[AISWorld] CFP: Third Annual SIG GlobDev Pre-ICIS Workshop

[Edward Stohr]

REMINDER: Papers and panel proposals are due on September 26 - one month to
go!
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Association for Information Systems
Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)
http://www.globdev.org

3rd Annual Workshop
ICT IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Pre-ICIS Meeting
Saint Louis, Missouri
Sunday, December 12, 2010


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CALL FOR PAPERS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

WORKSHOP GENERAL CHAIRS
Muhammadou Kah, University of The Gambia Edward A. Stohr, Stevens Institute
of Technology

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Ojelanki Ngenyama, Ryerson University
Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska at Omaha

KEYNOTE TALK
(To be announced.)

DESCRIPTION
Following our very successful workshops in Paris and Phoenix, the 3nd SIG
GlobDev Annual Workshop will again provide a forum for discussion of
practical experience and research related to the diffusion and use and of
information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing regions of
the world. 
We invite research papers, panel session proposals, and field studies that
can inform theory and provide guidelines to field workers in developing
economies. Application areas of interest include but are not limited to:
 
1.	Social, political and legal frameworks for fostering ICT diffusion
in developing regions
2.	Networks and computer applications for eGovernment and eBusiness 
3.	Methods for measuring the benefits and costs of projects involving
the adoption of ICT
4.	The role of human and social capital in effective access and use of
ICTs
5.	Critical and theoretical perspectives on the digital divide and
social inclusion 
6.	Scalable and economic ICT infrastructures 
7.	Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT
skills
8.	Policies related to intellectual capital; open access and the
intellectual commons
9.	ICT to support Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
10.	Technological entrepreneurship as a path to prosperity 


WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS
These will be published in the AIS eLibrary: ISBN 978-0-9826068-2-7

FAST-TRACKING TO JOURNAL

Authors of selected workshop papers will be invited to submit their papers
for possible inclusion in a special issue of Information Technology for
Development (ITD) 

IMPORTANT DATES

Notification of Intention to Submit (Optional): asap
Paper/Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:   September 26, 2010
Notification to Authors:  October 24, 2010 Deadline for Final Papers:
November 22, 2010 Workshop Date:  December 12, 2010

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS
Submitted papers should be limited to 7,000 words or approximately 25 pages
in length.

Additional information and instructions for submitting papers and proposals
to the workshop can be found at http://www.globdev.org/

SUBMISSIONS
Panel proposals and Paper Submissions should be sent to:
Ted Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology: estohr at stevens.edu 

Please include "SIG GlobDev Workshop" in the subject header of the email.


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Edward A. Stohr
Co-Director, Center for Technology Management Research Wesley J. Howe School
of Technology Management Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on
Hudson Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-216-8915  Cell: 201-993-5592  Fax: 201-216-5385
e-mail: estohr at stevens.edu
URL: http://howe.stevens.edu/Faculty/EdwardStohr.html