Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The IT University of Copenhagen and the Danish Agency of Digitisation have established a Research Centre for Government IT. The purpose of the centre is to contribute to research-based knowledge and competence development regarding government IT projects, including operation and maintenance of IT systems.
The research centre was established on January 1, 2018, as part of the realization of the government's strategy "Et solidt it-fundament - Strategi for it-styring i staten" (in Danish) and referring to the Government IT Council's work to build academic knowledge about management of government IT and review management of IT projects and IT operation.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Bent Flyvbjerg
- Software Engineering - Professor
- Research Centre for Government IT
- Danish Institute for IT Program Management - Head of Center
Person: VIP
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Christian Østergaard Madsen
- Software Engineering - Associate Professor
- Danish Institute for IT Program Management
- Research Centre for Government IT
Person: VIP
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Helge Pfeiffer
- Software Engineering - Associate Professor
- Danish Institute for IT Program Management
- Research Centre for Government IT
Person: VIP
Research output
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Do projects learn across space and time? Evidence from the Olympics
Flyvbjerg, B., Ansar, A. & Budzier, A., 4 Apr 2026, In: Public Management Review. p. 1-42 42 p.Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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AI as artificial ignorance
Flyvbjerg, B., Dec 2025, In: Project Leadership and Society. 6, p. 1-3 3 p.Research output: Journal Article or Conference Article in Journal › Journal article › Communication
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A Novel Approach to Teaching Empathic Leadership using Heuristics
Howick, J., Halpern, J., Flyvbjerg, B. & Bennett-Weston, A., 24 Sept 2025, 18 p.Research output: Working paper › Research
Datasets
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DaSEA - Dataset for Software Ecosystem Analysis 03-18-2022
Buchkova, P. (Creator), Hey Hinnerskov, J. (Creator), Olsen, K. (Creator) & Pfeiffer, H. (Creator), ZENODO, 18 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6369420, https://zenodo.org/record/6369420
Dataset
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Identifying Critical Projects via PageRank and Truck Factor - Reproduction Code and Data
Pfeiffer, H. (Creator), ZENODO, 19 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4621650, https://zenodo.org/record/4621650
Dataset: Software
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What constitutes software? An Empirical, Descriptive Study of Artifacts - Reproduction Dataset
Pfeiffer, H. (Creator), ZENODO, 9 Mar 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3701443, https://zenodo.org/record/3701443
Dataset
Activities
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Agile Software Development, Alistair Cockburn, Keynote, Research Centre for Government IT
Schmidt, J. (Conference Chair)
23 Oct 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference
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Bedre end forventet? Budget og tidsoverskridelser i statslige it-projekter
Østergaard Madsen, C. (Speaker) & Krancher, O. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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Budget og tidsoverskridelser i statslige it-projekter
Østergaard Madsen, C. (Speaker) & Schmidt, J. (Speaker)
22 Jun 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Press/Media
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Debat: Denne gang er det anderledes, siger chefen. Det er det næsten aldrig
02/04/2026
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Morning Bid: All I want for Xmas is accurate economic data
19/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kommunen gambler med millioner - uden at kende reglerne
15/12/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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SOS: Infrastructure for partially digital citizens: Supporting informal welfare work in the digitized state
Winthereik, B. R. (PI), Papazu, I. (CoI), Skaarup, S. (CoI), Nino Carreras, B. P. (CoI) & Simonsen, T. (CoI)
01/01/2021 → 30/06/2024
Project: Research
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Villum Kann Rasmussen Professorship
Schmidt, J. (PI), Flyvbjerg, B. (PI), Madsen, C. Ø. (CoI), Pfeiffer, H. (CoI), Lithén, J. C. L. (Admin), Gandrup, N. (Collaborator), Petersson, C. (Collaborator), Aaen, J. (CoI), Ouriques, R. A. B. (CoI) & Ajazi, F. (CoI)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2027
Project: Research
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What public services should be digitalised? A citizen-centred analysis of what public services are suitable for digital channels
Østergaard Madsen, C. (PI) & Petersson, C. (CoI)
Det Norske arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet
01/03/2021 → 30/04/2024
Project: Other