Yu-Che Chen
Dr. Yu-Che Chen
- Public Affairs and Community Service, Public Administration
General Information
Biography
Yu-Che Chen, Ph.D., is Professor of Digital Governance in the School of Public Administration at University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Chen is the Director of the Global Digital Governance Lab. Dr. Chen received his Master of Public Affairs and Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University—Bloomington. His current research interests are in collaborative cyberinfrastructure, smart and connected communities, big data, e-governance performance, and open government. He has published a single-authored book entitled Managing Digital Governance (2017) by Routledge and the Routledge Handbook on Information Technology in Government (2017) as the lead editor. In addition, he has published more than thirty journal articles, book chapters, and management reports on e-government and digital governance as well as the book entitled Electronic Governance and Cross-boundary Collaboration. His research can be found in scholarly journals such as Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, American Review of Public Administration, Public Performance and Management Review, and Government Information Quarterly. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age (IJPADA). He serves as Chair of the Section on Public Administration Research for the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) and Board Member of the Digital Government Society.
Teaching Interests
Managing Digital Governance
Information and Technology Management
Advanced Management Theory and Analysis
Research Methods
Research Interests
Digital Collaborative Governance
Information and Technology Management
Smart Urban Governance and Smart City
Open Government and Open Data
Big Data and Data Analytics
Service Summary
Director, Global Digital Governance Lab
Chair, Section on Public Administration Research, American Society for Public Administration
Board Member, Digital Government Society
Awards and Honors
Presidential Citation of Merit, Service, Professional - 2013
Service
Professional
Section on Public Administration Research, ASPA, Officer, President/Elect/Past, 04/01/2017 - 04/30/2017
Additional Information
Additional Information
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
Our Campus. Otherwise Known as Omaha.
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