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PhD projects

Digital Government; eGovernment; Social Media Research; Measuring Success in Information Systems

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Biography

Murray Scott is a lecturer in the Business Information Systems Discipline at the J.E. Cairnes School of Business amp; Economics.He holds a Bachelor and Masters degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Dundee and completed the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis and Masters in Commerce from NUI Galway. He was awarded a Ph.D. in the area of eGovernment and Public - No restriction Value from NUI Galway. Murray has over 18 years of experience in the academic environment, and has previously served as visiting Professor at the Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington DC and as external examiner for Dublin City University. Murrays research has been published in leading international journals and conferences, including the AIS Senior Scholars Basket of Journals.Murrays current research addresses current environmental and sustainability challenges by developing new innovative models for participative, user-centred, Public - No restriction services aiming at creating greener communities in remote areas.a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:emergreen.interreg-npa.euabout-the-projecthttps:emergreen.interreg-npa.euabout-the-project Murray is currently Vice Dean of Internationalisation for the College of Business, Public - No restriction Policy and Law.He has also served as Head of Discipline for Business Information Systems and alsoas programme director for the MSc in Business Information SystemsCloud Computing Research and B.Sc Business Information Systems. Murray maintains active professional and research links with leading indigenous and multi-national companies including SAP, BearingPoint, Accenture and Storm Technologies. He was awarded the HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education Grant in support of innovative teaching initiatives in the area of international student virtual teams. Murray also won the Guinness IMI Sir Charles Harvey Award for outstanding achievement in business management postgraduate research.

Research Interests

Measuring the successof Social Information Systems Designing social, participative tools for environmental sustainability Information Systems, Public - No restriction Value and Public - No restriction Policy eLearning Technologies and Virtual Team Collaboration

Teaching Interests

Enterprise Systems Enterprise Architecture Management E-Business Technologies Web and Interactive Media Design Cloud Computing and Distributed Decision-Making in Virtual Teams

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Education/Academic qualification

B.A., M.A., H.Dip Sys Anl., M.Comm, PhD

External positions

Lecturer in Business Information Systems (Above-the-Bar), NUIG

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