Citizens and Public Administration

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Subject: Citizens and Public Administration in the Information Age


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CIPA'99 -- 
Citizens and Public Administration in the Information Age: 
Constructing Citizen-Oriented Society for the Future,

August 18-20, 1999, Tampere, Finland  

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Dear Colleagues  

This is to remind you that CIPA'99 -- "Citizens and Public 
Administration in the Information Age: Constructing Citizen-Oriented 
Society for the Future" -- conference will be held from 18th to 20th 
August, 1999, at the University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland. 
Preliminary program, list of accepted papers and registration form is 
available at http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/hallinto/CIPA99 .  

There are currently about 50 papers or presentations in the program, 
coming from a variety of different countries, representing different 
scholarly ideas, traditions, perspectives, and different practical 
contexts and concerns. Based on this variety, we expect to have an 
interesting and intriguing discussions and exchange of ideas. 
The key issues to be discussed during the three day conference are:
"what is the role of citizens and public administration in the 
information age" and "how can we use modern information and 
communication technologies, organizational principles, and knowledge 
in order to create and secure a citizen-oriented open society for the 
future".  

If you plan to join us, please register yourself as soon as possible. 
The registration form is available from: 

http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/hallinto/CIPA99/Registration.htm  

For the preliminary program and additional information see  


http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/hallinto/CIPA99/

Best regards  


Matti Malkia, 
senior lecturer, 
member of the CIPA'99 program committee  

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The conference is organized by 

* International Social Science Council (ISSC, Unesco House, 
  Paris, France), 

* University of Tampere, ISFI (Information Society in Finland:
  Present State and Future Prospects), and

* University of Tampere, Information Society Research Centre 
  (INSOC)     



Keynote Speakers: 

* Prof. Ted Becker, Auburn University, Alabama, USA; 

* Docent Tarja Cronberg, Executive Director, Regional Council 
  of North Karelia, Finland; 

* Dr. Giovanni Moro, Secretary General, Movimento Federativo
  Democratico (Federative democratic Movement), Rome, Italy; 

* Prof. Christa Slaton, Auburn University, Alabama, USA

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