Résumé: It is with great pride and pleasure that we present this open access inaugural issue of the ACM Journal on Digital Government Research and Practice, an interdisciplinary journal featuring social scientific and technical research and practical case studies that investigate the impact of technology, data, and innovation on governance and the transformation of public institutions. The journal’s intended goal is to create a repository capturing new thinking—both theory and practice—to address current and potential challenges faced by modern governments in the digital age. This collection is meant to support digital governments that need to continuously respond to and proactively prepare for technical advancements, new citizen demands, and emerging global challenges. In an effort to chart a course for the use of technology in government over the next 25 years, the inaugural issue features a series of reflections on the past 25 years of digital democracy and government collected from pioneers in the digital democracy field. This collection of articles, drawing on the insights and vision of the pioneers who were there “in the beginning,” explains which early forecasts came to fruition and how they viewed the prospects for digital government and democracy. In particular, all of these multi-disciplinary thinkers concerned with democracy and conversant with technology do more than look back. They offer radical and creative designs for the future of public institutions and public discourse.

Langue: Anglais