Designing and Planning for Smart(er) Cities – Practicing Planner
You can find my article on smart cities in the current issue of Practicing Planner. Abstract: Within the past 24 months the concept of smart (and intelligent) cities has been become popular in the media. For instance, Scientific American ran a special issue on smart cities (September 2011). Industry players such as IBM and Siemens have specific […]
Technology Analysis & Strategic Management – Cloud Computing Business Models
Along with my colleagues at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, I have a paper forthcoming in Technology Analysis & Strategic Management. The paper, Disruptive Technologies: A Business Model Perspective on Cloud Computing how Amazon.com, Salesforce.com and Siebel responded to the disruptive power of the cloud computing technology. DaSilva, C.M., Trkman, P., Desouza, K.C., and Lindic, J., “Disruptive Technologies: A […]
IBM Center for the Business of Government Grant – Big Data and Public Agencies
For a second year in a row, I have been fortunate to receive a grant from the IBM Center for the Business of Government. Project: Building Analytical Capabilities for Big Data in the Public Sector: From Paralysis to Analysis The goal of this project is to arrive at an actionable framework for federal agencies to navigate the […]
Small Cities Chew on Big Changes – The Columbian
I was interviewed by Paris Achen for a story on how small cities are making big changes to revitalize their communities. See here for the story that appeared in The Columbian.
My Research Mind – A Little Messy
I have been doing some reflection on my research interests and the connections between the various scientific domains in which I work. I will be on a panel, Working on Mars while Living on Earth – Balancing Demands across Disciplinary Boundaries, with Sandeep Purao (Penn State University), Ajay Vinze (Arizona State University), and Steve Sawyer (Syracuse University) at the 22nd Workshop on […]
Policy Informatics in Communications of the AIS
I have a new paper accepted for publication in the Communications of the AIS. The paper outlines the case for IS researchers to pay attention to the budding field of policy informatics. In this paper we introduce policy informatics as an emerging research space. Policy informatics is the study of how information systems are leveraged […]
Recent Visit to IIT-Kanpur – A Summary
Ralph Hall has provided a nice summary of our recent visit to IIT Kanpur. I enjoyed my time in Kanpur and look forward to seeing this partnership flourish. To read more about the trip, please click here.
Joining the Board of Alliance for Innovation
I am heading to Williamsburg, VA for the Alliance for Innovation Board Meeting and the Big Ideas Conference. I recently joined the Alliance for Innovation Board of Directors. Arizona State University (ASU) is a core member of the Alliance for Innovation (AFI), and houses the administrative offices of the AFI at the College of Public Programs. The AFI […]
Charting the coevolution of cyberprotest and counteraction
The paper that I co-authored with Volodymyr Lysenko, Charting the coevolution of cyberprotest and counteraction: The case of former Soviet Union states from 1997 to 2011, is now available for download at Convergence. To access the paper, please click here.
Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative
I will be traveling to India to meet with researchers at IIT Kanpur as part of our project on Sustainable Infrastructure Development that was funded through the Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative. The project was developed while I was the Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech along with Ralph Hall and Michael Garvin. […]