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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


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 SPEAKER
Victor Lawrence
Stevens Institute of Technology
Chairman of Baharicom Holding Co Ltd
"Uhurunet: Delivering high capacity bandwidth to Africa's businesses,
schools, communities, civil society, and governments."

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 papers, panel session proposals, and field studies that can inform
theory and provide guidelines to field workers in developing economies. Both
research and practice papers are encouraged. Student papers will be given
special consideration.

Application areas of interest include but are not limited to: 
1.	Curricula in Global Development
2.	Social, political and legal frameworks for fostering ICT diffusion
in developing regions
3.	Networks and computer applications for eGovernment and eBusiness 
4.	Methods for measuring the benefits and costs of projects involving
the adoption of ICT
5.	The role of human and social capital in effective access and use of
ICTs
6.	Critical and theoretical perspectives on the digital divide and
social inclusion 
7.	Scalable and economic ICT infrastructures 
8.	Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT
skills
9.	Policies related to intellectual capital; open access and the
intellectual commons
10.	ICT to support Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
11.	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