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Overview

J. Ramon Gil-Garcia is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research focuses on social sciences, particularly within the domains of political science and international relations, media technology, management of technology and innovation, management science and operations research, and management information systems.

The main research topics covered by their work include:

  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Smart Cities and Technologies
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Data Quality and Management
  • Public Policy and Administration Research
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

The scientist has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication forums include:

  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Government Information Quarterly
  • Information Polity
  • Sustainability
  • International Journal of Electronic Government Research

J. Ramon Gil-Garcia has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media and Springer International Publishing. Notable books include Electronic Government (2021 and an edition in 2025) and Beyond Smart and Connected Governments (2020).

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with themes of open government, artificial intelligence, and ICT strategies. Selected recent publications are:

  • Beyond Transparency, Participation, and Collaboration? A Reflection on the Dimensions of Open Government (2020), Public Performance & Management Review
  • From E-budgeting to smart budgeting: Exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in government decision-making for resource allocation (2021), Government Information Quarterly
  • Artificial Intelligence in Government: Taking Stock and Moving Forward (2021), Social Science Computer Review
  • Open data innovation: Visualizations and process redesign as a way to bridge the transparency-accountability gap (2021), Government Information Quarterly
  • Addressing territorial digital divides through ICT strategies: Are investment decisions consistent with local needs? (2020), Government Information Quarterly

Collaborative work is evident through frequent coauthors, including:

  • Mila Gascó-Hernández
  • Theresa A. Pardo
  • David Valle-Cruz
  • Felippe Cronemberger
  • Qianli Yuan

This profile outlines the scholarly contributions and collaborations of J. Ramon Gil-Garcia in the intersection of government, technology, and public administration research.

Best Publications

  • Understanding Smart Cities: An Integrative Framework

    Hafedh Chourabi;Taewoo Nam;Shawn Walker;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • E-government success factors: Mapping practical tools to theoretical foundations

    J. Ramón Gil-García;Theresa A. Pardo

  • Government innovation through social media

    J. Ignacio Criado;Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Understanding the complexity of electronic government: Implications from the digital divide literature

    Natalie C. Helbig;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Enrico Ferro

  • What makes a city smart? Identifying core components and proposing an integrative and comprehensive conceptualization

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Theresa A. Pardo;Taewoo Nam

  • Building Understanding of Smart City Initiatives

    Suha Alawadhi;Armando Aldama-Nalda;Hafedh Chourabi;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Are government internet portals evolving towards more interaction, participation, and collaboration? Revisiting the rhetoric of e-government among municipalities

    Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Digital government and public management research: finding the crossroads

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Sharon S. Dawes;Theresa A. Pardo

  • Understanding the evolution of e-government: The influence of systems of rules on public sector dynamics ☆

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Ignacio J. Martinez-Moyano

  • Being smart: Emerging technologies and innovation in the public sector

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Natalie Helbig;Adegboyega Ojo

  • Conceptualizing smartness in government: An integrative and multi-dimensional view

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Jing Zhang;Gabriel Puron-Cid

  • Collaborative e-Government: impediments and benefits of information-sharing projects in the public sector

    J Ramon Gil-Garcia;InduShobha Chengalur-Smith;Peter Duchessi

  • Towards cyberactivism 2.0? Understanding the use of social media and other information technologies for political activism and social movements

    Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Enacting Electronic Government Success : An Integrative Study of Government-wide Websites, Organizational Capabilities, and Institutions

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • The Role of IT Literacy in Defining Digital Divide Policy Needs

    Enrico Ferro;Natalie C. Helbig;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Towards a smart State? Inter-agency collaboration, information integration, and beyond

    J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Information systems development as emergent socio-technical change: a practice approach

    Luis F. Luna-Reyes;Jing Zhang;J. Ramón Gil-García;Anthony M. Cresswell

  • Using institutional theory and dynamic simulation to understand complex e-Government phenomena

    Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Digital government transformation and internet portals: The co-evolution of technology, organizations, and institutions

    Luis F. Luna-Reyes;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Creating public value through smart technologies and strategies: From digital services to artificial intelligence and beyond

    J. Ignacio Criado;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

  • Collaborative digital government in Mexico: Some lessons from federal Web-based interorganizational information integration initiatives

    Luis F. Luna-Reyes;J. Ramon Gil-Garcia;Cinthia Betiny Cruz

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis F. Luna-Reyes
Luis F. Luna-Reyes University at Albany, State University of New York
Theresa A. Pardo
Theresa A. Pardo University at Albany, State University of New York
Marijn Janssen
Marijn Janssen Delft University of Technology
Albert Meijer
Albert Meijer Utrecht University
Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Yogesh K. Dwivedi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Michael D. Williams
Michael D. Williams Swansea University

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