dg.o 2018: 19th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
Theme: Governance in the data age
Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
30 May- 1 June, 2018 (Wednesday - Friday)
We invite research papers (maximum of 10 pages) for the following Track #14 on Sharing Economy in the DG.O conference at Delft (due by January 15, 2018). This is an exciting area of emerging research in urban governance. The Digital Government conference is a well established and reputable forum of interdisciplinary research on digital governance and innovation. Please feel free to distribute widely. We are happy to answer any questions you may have. To submit paper, please visit the conference website at: http://dgo2018.dgsociety.org/.
TRACK 14: Public Governance and Policy in the Sharing Era Track chairs: Sukumar Ganapati ([log in to unmask]), and Chris Reddick ([log in to unmask])
The sharing economy has grown exponentially over the last decade, surpassing well-established firms. Airbnb, Lyft, and Uber are among the most familiar ones that have grown very fast. With the phenomenal growth of Uber, many also refer to the new digital economy as the Uber economy. Uber (started in 2009) is valued at US $68 billion, which is more than each of the three big American automobile firms of Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Airbnb (launched in 2008) is valued at $30 billion, which is more than the Hilton hotel chain and nearly as much as the Marriott hotels. PricewaterhouseCoopers has pegged the sharing economy to grow from $15 billion dollars in 2014 to $335 billion dollars in 2025. Indeed, the sharing economy has increasingly become prevalent across several sectors such as transportation (Uber, Lyft), accommodation (Airbnb, VRBO, Couchsurfing), delivery and home services (Instacart, Postmates, Taskrabbit), and other activities.
The rapid rise of the sharing economy is pertinent for public governance and policy. There are important questions on public benefits and challenges of the emerging digital platforms. The sharing economy directly affects local economy, and local governments are scrambling to deal with the economy's impact. As regulators, government agencies have had a paradoxical role, with mixed reactions to sharing transportation services, accommodations, and gig labor. Reactions to the sharing economy have ranged from welcoming acceptance to that of stringent bans. Yet, despite sharing economy's rapid rise, e-government researchers and policymakers have hardly dealt with consequences of the sharing economy. It is in this context that we have proposed this track to take stock of the major strands of the sharing economy debates and initiate a broad research agenda on the nexus between sharing economy and the public sector. The sharing economy shifts focus from how information and communications technologies can enhance organizational performance and citizen engagement. Sharing economy fundamentally affects the broader economic and governance processes. As such, we invite papers broadly dealing with public governance and policy in the context of sharing economy. The papers could deal with theoretical/ conceptual issues (including data and methodology), impact on governance (e.g. planning and zoning, tax, public service delivery), nature of work (gigs, human resources) and other governance and policy issues.
Thank you
Sukumar Ganapati
Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration, PCA 363B
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
Tel (305) 348-6275 Fax (305) 348-5848
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