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

[Paulo Rupino Cunha]

Call for Papers for the AMCIS 2011 Mini Track

'Information Technology in Emerging and Transition Economies'

(part of the 'Global, International, and Cultural Issues in IS' track)

AMCIS - Americas Conference on Information Systems
San Francisco, USA, August 4-7, 2011
http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/


A considerable body of literature exists regarding the adoption of  
information technology (IT) in developed economies. However, different  
challenges exist for developing economies that warrant a dedicated  
line of research. A broad group of developing countries, with low to  
middle income per capita,  are actively dedicated to economic  
development and substantial reforms in order to advance their emerging  
economies from the developing to the developed status. Transition  
economies are the particular case of emerging economies comprising 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. Overall, developing economies play an increasingly  
important role in the global economy, with IT being a crucial driving  
force in this process. 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.


Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
	• Critical success factors, risks, and barriers for IT adoption in  
developing economies
	• IT management and governance issues in developing economies
	• Cultural, economical, and social contexts/factors influencing IT in  
developing economies
	• IT investment evaluation in developing economies
	• Country specific case studies, with specific reference to the  
social and business conditions prevalent in developing economies
	• The role of IT in developing economies in global supply chains
	• IT off-shoring/outsourcing into developing economies
	• E-government and e-democracy in developing economies

Important Dates:
	• February 17, 2011 Deadline for Paper Submission
	• March 24, 2011 Notification of Paper Acceptance
	• April 21, 2011 Camera Ready Copy Due


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


Details at: http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196&Itemid=34