Applications to E-Government

This course consists of a lecture (2 SWS) and a seminar (2 SWS). It is held in English. The focus will be Smart City.

Organisational Issues

• Kick-off on 15th April 2025 12:00 c.t.

• Target audience: Master Information Management / Digital Business Management, E-Government, Information Systems (IS), Web Science / Web and Data Science

• Module description, general contents and workload: See MoMa: 04WI2015

• Examination: regular participation in the lecture with group discussions, presentations, flipped classroom; seminar work with presentations, review process and discussions

• Timetable and details will be provided in the kick-off class

Learning Objectives

Students, who have successfully accomplished this module, have acquired the following competencies:

• knowledgeable about different applications of e-government (here: Smart City) and they are skillful to describe these applications systematically.
• can distinguish the peculiarities of the public sector and of specific applications, and they are capable of conducting comparisons and evaluations of such applications (here: Smart City).
• know about theories and methods for systematic analysis, design and evaluation of particular applications of e-government (in particular regarding Smart City).
• capable of spotting the critical aspects and the public value of digital government solutions (in particular Smart City solutions) for society and market.

Contents of Lecture and Seminar

• Introduction to concepts of digital transformation
• Introduction to smart city concepts
• Introduction to smart city governance
• Disruptive technologies in smart cities, including smart city scenarios
• Stakeholder engagement & co-creation in Smart City developments
• Guest lectures
• Flipped Classrooms
• Seminar paper presentations

The Lecturers