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DENIS SIMON participates at Center for Technology in Government conference

July 2007

Center for Technology in Government conference

SUNY Albany's 'Center for Technology in Government' held its First Annual Institute on International Digital Government Research in New York City. One of the major activities of CTG is Building and Sustaining an International Digital Government Research Community. The Institute is a vehicle for exploring the challenges and implications of international research themes and methods as well as an opportunity for students to establish long-term professional relationships leading to future cross-national research collaborations. The Institute involves participants from 15 universities, 10 countries, and 6 academic disciplines.

First day speakers included Denis Simon, Provost of the Levin Institute who drew on his 30 years of experience in international research in Asia. Gale Brewer, chair of the New York City Council Committee on Technology in Government, and Ellen Stein, Associate Commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DOITT) offered the perspectives of elected leaders and key executive agencies on the current and potential value of IT investments in city government. Students worked in small teams with faculty mentors to develop ideas for engaging in international research partnerships, which were presented in the final session, held on Ellis Island.