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International Journal of Electronic Governance (IJEG)http://www.inderscience.com/ijeg Special Issue on &#34;Users and Uses of Electronic Governance&#34;,&#160;2009Deadline for paper submission: September 30, 2008 (extended)Guest Editors:Dr. St&#233;phanie WojcikC&#233;ditec, Universit&#233; Paris-Este-mail: stephanie.wojcik@orange.frMr. Giles MossNew College, Oxford (UK)e-mail: giles.moss@new.oxford.ac.uk The potential benefits of e-government and e-democracy, from improved public service delivery to new opportunities for citizenship participation, all presuppose the role, competence and engagement of citizens as users. E-governance technologies and practices are designed with different uses in mind, and the user may be imagined and cast in numerous ways: as active citizens, consumers, workers, members of particular social groups, and so on. Beyond the question of Internet access and &#8216;the digital divide&#8217;, any beneficial effects of e-governance are contingent on the motivations and prior expectations of users, and their experience and actual use of e-governance technologies. User&#8217;s experiences are likely to be shaped by their perceptions of e-governance, including, inter alia, confidence in government, other political actors, and in the technology itself.Much research on e-government and e-democracy focuses on the supply side. Research would benefit from placing analytical attention on the users and concrete uses of e-governance technologies. In this special issue, we welcome original unpublished papers on how to conceptualize &#8216;the user&#8217; in studies of e-governance, and research on users&#8217; expectations and motivations, competencies and know-how, and actual experience and use of e-governance. Contributions may refer to a range of &#8216;types&#8217; of e-governance, at any scale and institutional level (international, national, regional or local). Research papers may be either qualitative or quantitative in approach, and come from any disciplinary or inter-disciplinary perspective.Subject CoverageContributions to the special issue may address, but are not exclusively limited to, any of the following topics concerning the &#8216;users and uses of electronic governance&#8217;:    The prior assumptions that developers and designers of e-governance technologies have about users and uses, and how e-governance configures and privileges particular forms of use;     The motivations, prior expectations and perceptions of the users of e-governance;     Users&#8217; actual experiences of e-governance systems, including, for instance, questions of usability and accessibility, and any unintended forms and consequences of use;     The role of e-governance technologies and practices in the everyday life of citizens;     Uses and perceptions of e-governance across different social groups and cultural contexts;     Influence of (user or text-based) interactivity on the user. Notes for Intending AuthorsSubmitted papers should not have been previously published or be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.All papers are refereed through a double blind process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the IJEG Submission of Papers web-page.All papers must be submitted online through the IJEG On-line Submissions System. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. Please include in your email the title of the Journal.Important Dates    Deadline for paper submission: September 30, 2008 (extended)     Notification of acceptance / rejection: November 10, 2008     Final (camera-ready) papers submission: December 30, 2008     The special issue will be published in 2009. IJEG Editor-in-Chief&#160;Prof. Panagiotis Georgiadis University of Athens, E-Government Laboratory IJEG Executive Editor Prof. Dimitris Gouscos&#160;University of Athens, Department of Communication and Media Studi