Nicolae Urs is Associate Professor and Vice-Dean at the College of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania. He is primarily interested in digital government implementation at local level, innovation ecosystems and participatory development, digital transformation of the educational sector, and online communication.
David Špacek is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic. His research focuses on various elements of public administration and public management, including civil service, strategic planning and management, participatory initiatives and digitalization, COVID-19-induced changes, and resilience and robustness of crisis management and governance.
Steven Nõmmik is a Researcher at the School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia. His research interests are connected to public management, hybrid governance arrangements in crisis management, and innovation studies.