My research interests lie at the intersection of a number of knowledge domains: information technology, organizational behavior and public policy. 

I am an active member of the Digital Government Society of North America (www.dgsociety.org/).

I am also involved in the organization of a number of eGovernment related Academic events:

• EGOV (EU)  - Conference Chair (‘08)/Program Committee Member
• DGO (USA)  - Italian Outreach Chair
• HICSS (USA) - eGovernment Services and Information mini track Chair
• MetteG (IT) - Program Committee Member
   

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:*

-Ferro E., Dwivedi Y.K., Gil-Garcia R., Williams M.D. (Eds) (2009) “Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society”, Information Science Reference, IGI Global (forthcoming) 

- Helbig N, Ferro E., Gil-Garcia R. (2008) "Understanding the Complexity in Electronic Government: Implications from the Digital Divide Literature", Government Information Quarterly, (forthcoming)

- Ferro E., Dadayan L. (2008) "Can Government be a Good eBayer? Using Online Auctions to Sell Surplus Property” European Journal of ePractice, February Issue. (link, pdf)

- Ferro E, Gil-Garcia R., Helbig N (2007) “Digital Divide and Broadband Access: the Case of an Italian Region”, in Handbook of Research on Global Diffusion of Broadband Data Transmission, Dwivedi Y.K., Papazafeiropoulou, A., and Choudrie, J., (Eds), Information Science Reference, IGI Global, ISBN: 978-1-59904-851-2 (pdf)

- Ferro E., Dadayan L. (2007) "Broadband and eGovernment Diffusion" HICCS-40 Conference, 2-5 January 2007, Kona (USA), published and distributed by the IEEE Computer Society (pdf)

- Ferro E., Gil-Garcia R., Helbig N. (2007) "The Digital Divide Metaphor: Understanding Paths to IT Literacy" eGov07 Proceedings, Wimmer, M.A., Scholl, J., Grönlund, A. (Eds.), Springer Verlag Vol. 4656, ISBN 978-3-540-74443-6 (pdf)

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., De Leonardis D., Paolucci E.,(2007) "Atleti, Pigri e Bisognosi: Una Nuova Metafora per il Divario Digitale", Wireless Magazine, May Issue. (pdf)

- Ferro E. (2006) "Broadband Diffusion Dynamics – A Systemic Approach" International Journal of Electronic Business, Special Issue, ISSN 1470-6067. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Carratta T., Dadayan L., (2006) "ROI Analysis in e-Government Assessment Trials: The Case of Sistema Piemonte" eGov06 Proceedings, Wimmer, M.A., Scholl, H.J., Grönlund, A., Andersen, K.V. (Eds.), Springer Verlag Vol. 4084, ISBN 978-3-540-37686-62006. (pdf)

- Gil-Garcia R., Ferro E., Helbig N. (2006) "Is it only about Internet Access? An Empirical Test of a Multi-Dimensional Digital Divide" eGov06 Proceedings, Wimmer, M.A., Scholl, H.J., Grönlund, A., Andersen, K.V. (Eds.), Springer Verlag Vol. 4084, ISBN 978-3-540-37686-62006. (pdf)

- Cantamessa M., De Leonardis D., Ferro E., Paolucci E., (2006) "Wi-Fi: Una corsa ad Ostacoli" Wireless Magazine, May 48-52 (pdf)

- Ferro E., Dadayan L., (2006) "Can Government be a Good eBayer? The Use of Online Auctions in the Sale of Surplus Property " HICCS-39 Conference, 3-6 January 2006, Kauai (USA), published and distributed by the IEEE Computer Society. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., De Leonardis D., Paolucci E.,(2005) "Tecnologie Wireless e Diffusione della Banda Larga: Il Caso del Piemonte", Wireless Magazine, December Issue, pp 44-49. (pdf)

- Dadayan L., Ferro E., (2005) "When Technology Meets the Mind: A Comparative Study of Technology Acceptance Model" eGov05 Proceedings, Wimmer, M.A., Traunmüller, R., Grönlund, A., Andersen, K.V. (Eds.), Springer Verlag Vol. 3591, 2005, ISBN 978-3-540-28466-6. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Gil-Garcia R., Helbig N. (2005) "Understanding the Complexity in Electronic Government: Implications from the Digital Divide Literature" AMCIS 2005, 11-16 August, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., Paolucci E. (2005), "Urban vs. Regional Divide: Comparing and Classifying Digital Divide", In Böhlen et al. (Ed.) (pp. 81-90), TCGOV, Springer LNAI Vol. 3416. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., Paolucci E., (2005) "Economies of Scale in eGovernment: Time for Evidence", Springer LNCS Vol. 3183, Edited by Roland Traunmüller, ISBN: 3-540-22916-7. (pdf)

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., Paolucci E., (2003), "E-government Benchmarking: A Regional Experience", in Building the Knowledge Economy: Issues, Applications, Case Studies, Vol.1 p.604-610, IOS Press Oxford. (pdf)

*Please note that all papers available in pdf are in draft version. 

RESEARCH REPORTS:
Most reports are available online at: www.sistemapiemonte.it/osservatorioICT 

- Ferro E., Cantamessa M., Paolucci E. (2008) “Le ICT nel Futuro del Sistema Socio-economico Piemontese: tra Nuovi Paradigmi , Opportunità di Sviluppo e Divari Digitali” Rapporto di Scenario, Pubblicato da IRES-Piemonte

- 2007 “Le ICT nella costruzione della Società dell'Informazione - Rapporto Cittadini”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2007 “Le ICT nella costruzione della Società dell'Informazione - Rapporto Imprese”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2007 “Rapporto Sulla Presenza Online della PA Piemontese”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2007 “La Sanità Elettronica: Stato dell’Arte e Fide Future”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2006 “Evoluzione del Settore ICT in Piemonte”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2006 “eGovernment: Servizi online in Piemonte” Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2006 "Baseline Socioeconomica del Piemonte", Osservatorio Regionale sulle ICT del Piemonte

- 2006 "Rapporto sulla Società dell'Informazione in Piemonte", Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2006 “ICT e Distretti Industriali”, Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2005 "eGovernment: Stato dell'Arte e Sfide Future", Osservatorio Regionale ICT del Piemonte

- 2005 "Baseline Socioeconomica del Piemonte", Osservatorio Regionale sulle ICT, Torino.

- 2004 "Analisi Mercato della Banda Larga in Piemonte" Osservatorio Regionale sulle ICT, Torino.

- 2004 "Rapporto sulla Società dell'Informazione in Piemonte", F.P.V Progetto Regional-IST, ISMB

- 2003 "Rapporto sulla Società dell'Informazione in Piemonte", F.P.V Progetto Regional-IST, ISMB

- 2002 E. Ferro, "Broadband: Challenges and Opportunities",  SIMS at University of California Berkeley