Dr Colin Smith
| Biography | My research addresses ICTs, strategic innovation and organisational change particularly in public sector organisations, and often in relation to ‘e-government’ and ‘e-democracy’. I am a member of the Centre for Social Informatics http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/c/main/site/csi I also undertake pedagogic research looking at emergent professionalism in computing students and the role played by placement and professional practice in underpinning employability. I am a member of the Centre for Computing Education Research (CCER) where I lead on employability research. Core areas of interest: - Role of the Internet for political parties in contemporary democratic practices. - Digital delivery platforms for public services. - Use of new technology by parliamentarians. Journal/Conference Roles: March 2015 - Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning Member of the Review Panel for this journal, focusing on the interface between higher education and the workplace. March 2010 – Dec 2013 Information Polity Reviews Editor and then member of the Editorial Board (December 2013- ) for this leading journal in the field of critical assessment of information age governance and democracy http://www.iospress.nl/journal/information-polity/ 1995 - European Group of Public Administration Member of Permanent Study Group 1: e-Government |
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