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dgOnline 2.8 - January, 2004

Welcome to the monthly newsletter for the National Science Foundation's Digital Government program. dgOnline is published for the NSF by the Digital Government Research Center at the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute. http://www.dgrc.org.

If you find dgOnline useful, please forward it to your colleagues.

To edit your account settings, retrieve your new password or unsubscribe, please visit this page: http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/dgonline .


Latest Program News:

dg.o Version 3.0 Is Launched
The Digital Government Web site has a new look, improved navigability, and several added features, thanks to user testing by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics Useability Lab and redesign by the Digital Government Research Center. Please let us know what you think:

Home: http://www.digitalgovernment.org
Case Studies: http://www.digitalgovernment.org/about/casestudies/
System Demos: http://www.digitalgovernment.org/library/demos/
Research Communities: http://www.digitalgovernment.org/collaborate/communities/index.jsp
Google Search: http://www.digitalgovernment.org/about/search.jsp

dg.o2004 - The National Conference on Digital Government Research
Venue: The conference is scheduled for May 24-26, 2004 in Seattle, WA. You may find details here:
http://www.dgrc.org/dgo2004

Papers: The conference web site will accept submissions only online from Jan. 16 until the deadline, Feb. 6.
Please see the Call for Papers: http://www.dgrc.org/dgo2004/papers/

Forecasting Future Wars
A Digital Government research project is scouring news stories of the past 20 years for patterns of conflict that could help predict future wars and political clashes.
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_forecasting_heyman.jsp

Protecting Your Digital Identity
The more the government knows about you, the harder it must work to protect your personal data. A new DG-funded toolkit can help do this with what might seem a heretical practice: data-swapping.
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_dstk_reed.jsp

Watching the Skies to Protect the Earth
A DG scientist is tapping the power of a constellation of orbiting weather satellites for more accurate long-range forecasts of tornadoes, hailstorms and other crop-damaging weather.
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_weather_heyman.jsp

DG Program Manager Brandt Holds Online Forum
Digital Government program head Lawrence E. Brandt "spoke" about the future of government IT and DG's role in it during a chat forum hosted by Government Computer News.
http://www.gcn.com/forum/qna_forum/24309-2.html

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST:

DG's Own Urbansim Project Profiled in IEEE Spectrum
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/wonews/dec03/1203urb.html

NCDG Announces Fellowships in Tech, Institutions and Governance
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_ncdgfships_announce.jsp

Human and Social Dynamics Program Announced
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_humansocial_announce.jsp

CISE Offers Background on Reorganization
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_freeman_backgrounder.jsp

eChallenges Conference Issues Call for Papers
http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/stories/2004/0104/0104_echallenges_call.jsp

Keeping Found Things Found: Web Tools Don't Always Mesh With How People Work
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr03146.htm

Detecting Terrorists and Other Hidden Groups on the Internet
http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/tip031209.htm

From Government Computer News:
- OMB MAKES PLANS FOR E-GOV'S ACT 2
As the E-Government Act turned 1 year old this month, administration officials were looking forward to how the act would shape the next year's agenda, rather than back at what had been accomplished.
http://www.gcn.com/22_34/news/24434-1.html

- NSF WINS HONORS FOR E-GOVERNMENT PROGRESS
The National Science Foundation has earned the highest possible praise for management of its e-government projects.
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/24493-1.html

PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST

EU Releases Report on State of e-Government Research in Europe
Report of an eGovernment Research Workshop held on the 8th December 2003 in Brussels to understand what the significant research challenges in eGovernment are for the coming years and what themes need priority support at European level from the academic, industrial and public administration community.
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/programmes/egov_rd/research_update/index_en.htm

Government Information Quarterly - eGovernment Symposium Issue Guest edited by Paul T. Jaeger, and titled "International Perspectives on E-government." The issue explorese-government practice, policy, and issues in a global context. Available in print and through subscription-based ScienceDirect
http://www.sciencedirect.com

DEADLINES OF INTEREST

March 1, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL TARGET DATES
Digital Government
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04521/nsf04521.htm

January 13, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
CISE Combined Research and Curriculum Development and Educational Innovation Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04001/nsf04001.htm

January 21, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Information Technology Workforce
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03609/nsf03609.htm

January 23, 2004: LETTER OF INTENT (REQUIRED FOR CENTER-SCALE PROPOSALS ONLY)
Cyber Trust
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04524/nsf04524.htm

January 28, 2004: LETTER OF INTENT DUE DATE OPTIONAL
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04529/nsf04529.htm

January 30, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04514/nsf04514.htm

February 2, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
CISE Research Resources (CISE-RR)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01100/nsf01100.html

February 10, 2004: PROPOSALS
CISE Minority Institutions Infrastructure Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1995/nsf9615/nsf9615.txt

February 24, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Information Technology Research for National Priorities
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04012/nsf04012.htm

February 27, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Highly Dependable Computing and Communication Systems Research
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03557/nsf03557.htm

March 2, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04519/nsf04519.htm

March 3, 2004: SINGLE INVESTIGATOR PROPOSALS AND TEAM PROPOSALS
Cyber Trust
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04524/nsf04524.htm

March 3, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Human and Social Dynamics
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04537/nsf04537.htm

March 4, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Science and Engineering Information Integration and Informatics (SEIII)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04528/nsf04528.htm

March 4, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE DUE
Formal and Mathematical Foundations
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04520/nsf04520.htm

March 10, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04529/nsf04529.htm

March 15, 2004: FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE
Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation (EMT)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04530/nsf04530.htm

March 31, 2004: CENTER-SCALE PROPOSALS
Cyber Trust
http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04524

Use these tools on DigitalGovernment.org:
  • Research database:
    http://www.digitalgovernment.org/ProjectSearch?commonName=a&action=all
  • Library:
    http://www.digitalgovernment.org/archive/library/
  • Forums:
    http://www.digitalgovernment.org/jive/
  • Events calendar:
    http://www.digitalgovernment.org/calendar/ViewCal.html
  • Submit calendar events:
    http://www.digitalgovernment.org/news/calendar_submit.jsp">

We welcome submissions of all Digital Government-related papers, material and information for inclusion in the dgOnline newsletter, and on DigitalGovernment.org.

Questions and submissions should be forwarded to:

_________________________________
::::..... mack reed
::::..... dg.o communications manager
::::..... USC Information Sciences Institute
::::..... Digital Government Research Center
::::..... 310.448.8494 ...
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