Project description DEENESFRITPL Boosting e-governance and digital public services in Estonia Estonia’s second largest city is set to host a world-leading research hub in the field of e-governance, public e-services and data-driven public innovation. The Centre of IT Impact Studies (CITIS) at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies of the University of Tartu will recruit a leading expert in the field under the ERA Chair in E-Governance and Digital Public Services (ECePS) project. Dedicated to understanding and improving the way public e-services impact the daily functioning of the state, the ERA Chair will create a top-level research team to conduct cutting-edge research and act as a role model to produce spill-over benefits for the University of Tartu. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective The aim of the ECePS project – the ERA Chair in E-Governance and Digital Public Services is to strengthen the Center of IT Impact Studies (CITIS), a research unit within the Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu (UTARTU) so that it can act as a world leader in the field of research on e-governance, public e-services and data driven public innovation.We will do so by recruiting a leading expert in the field to serve as an ERA Chair for E-Governance and Digital Public Services who will in turn create a top-level research team capable of conducting cutting edge research that examines the fundamental questions of scientific and practical importance.The ERA Chair will trigger structural changes within UTARTU to support this effort by:• Initiating changes to CITIS research unit, including creation of a CITIS Supervisory Board, formation of advisory groups with members from industry, government and scientific community, and a Professorship position for the ERA Chair.• Integrating researchers from other departments relevant for e-governance research into the CITIS structure, including the SoBigData Research Infrastructure, the Institute of Social Studies, the School of Economics and the Faculty of Law as well as UTARTU’s High Performance Computing Center.• Building partnerships with governments and leading technology companies to create new models for attracting public and private research funding. The ERA Chair will also act as a role model to produce spill-over benefits for UTARTU to modernize rules and practices regarding the recruitment and performance measurement of researchers and professors, systematically implement processes to address RRI priorities and improve UTARTU’s gender policies and practices. Keywords e-governance digital public services data driven policy innovation 3rd generation e-services Programme(s) H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’ Main Programme Topic(s) WIDESPREAD-04-2019 - ERA Chairs Call for proposal H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-04 Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator TARTU ULIKOOL Net EU contribution € 2 486 637,00 Address ULIKOOLI 18 51005 Tartu Estonia See on map Region Eesti Eesti Lõuna-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 2 486 637,50
