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  • ITMO Graduate Pavel Rybalchenko on E-Government, Combining Work and Studies, and Importance of Nonstandard Solutions

    In 2019, Pavel Rybalchenko completed ITMO’s State Information Systems Management Master’s program. He joined the university when he was already working at St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center that develops smart government technologies in the city. ITMO.NEWS asked  Pavel about the motivation to  get an education in the field that you’re already working in, the difference between academic and practical approaches, and the reasons why the demand for young urban scientists and specialists in e-governance won’t cease anytime soon. Starting this year, the specialization State Information Systems Management has become a part of the Smart Cities and Urban Studies Master’s program. 

    19.04.2021

  • ITMO Graduate Pavel Rybalchenko on E-Government, Combining Work and Studies, and Importance of Nonstandard Solutions

    In 2019, Pavel Rybalchenko completed ITMO’s State Information Systems Management Master’s program. He joined the university when he was already working at St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center that develops smart government technologies in the city. ITMO.NEWS asked  Pavel about the motivation to  get an education in the field that you’re already working in, the difference between academic and practical approaches, and the reasons why the demand for young urban scientists and specialists in e-governance won’t cease anytime soon. Starting this year, the specialization State Information Systems Management has become a part of the Smart Cities and Urban Studies Master’s program. 

    19.04.2021

  • ITMO Experts Rank Regional E-Participation Platforms

    Moscow, the Murmansk Oblast, and the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug are at the top of the ranking with the Tyva Republic, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug bringing up the rear. According to the authors of the ranking, it reflects the readiness with which regional governments discuss current issues with their citizens using digital technologies.

    13.11.2020

  • Why There Are So Many Online Petitions Today – And How to Make Them Work

    ITMO University has recently hosted the international conference Digital Transformation & Global Society (DTGS), which brought together experts in social informatics, e-governance, political communication and new media from the US, the UK and Russia. The main event of DTGS was a plenary session attended by Stephen Coleman, a professor of political communication at the University of Leeds, and the top experts in e-governance from the Higher School of Economics, the St. Petersburg State University and ITMO University. Participants discussed the effect of technology on the active political and social lives of citizens, why online petitions have gained popularity in the recent times, and how these methods can be made more effective.

    07.06.2018

  • ITMO Master’s Student on E-governance in Estonia and Interning at Tallinn University of Technology

    Imagine not having to go anywhere to vote in  the elections, or having an ID card that you can use to make an appointment at the doctor’s or pay for parking online. This is how it’s done in Estonia, which now boasts one of the world’s best e-government systems; tellingly, the country is often dubbed “e-Estonia” due to the state of its digitalization. Yaroslava Tensina, Master’s student at ITMO’s Department of State Information Systems Management, learned about Estonia’s e-government practices during her recent internship at the Tallinn University of Technology. In an interview for ITMO.NEWS, she spoke about the peculiarities of studying in Estonia and how proper management of information systems can help fight bureaucracy.

    23.03.2018