Call for entries for the e-government competition: Science Dialog 2020
Research projects focusing on the digitalisation of public administration can now apply to take part in Science Dialog 2020. The competition, which offers a prize of 9,000 euros, is held under the patronage of Minister of State for Digital Affairs Dorothee Bär and is being organised for the second time this year as part of the ‘Zukunftskongress Staat & Verwaltung’ (Future Congress on State & Administration).
Until 31 March 2020, researchers from across Europe can submit their research projects online at www.zukunftskongress.info/science-dialog. The competition is seeking both ongoing and completed projects whose approaches or results are suitable for streamlining administrative processes and digitally simplifying administrative services for citizens and the business community.
Minister of State Dorothee Bär, the Federal Government Commissioner for Digitalisation: “Last year’s award winners impressively demonstrated how the public sector can harness robotic process automation, AI-supported case handling and software-based predictive models. I am delighted that the Science Dialog is entering its second round! I would particularly like to encourage early-career scientists and female researchers to submit entries.”
“The Science Dialog has immediately established itself as an important award for digital administrative innovation in Germany. We bring stakeholders together in a knowledge-sharing initiative where particularly compelling concepts and tools can lead to pilot projects,” says Dirk Stocksmeier, initiator of the Science Dialog and Chief Technology Officer at ]init[ AG. “I would be delighted if many researchers took the opportunity to develop their work into concrete solutions and thus help shape the future of digital public administration.”
A jury of experts from business, academia and public administration will assess all submitted entries. The six best projects will be presented to a broad specialist audience on 16 June 2020 at the ‘Zukunftskongress Staat & Verwaltung’ (Future Congress on State & Administration) in Berlin. The three winners, selected during the live pitch, will receive prize money totalling 9,000 euros. The Science Dialog 2020 jury
Prof. Dr Maria A. Wimmer, Dean of the Department of Computer Science, Head of the E-Government Research Group; University of Koblenz-Landau
- Prof. Dr Robert Krimmer, Professor of E-Governance, Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance at the School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
- Univ.-Prof. Dr Hermann Hill, Chair of Public Administration and Public Law, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
- Senior Ministerial Director Ernst Bürger, Head of the Sub-Department for Administrative Digitalisation and Administrative Organisation at the Federal Ministry of the Interior
- Thomas Wiesler, CIO, City of Mannheim
- Nikolaus Hagl, Head of the Public Services & Healthcare Business Unit, Member of the Executive Board, SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG
- Dr Katrin Sobania, German Association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce (Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag e.V.)
- Dirk Stocksmeier, CTO/CFO, ]init[ AG
About the Science Dialog
The Science Dialog is a collaboration between Wegweiser Media & Conference GmbH and ]init[ AG, in partnership with the National E-Government Competence Centre. It aims to provide a platform for innovative research contributions and pave the way for their practical application. Contributions from all academic disciplines are welcome – regardless of whether they relate to completed or ongoing projects. All researchers working at academic institutions in Europe are eligible to submit. Entries are assessed independently of the academic qualifications of the submitter.
About ]init[ AG for Digital Communication
]init[ AG for Digital Communication is one of Germany’s leading full-service providers for digital projects. The company employs around 600 staff in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and Mainz. With fee-based turnover exceeding 50 million euros, ]init[ ranks among the ten largest and fastest-growing internet agencies according to the 2019 BVDW industry ranking. Its clients include, amongst others, the Federal Government’s Press and Information Office, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Continental AG, Deutsche Börse and the Bundesbank.