, Dirk The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle Book Chapter In: Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Prister, Giorgio; Burkhardt, Dirk (Ed.): Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling, Chapter 5, pp. 61–87, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2014, ISBN: 9781466662360. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, FUPOL, Policy Design, Policy Lifecycle, Policy Modeling @inbook{Sonntagbauer2014b, title = {The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle}, author = {Susanne Sonntagbauer and Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Dirk Burkhardt}, editor = {Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Susanne Sonntagbauer and Giorgio Prister and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014egov_iii.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch005}, isbn = {9781466662360}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-06-24}, booktitle = {Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling}, pages = {61--87}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {5}, abstract = {The purpose of this chapter is to outline an advanced policy lifecycle, the FUPOL model with its ability to link technical features in the area of policy modeling. The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle is based on 6 stages, which are further divided into 8 main tasks. These main tasks are split up into 19 subtasks to provide a very detailed policy lifecycle structure. The detailed breakdown allows one to link each task to various technical features, such as opinion maps, policy indicator dashboard, knowledge database, and simulation and visualization tools. The chapter further argues that the methodology applied is future proof and has the potential of accommodating new technologies in the future.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, FUPOL, Policy Design, Policy Lifecycle, Policy Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The purpose of this chapter is to outline an advanced policy lifecycle, the FUPOL model with its ability to link technical features in the area of policy modeling. The FUPOL Policy Lifecycle is based on 6 stages, which are further divided into 8 main tasks. These main tasks are split up into 19 subtasks to provide a very detailed policy lifecycle structure. The detailed breakdown allows one to link each task to various technical features, such as opinion maps, policy indicator dashboard, knowledge database, and simulation and visualization tools. The chapter further argues that the methodology applied is future proof and has the potential of accommodating new technologies in the future. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch005 Close
3.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Kohlhammer, Jörn Policy Modeling Methodologies Book Chapter In: Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Prister, Giorgio; Burkhardt, Dirk (Ed.): Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling, Chapter 4, pp. 48–60, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2014, ISBN: 9781466662360. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling, Process @inbook{Burkhardt2014e, title = {Policy Modeling Methodologies}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Jörn Kohlhammer}, editor = {Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Susanne Sonntagbauer and Giorgio Prister and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014egov_ii.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch004}, isbn = {9781466662360}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-06-24}, booktitle = {Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling}, pages = {48--60}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {4}, abstract = {The process to develop sustainable public policies is done by public authorities ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders. ICT is rarely included in most of the today's applied policymaking processes. Other process definitions with a focus on ICT inclusion in policy modeling still exist, but they are not well defined. This chapter gives an overview of the existing policy modeling process types and explains their major foci and how they consider ICT and the practical process in public authorities. Afterwards, based on these descriptions, the general requirements on a new ICT-oriented policy modeling process that allows the inclusion of ICT into a valid and useful process for public authorities is given.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling, Process}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The process to develop sustainable public policies is done by public authorities ensuring the involvement of all stakeholders. ICT is rarely included in most of the today's applied policymaking processes. Other process definitions with a focus on ICT inclusion in policy modeling still exist, but they are not well defined. This chapter gives an overview of the existing policy modeling process types and explains their major foci and how they consider ICT and the practical process in public authorities. Afterwards, based on these descriptions, the general requirements on a new ICT-oriented policy modeling process that allows the inclusion of ICT into a valid and useful process for public authorities is given. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch004 Close
2.		Burkhardt, Dirk; Nazemi, Kawa; Zilke, Jan Ruben; Kohlhammer, Jörn; Kuijper, Arjan Fundamental Aspects for E-Government Book Chapter In: Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Prister, Giorgio; Burkhardt, Dirk (Ed.): Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling, Chapter 1, pp. 1–18, IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2014, ISBN: 9781466662360. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling @inbook{Burkhardt2014d, title = {Fundamental Aspects for E-Government}, author = {Dirk Burkhardt and Kawa Nazemi and Jan Ruben Zilke and Jörn Kohlhammer and Arjan Kuijper}, editor = {Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Susanne Sonntagbauer and Giorgio Prister and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2014egov_i.pdf, Paper as PDF}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch001}, isbn = {9781466662360}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-06-24}, booktitle = {Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling}, pages = {1--18}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {The upcoming initiatives using ICT in the government process should strengthen the benefit of e-government in most countries. Since e-government among other e-related terms is a widely (interpreted) term, it is sometimes challenging to understand the objective and goals of an initiative. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors introduce and explain most e-government related terms. Even more, they outline some interesting initiatives and implementations to explain the benefits of using ICT in the government domain. Concrete activities are aligned to the terms to explain their practical use in a better way. The authors conclude with several challenges that arise when thinking of the implementation of e-government services. Overall, this chapter should give a good overall view of e-government and the related issues.}, keywords = {e-Government, e-Participation, Information and Communication Technologies, Open Data, Policy, Policy Modeling}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {inbook} } Close The upcoming initiatives using ICT in the government process should strengthen the benefit of e-government in most countries. Since e-government among other e-related terms is a widely (interpreted) term, it is sometimes challenging to understand the objective and goals of an initiative. Therefore, in this chapter, the authors introduce and explain most e-government related terms. Even more, they outline some interesting initiatives and implementations to explain the benefits of using ICT in the government domain. Concrete activities are aligned to the terms to explain their practical use in a better way. The authors conclude with several challenges that arise when thinking of the implementation of e-government services. Overall, this chapter should give a good overall view of e-government and the related issues. Close Paper as PDF doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0.ch001 Close
1.		Sonntagbauer, Peter; Nazemi, Kawa; Sonntagbauer, Susanne; Prister, Giorgio; Burkhardt, Dirk (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling Book IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, 2014, ISBN: 9781466662360. Abstract \| Links \| BibTeX \| Tags: Citizen Engagement, Civil Service, Decision Making, e-Government, e-Participation, International Relations, Modeling in E-Governance, Policy Development, Policy Lifecycle Analysis, Simulation in E-Governance @book{Sonntagbauer2014, title = {Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling}, editor = {Peter Sonntagbauer and Kawa Nazemi and Susanne Sonntagbauer and Giorgio Prister and Dirk Burkhardt}, url = {https://dirk.burkhardt.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2014igi-global_book.pdf, Book as PDF http://books.google.de/books?id=RhiXBQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover, Google Books https://www.igi-global.com/book/handbook-research-advanced-ict-integration/102238, Publisher Link http://policymodelling.com, Policy Modelling Website}, doi = {10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0}, isbn = {9781466662360}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-06-14}, urldate = {2014-06-14}, pages = {1 online resource (pages cm.) :}, publisher = {IGI Global}, address = {Hershey, PA, USA}, abstract = {As governments and policy makers take advantage of information and communication technologies, leaders must understand how to navigate the ever-shifting landscape of modern technologies in order to be most effective in enacting change and leading their constituents. The Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling builds on the available literature, research, and recent advances in e-governance to explore advanced methods and applications of digital tools in government. This collection of the latest research in the field presents an essential reference for academics, researchers, and advanced-level students, as well as government leaders, policy makers, and experts in international relations. The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: - Citizen Engagement - Civil Service - Decision-Making Strategies - E-Government - E-Participation Modeling - International Relations - Policy Development - Policy Lifecycle Analysis - Simulation and Modeling in E-Governance}, keywords = {Citizen Engagement, Civil Service, Decision Making, e-Government, e-Participation, International Relations, Modeling in E-Governance, Policy Development, Policy Lifecycle Analysis, Simulation in E-Governance}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {book} } Close As governments and policy makers take advantage of information and communication technologies, leaders must understand how to navigate the ever-shifting landscape of modern technologies in order to be most effective in enacting change and leading their constituents. The Handbook of Research on Advanced ICT Integration for Governance and Policy Modeling builds on the available literature, research, and recent advances in e-governance to explore advanced methods and applications of digital tools in government. This collection of the latest research in the field presents an essential reference for academics, researchers, and advanced-level students, as well as government leaders, policy makers, and experts in international relations. The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: - Citizen Engagement - Civil Service - Decision-Making Strategies - E-Government - E-Participation Modeling - International Relations - Policy Development - Policy Lifecycle Analysis - Simulation and Modeling in E-Governance Close Book as PDF Google Books Publisher Link Policy Modelling Website doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6236-0 Close