Call for Papers - Deadline extended (International Symposium on Governance and Innovation, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence)
The 8th edition of the聽International Conference on Governance and Innovation: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence will take place June 17鈥�19, 2026, at the Universit茅 du Qu茅bec en Outaouais (UQO) in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
This international conference explores the accelerating convergence of governance, innovation, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) in a rapidly changing digital world. Thematic areas of the conference include:
- Cybersecurity and digital sovereignty: national strategies, geopolitical issues,聽resilience against cyber threats;
- AI and governance:聽ethics, regulation, algorithmic and data governance, transparency;
- Innovation and digital risks:聽blockchain, cryptocurrencies, big data, new vulnerabilities and opportunities;
- Governance models:聽private enterprises, public institutions, multi-level and international governance;
- Performance and accountability:聽organizational structures, flexibility, IT-innovation strategic alignment;
- Socio-economic issues: disinformation, digital inclusion, impacts on citizen and institutional trust.
Call for Papers (deadline extended)
The organizers are looking for scientific, conceptual, empirical, and practitioner-oriented papers addressing one or more of the conference themes. As a first step, researchers are invited to submit a one-page proposal in Microsoft Word format聽summarizing their research paper no later than February 15, 2026.
The one-page proposal can be written in English or French and must include the following information:
- Title (maximum 180 characters, including spaces);
- Abstract (maximum聽1,500 characters, including spaces);
- Author's name, professional status, contact information, and primary affiliation;
- List of co-authors.
All submissions will be reviewed by a scientific committee composed of professors, researchers, and professionals from universities and institutions around the world. Following the conference, selected authors will be invited to submit full papers (5,000 - 7,000 words) for publication in journals or in a collective work. The papers will undergo a revision process by the same committee.