[AISWorld] CFP: IDIA2012 Istanbul-Turkey, 6-8 September 2012

[Melih KIRLIDOG]

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CFP - ICT4D / Development Informatics - 6th IDIA Conference

6-8 September 2012

Istanbul, Turkey

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Theme: Alleviating Digital Poverty with ICT innovation in emerging 
economies.

Will ICT Rights make a difference?

Conference Website: 
http://developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2012/6th.html

We invite you to submit an abstract for a proposed paper in the area of 
Developing Informatics / ICT4D for IDIA 2012 (the 6th International 
Development Informatics Association Conference) to be held on 6-8 
September 2012, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Submit and register here:

Online conference system: https://www.conftool.net/idia2012/

Keynote speakers:

Chrisanthi Avgerou

Information Systems and Innovation Group

London School of Economics

London

Mustafa Akgul

Bilkent University,

Ankara, Turkey

1. CALL FOR PAPERS

The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and reflective 
practitioners. It will be managed and hosted by the School of IT at the 
South African campus of Monash University, North-West University (South 
Africa), and Marmara University (Turkey).

Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed and accepted papers will be 
published in the Conference Proceedings. Selected papers will be 
submitted for publication in an accredited journal in DI (Development 
Informatics) / ICT4D.

Conference proceedings will be distributed at the conference.

The DI / ICT4D space is a dynamic, complex, morally challenging and 
altruistic area for intervention or for undertaking research. The 5th 
IDIA conference, held in October 2011 in Lima, Peru, identified these 
realities. One of the key themes emerging from that conference was the 
need to understand the connections between access and usage of ICT and 
poverty, connecting both issues under the concept of digital poverty. 
Also, in the context of the recent social uprising around the 
Mediterranean Sea, the importance of ICT and new media are growing. The 
voices of citizens through the use of social media are becoming a part 
of the political scene. ICT tools for communication as well as for 
organizing and structuring political responses under both authoritarian 
and democratic regimes are gaining ground. The need to go beyond the 
technical aspects of ID / ICT4D demands serious attention. The 6th 
annual IDIA conference hopes to progress in this direction.

Development Informatics covers a broad range of fields relevant to 
developing countries and marginalised communities, and includes 
disciplines such as Health Informatics, e-Governance, and e-Learning. 
The 6th IDIA2012 Conference hopes to progress in exploring improving the 
field of Development Informatics, and calls for papers in any of the 
following themes:

2. THEMES

2.1 Digital Poverty Alleviation

What is digital poverty? Theoretical, methodological, empirical 
discussions and developments.

Does poverty alleviation require an ICT dimension? What experiences, at 
the local, national or regional level, can offer guidance?

What are the skills for development agents that ICT can provide?

How can ICT, among others, contribute to the non-monetary dimensions of 
poverty alleviation, including political, cultural and minorities issues?

2.2 ICT Rights

Are there specific rights associated to ICT access and usage? Are these 
rights connected to development in any meaningful way?

Is rights promotion a requirement for those involved in DI / ICT4D work?

Are rights specific to cultural or social realities, or are they 
universal? Is ICT a way to universalize rights? And if so, what right do 
we have to promote these rights?

Is development work with ICT being transformed by the current usage of 
social media for political purposes?

2.3 The Field of DI / ICT4D

Development informatics and poverty alleviation: academic, theoretical 
and practical issues.

What is the relevance of social and cultural conditions and contexts of 
work activities for Development Informatics?

What developmental challenges are brought by the widespread deployment 
of technologies in deprived communities, in developing nations, in 
aboriginal communities?

Minorities and DI: ethnical, gender, sex, religion and the work of 
development.

The relationship between commercial informatics, development informatics 
and information systems.

Papers may be relevant to one or more of these topics and the above themes.

We especially invite academics, practitioners, policymakers and 
activists from the Mediterranean and Middle East regions to participate.

3. PANELS

Candidates may also put in proposals for a panel discussion. Kindly 
submit possible themes and names of panelists.

4. RESEARCH EXCHANGE

A Research Exchange session is proposed for either 5 September or 9 
September. The purpose of this session is for sharing current 
non-published work in progress research (i.e. working papers, Ph.D, M.S. 
or academic non-degree-oriented research). If interested, please 
indicate which date suits you best. Arrangements will be made in time, 
and there is no extra fee if you are already registered for the main 
conference.

5. SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND PROPOSALS

Abstracts of no longer than 300 words may be submitted through the 
electronic submission system: http://www.conftool.net/idia2012/

If an Abstract is accepted, its full paper may only be submitted via the 
electronic submission system. For relevant themes see the Call for 
Papers above.

Deadlines:

28 February 2012Submission of Abstracts

15 March 2012Notification of acceptance of Abstracts

1 May 2012Full papers due for blind peer review

1 July 2012Peer review results

1 August 2012Final version of papers due

5.1. Conference Proceedings

TBA

5.2 Format

For reviewing purposes papers should be submitted in one of these formats:

Open Office

RTF

MS Word - please do not save in *.docx format, but in an older version 
[Use Save As... and select an older version of MS Word].

Formatting requirements:

For review purposes: The paper should include a title, abstract, and 
references (preferably Harvard/APA style. Please remove all references 
to author names and institutions. The paper length should be between 
4000 and 8000 words including all headings, references, and footnotes. 
We recommend 1.5 or double line spacing with size 10 or greater font. 
Use of footnotes should be minimized. The abstract should be a maximum 
of 300 words.

For publishing purposes: Papers accepted after the double-blind peer 
review process must comply with the following requirements, otherwise 
they will not be included in the Conference Proceedings. Also meet the 
deadlines for submissions to have the paper included in the Proceedings.

The paper should include the author and co-authors' name, affiliation 
and contact email

Note that papers may be reformatted by the conference organisers for the 
conference proceedings and for journal submission. The paper will only 
be included in the conference proceedings if at least one co-author is 
able to present the paper at the conference

Once the paper is accepted for the conference proceedings, it is assumed 
that the author gives consent for the paper to be published online by 
the conference organizers. Do not submit in *.docx format.

6. REGISTRATION

To register, please use the online conference system at 
https://www.conftool.net/idia2012/

6.1 Registration fees

Conference feeTBA

Early birdTBA

Student specials:

Conference feeTBA

Early birdTBA

Students have to present proof of current registration at a higher 
education institution.

6.2 Visa letters

Visa application support letters will only be supplied to individual 
authors of peer reviewed papers that have been accepted. Please do not 
request bulk visa application supporting letters. For observers who 
require a visa letter, please submit your qualifications, university 
from which you obtained your degree, year of completion, and a short 
paragraph of your research interest and activities in the field. Support 
letters will only be supplied after full registration for the 
conference, including payment of the registration fee.

7. ACCOMMODATION

TBA

8. TRANSPORT

TBA

About IDIA:

IDIA, the International Development Informatics Association, is an 
association serving as a forum for international cooperation between 
organisations focusing on research into the use of ICTs by developing 
economies and societies (ICT4D). IDIA was founded in 2006 and has held 
national workshops on Development Informatics, as well as five 
international conferences. http://www.developmentinformatics.org

IDIA2012 is the 6th International IDIA Conference.

Conference Co-Chairs:

Melih KIRLIDOG

Jacques STEYN

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