Online Summer School 2020 for PhD Students in Digital Transformation of the Public Sector
Organized by the ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML)
Topic and Objectives
In recent years, digitalization has become an increasingly important topic on the public agenda. This trend is transforming the public sector from both an organizational and a cultural perspective, leading to new possibilities and opportunities. At the same time, strategies are being introduced to cope with new problem areas ranging from handling the enormous flood of data to ensuring digital participation and dealing with artificial intelligence.
At each step, people need to be kept in mind. After all, they are the ones who are using the new e-services provided by the government and who are most directly affected by decisions concerning public participation, data protection, or democracy. Other stakeholders, such as public employees or the economy, must not be forgotten, either. This raises the all-important question as to how the public sector can meet all those needs and expectations.
Against this background, the aim of this year’s online Summer School for PhD students interested in digital transformation is to discuss aspects of digitalization affecting the public sector. Questions to be addressed may include:
- How can a public administration add value for its stakeholders and itself by introducing new information and communication technologies?
- What digital services should be provided by the public sector in the future?
- How does digitalization affect the way public organizations work?
- How can the public sector ensure data protection?
- How can the public sector ensure ethical integrity?
- What legal limitations must be observed?
In a series of lectures, leading scholars will present the status quo and discuss theories and approaches to help their audience understand these topics and how they relate to one another. Comparative studies will be introduced, for example, to show how digital transformation is applied in the public sector across different policy areas, tiers of government, organizational contexts, and countries. In addition, PhD students are invited to present their work (scientific paper or working paper).
As an integral part of this year’s Summer School, the hosts are organizing a virtual visit to the IBM headquarters in Zurich, including its Solution Area, where the students will be given a fascinating look at the latest technologies based on concrete examples, followed by a presentation on digital transformation. Topics to be addressed will include data protection, ethics, and the employment market of the future. The online summer school is part of the cooperation program between the University of Lausanne and the ZHAW School of Management and Law.
Lecturers
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Robert Krimmer, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
- Prof. Dr. Oliver Neumann, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Dr. Christian Djeffal, Technical University of Munich, Germany
- Prof. Thomas Maak, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Prof. Dr. Thilo Stadelmann, ZHAW, Switzerland
- Prof. Dr. Reto Steiner, ZHAW, Switzerland
Local Organizing Committee
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ZHAW School of Management and Law
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur -
ZHAW School of Management and Law
Public Performance Management and Digital Transformation
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur
At a Glance
Date: 6-10 July 2020
Location: due to the current situation the Summer School will be held online
Max. number of attendees: 30
Number of ECTS credits awarded: 3 (papers and paper presentations by PhD students will be graded)
Registration fee: the summer school is offered free of charge
Registration deadline: 24 June 2020
Registration
The registration deadline has passed. If you are interested in the Summer School, please contact summerschool.ivm@zhaw.ch.
Program
Find all the information about the program here(PDF 80,2 KB).