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Professor Mergel took part in a panel discussion on the Next network at the IT Planning Council conference on 11.3.22.

In collaboration with colleagues, Prof. Dr. Ines Mergel published a second @EU_ScienceHub

report on "GovTech practices in the EU - a glimpse into the #GovTech ecosystem, its governance and best practices" with a foreword by Commissioners Mariya Gabriel and Johannes Hahn.

In collaboration with Peter Ulrich, Maciej Kuzmienski and Amanda Martinez, Ines Mergel published an EU Science Hub report. The report "Scoping GovTech dynamics in the EU" provides background information on GovTech dynamics within the EU.

Together with Christopher Wilson, Prof. Dr. Ines Mergel has published a paper on how digital champions can overcome administrative barriers in public administrations. Enclosed is the link to the paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740624X22000144 (Open Access)

Nach langjähriger Tätigkeit im Sekretariat der AG Mergel wechselt Petra Rietzler innerhalb der Universität Konstanz zum Lehrstuhl International Politics. Das Team bedankt sich herzlich für die gemeinsame Zusammenarbeit und begrüßt Tina Sperling vom Lehrstuhl für öffentliches Recht als neue Sekretärin!

Mit Beginn des neuen Jahres wurde Prof. Dr. Mergel in den Fachbeirat der Zeitschrift Innovative Verwaltung berufen.

Co-production in digital transformation of public administration and public value creation: The case of Denmark

Our paper "Defining Digital Transformation: Results from expert interviews" is among both the top 10 most cited and top 10 most downloaded papers for Government Information Quarterly in 2021, out of all the papers published in the journal’s history

What skills do public servants need for the digitalization of administration? Prof. Dr. Ines Mergel, Almire Brahimi & Stefanie Hecht have identified the necessary competences as well as ideas for implementation in the new issue of Innovative Verwaltung. Read the whole article here (only available in German).