Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gómez is a Research Professor at the University of Guadalajara (UDG), affiliated with the Department of Public Policy in CUCEA, and Head of the Public Administration Innovation Area at the Institute for Research in Innovation and Governance, UDG. He holds a PhD in Law, Government, and Public Policy from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain. Edgar conducts research on open government, transparency, citizen participation, open data, digital government, anti-corruption policies, and artificial intelligence in the public sector. He has been a visiting researcher at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and at the Center for Technology in Government (CTG) at the University of Albany, New York, USA. He was a François Chevalier Fellow at the Madrid Institute for Advanced Study (MIAS) in 2022-2023. He has also been a Visiting Professor at the UAM and a consultant for the Open Government Partnership and the World Justice Project, among other institutions. He is currently the National Coordinator of the Open Government Academic Network in Mexico, and a Member of the National System of Researchers level I in Mexico.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, E. A., & Garcia‐Benitez, V. H. (2025). The Multiple Streams Framework: A Lens for Understanding Artificial Intelligence Adoption in the Public Sector. Policy & Internet. Print ISSN: 1944-2866 Online ISSN: 1944-2866 https://doi.org/10.1002/poi3.70021
Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, E. A., & Garcia‐Benitez, V. H. (2025). Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: Analysis of Public Policies in Spain and Mexico. Review of Policy Research. Online ISSN:1541-1338 Print ISSN:1541-132X https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.70057
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A. (2023). Systematic and axiological capacities in artificial intelligence applied in the public sector. Public Policy and Administration, 40(2). SAGE Publications, ISSN: 0952-0767 eISSN: 1749-4192 https://doi.org/10.1177/09520767231170321
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., & Cifuentes-Faura, J. (2023). Analysis of the perception of digital government and artificial intelligence in the public sector in Jalisco, Mexico. International Review of Administrative Sciences, 89(4). ISSN: 00208523, Online ISSN: 14617226, SAGE Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523231164587
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., Criado, J. I., & Sandoval-Almazan, R. (2022). Contrasting the Perception of Open Government among Public Officials: A Factor Analysis of Mexico and Spain. International Journal of Public Administration, 45 (6), 1 - 15. Print ISSN: 0190-0692 Online ISSN: 1532-4265 Taylor & Francis and Routledge https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2022.2075383
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., Criado, J. I., & Gil-Garcia, J. R. (2020). Analyzing open government policy adoption through the multiple streams framework: The roles of policy entrepreneurs in the case of Madrid. Public Policy and Administration. eISSN: 17494192 | ISSN: 09520767 https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076720936349
Valle-Cruz, D., Criado, I., Sandoval-Almazán, A., & Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. (2020). Assessing the public policy-cycle framework in the age of artificial intelligence: From agenda-setting to policy evaluation, Government Information Quarterly, 37 (4). ISSN: 0740-624X https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2020.101509
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. (2019). Open Government and Citizen Participation: Perceptions between Civil Society Organizations and Government. JeDEM - EJournal of EDemocracy and Open Government, 11(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.29379/jedem.v11i2.539
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A. (2019). Gobierno Abierto: un análisis de la Política Pública en los Gobiernos Locales. Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública, Madrid, España. ISBN (Papel): 978-84-7351-677-8 y ISBN (ebook): 978-84-7351-678-5 https://www.publicacionesinap.es/products/gobierno-abierto-un-analisis-de-su-adopcion-en-los-gobiernos-locales-desde-las-politicas-publicas-ebook?_pos=7&_psq=gobierno+abierto&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Criado, J. I., Sandoval-Almazan, R., Valle-Cruz, D., & Ruvalcaba-Gómez, E. A. (2021). Chief information officers’ perceptions about artificial intelligence. First Monday, 26(1). ISSN 1396-0466 https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v26i1.10648
Aguilar-Villanueva, L. F., Ruvalcaba-Gómez, E. A., & Criado, J, I. (Coords.) (2021). Gobierno Abierto en Iberoamérica: Estudios de Caso en Gobiernos Subnacionales. Tirant Lo Blanch y Universidad de Guadalajara, México ISBN Papel: 9788413971063 ISBN Ebook: 9788413971070 https://editorial.tirant.com/mex/libro/gobierno-abierto-en-iberoamerica-estudios-de-caso-en-gobiernos-subnacionales-volumen-1-luis-f-aguilar-villanueva-9788413971063
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., & Garcia-Benitez, V. H. (2025). Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: An Analysis from the Perspective of the State Governments of Mexico. In: Sandoval-Almazán, R., Valle-Cruz, D. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Government. Public Administration and Information Technology, vol 41. Springer, Cham. Print ISBN 978-3-031-87622-6, Online ISBN 978-3-031-87623-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-87623-3_4
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., & Garcia-Benitez, V. H. (2022). Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Strategies: Comparative Study in National Governments. In Handbook of Research on Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Government Processes (pp. 55-76). IGI Global. ISBN: 9781668456248 EISBN: 9781668456255 https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/analysis-of-artificial-intelligence-strategies/312620
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A. & Garcia-Benitez, V. H. (2024). La adopción de la inteligencia artificial en los gobiernos estatales de México. Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN:9786075810218 https://editorial.udg.mx/gpd-la-adoptacion-de-la-inteligencia-artificial-en-los-gobiernos-estatales-de-mexico-9786075810218-659c3f318e2b3.html
Rentería, C., & Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A. (2025). Crowdsourcing: an instrument for opening policymaking. In Research Handbook on Open Government (pp. 45-59). Edward Elgar Publishing. Print ISBN: 9781035301645 eISBN: 9781035301652 https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781035301652/chapter4.xml https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035301652.00010
Ruvalcaba-Gomez, E. A., Gattoni, S., & Weyandt, R. W. (2021). Open Government, Dilemmas, and Innovation at the local level. The Politics of Technology in Latin America (Volume 1): Data Protection, Homeland Security and the Labor Market. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN 9780367359416 https://www.routledge.com/The-Politics-of-Technology-in-Latin-America-Volume-1-Data-Protection/Plaw-Gurgel-Plascencia/p/book/9780367359416