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J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Fellow

Dr. J. Ramon Gil-Garcia

Member Since 1969

Biography

J. Ramon Gil-Garcia is a Professor of Public Administration and Policy and the Director of the Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). In 2009, Dr. Gil-Garcia was considered the most prolific author in the field of digital government research worldwide and in 2018 and 2019 was named “One of the World’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government” by Apolitical from the United Kingdom. More recently, in 2021, Dr. Gil-Garcia was one of the recipients of the two inaugural Digital Government Society (DGS) Fellows Awards.

Currently, Dr. Gil-Garcia is also a professor of the Business School at Universidad de las Américas Puebla in Mexico, a Faculty Affiliate at the National Center for Digital Government, University of Massachusetts Amherst and an Affiliated Faculty member of the Information Science Doctorate Program at the University at Albany.

Dr. Gil-Garcia is the author or co-author of articles in prestigious international journals in Public Administration, Information Systems, and Digital Government and some of his publications are among the most cited in the field of digital government research worldwide. His research interests include collaborative digital government, smart cities, data analytics, artificial intelligence in government, adoption and implementation of emergent technologies, digital divide policies, and multi-method research approaches.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Director Center for Technology in Government University at Albany, State University of New York 2021 Current
Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy University at Albany, State University of New York 2022 Current
Lecturer Department of Public Administration Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas 1999 2001
Assistant Professor Department of Public Administration Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas 2007 2010
Founding Director Data Center for Applied Research in Social Sciences Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas 2008 2013
Associate Professor Department of Public Administration Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas 2010 2013
Professor Department of Public Administration Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas 2013 2014
Research Director Center for Technology in Government University at Albany, State University of New York 2013 2021
Affiliated Faculty School of Business and Economics Universidad de las Americas Puebla 2017 Current
Associate Professor Department of Public Administration and Policy University at Albany, State University of New York 2014 2022
Research Assistant Program of Technical Support and Training “INCA Rural – Sedagro” Secretary of Agricultural Development, Government of the State of Mexico 1993 1993
Responsible of the Data Processing System State Office of “INCA Rural, A.C.” Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development, Mexican Government 1994 1994
Analyst of Computational and Administrative Systems General Direction of Rural Development Secretary of Agricultural Development, Government of the State of Mexico 1994 1995
Assistant to the General Director General Direction of Rural Development Secretary of Agricultural Development, Government of the State of Mexico 1995 1997
Consultant and Researcher Centro de Estudios Politicos y de Administracion, S.C. 1997 1999
Post-Doctoral Fellow Center for Technology in Government University at Albany, SUNY 2005 2007

Expertise

Primary Sector

Academic

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty Academic Research Data Analytics Information Technology
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