[AISWorld] CFP - AMCIS 2010, Information Technology in Emerging and Transition Economies Minitrack

[Paulo Rupino Cunha]

AMCIS 2010 – 16th Americas Conference on Information Systems, August  
12 – 15, Lima, Peru
Track: ICTs in Global Development (sponsored by SIGGlobDev)
Minitrack: Information Technology in Emerging and Transition Economies
Minitrack Web Site: http://www.amcis2010.org/home/documents/tracks_minitracks/ICTs%20in%20Global%20Development/0050-ICTs%20in%20Emerging%20and%20Transition%20Economies.pdf
Minitrack description:
The term emerging economy refers to countries with low to middle per  
capita income that are actively dedicated to economic development and  
substantial reforms in order to advance from the developing to the  
developed status. The term transition economy refers particularly to  
the countries of the former eastern bloc and the countries that  
resulted from the breakup of the Soviet Union, which within the last  
two decades have abandoned communist style central planning systems  
for free markets. Thus, many of the transition economies are also  
emerging economies.
Fast growing emerging and transition economies play an increasingly  
important role in the global economy, with information technology (IT)  
being a crucial driving force in this process. In spite of the growing  
importance of this topic area, relatively little academic research is  
being reported that specifically addresses the issues related to IT in  
emerging and transition economies. The objective of this mini-track is  
to encourage more research in this topic by providing a forum for  
interested authors to disseminate their research, compare results, and  
exchange ideas. Possible topics of interest include but are not  
limited to:

-        IT management issues that are unique in some ways to emerging  
or transition economies, such as national computerization policies and  
the role of transnational corporations, regional and international  
cooperation and self-sufficiency in IT
-        Cultural, economical and social contexts/factors influencing  
IT management in emerging or transition economies
-        Social awareness of computers and computer literacy,  
including culturally adapted IT in emerging or transition economies
-        IT investment evaluation in emerging or transition economies
-        Cost/Benefit analysis of IT in emerging or transition economies
-        IT productivity studies at the country, industry or firm  
level, with specific reference to the social and business conditions  
prevalent in emerging or transition economies
-        Assessment of IT success in emerging or transition economies
-        Comparative cross-country research, comparing IT in emerging  
(or transition) and developed economies
-        Country specific case studies, with specific reference to the  
social and business conditions prevalent in emerging and transition  
economies
-        Global supply chain management and its contribution to  
emerging and transition economies
-        IT off-shoring/outsourcing into emerging and transition  
economies
-        International IT project management, with specific reference  
to the social and business conditions in emerging or transition  
economies
-        E-commerce effect on emerging or transition economies
-        E-government and e-democracy in emerging or transition  
economies
-        Digital divide in emerging and transition economies
-        Studies on IT/IS adoption and use at the country, industry or  
firm level in emerging or transition economies
-        Motivations and justifications for IT adoption in emerging or  
transition economies
-        Risk factors, barriers and impediments to IT adoption in  
emerging or transition economies
-        Critical success/failure factors for IT adoption in emerging  
or transition economies
-        IT governance in emerging or transition economies
Important dates:
January 4, 2010            Paper submissions open (via Manuscript  
Central)
February 26, 2010        Deadline for paper submissions
April 12, 2010              Notification of acceptance of papers
April 26, 2010              For accepted papers, camera ready copy due
Instructions for authors:
The entire paper should be no more than 5,000 words, including all  
materials and sections such as figures, tables, and references. All  
conference submissions will be double-blind, peer reviewed, and must  
be submitted using the online submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2010 
  which opens on January 4, 2010. For complete instructions for  
authors and information about the conference, visit the AMCIS 2010  
website at http://www.amcis2010.org.

NOTE: Authors of best papers in the ICTs in Global Development track  
will be invited to submit revised versions for fast-track review and  
possible publication in the journal Information Technology for  
Development (http://www.itd.ist.unomaha.edu).
Minitrack Co-Chairs:

Piotr Soja – Cracow University of Economics, Poland, eisoja at cyf-kr.edu.pl
Paulo Rupino da Cunha – University of Coimbra, Portugal, rupino at dei.uc.pt

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