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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:
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