[AISWorld] CFP SIG GlobDev 5th Annual Pre-ICIS Workshop, Dec 16 2012

Fri Jul 6 09:13:40 EDT 2012

Call for Papers 

Association for Information Systems

Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)

http://www.globdev.org <http://www.globdev.org/> 

5th Annual SIG GlobDev Workshop

ICT IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Pre-ICIS Meeting

Orlando, Florida, USA

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Theme:  

ICT Innovation in Developing Regions: 

Human Capital and Capacity Building for Development

WORKSHOP GENERAL CHAIRS

Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Ryerson University, Canada           

Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR

Edward A. Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

THEME CHAIRS

Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, The University of Texas-Pan American, USA

Arlene Bailey, University of the West Indies, Jamaica

Corlane Barclay, University of Technology, Jamaica

Jyoti Choudrie, Hertfordshire University, UK

Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Mehruz Kamal, SUNY Brockport, USA

Sergey Samoilenko, Virginia Union University, USA

DESCRIPTION

Following our very successful pre-ICIS workshops in Paris, Phoenix, Saint
Louis, Shanghai and pre-ECIS and AMCIS workshops and tracks, the 5th Annual
SIG GlobDev Workshop will again provide a forum for discussion of practical
experience and research related to the diffusion and use of information and
communication technologies (ICT) in developing regions of the world. The
papers in this workshop will also further knowledge of what we know about
how ICT enables the global economy by enabling local needs to be met.
Development is the improvement in the lives of people and this is often made
possible by ICTs.   

A continuing problem in advancing the program of ICT for social development
is the shortage of expertise in many developing countries. While many gains
have been made, the shortage of skilled ICT professionals, low levels of ICT
literacy and the 'brain drain' of ICT specialists to developed regions of
the world could undermine progress. In addition, access to ICT resources and
the ability to use these resources have the potential to better the lives of
people. Innovations in ICTs  have enabled access to services such as mPESA
that provide access to financial services through cellphones, telecenters
that enable innovative uses of existing technologies to help communities
access needed resources. At the same time, people who are unable to have
access to the ICTs and the innovations associated with them become
marginalized.

In order to address these issues, human capital and capacity building are
seen to be important concepts in understanding development.  Human capital
is seen to be a key driver of development in that human capital is the
knowledge, skills and capacity that enable people to achieve their goals and
take the opportunities presented to them. The ability to access and use ICT
resources in innovative ways, requires skill and literacy.  In their
editorial in the Information Technology for Development Journal, Bada and
Madon (2010) state that changes in ICT and their applications have placed
new demands on the stock of human capital required to function effectively
in the changing global technological and business environment. The
collective stock of human capital also effects the capacity of a region to
grow from ICT investments and infrastructure. Building capacity for
development involves harnessing human capital to enable the innovative uses
of ICT to bring about economic, human and/or social development.   

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. Graduate student papers will be
given special consideration. Areas of interest for the 5th Annual GlobDev
Workshop include but are not limited to: 

1.      The role of government policy in fostering ICT human capital and
capacity building

2.       New frameworks and models for fostering ICT human capital and
capacity building 

3.       Critical and theoretical perspectives on the digital divide and
social inclusion 

4.       Challenges of ICT human capital and capacity building in remote
regions 

5.       Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT
skills

6.       Mobile technologies as infrastructure for ICT human capital and
capacity building

7.       Frugal Innovation and innovative ways in which technologies are
applied in developing regions.

Any combination of the above or aspects of human capital and capacity
building for development will be considered.  

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

These will be published in the AIS eLibrary.

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
<http://globdev.org/dev/?q=node/8>  Technology for Development (ITD) 

IMPORTANT DATES

Notification of Intention to Submit (Optional): asap

Paper/Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:  Friday, September 21, 2012

Notification to Authors: Friday, October 26, 2012

Deadline for Final Papers: Saturday, November 24, 2012

Workshop Date:  Sunday, December 16, 2012

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

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

Please clearly indicate the category of your paper on the title page: 

.         Research Paper

.         Contribution to Practice

.         Research-in-progress

.         Student Paper

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:  <mailto:estohr at stevens.edu>
estohr at stevens.edu 

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

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Edward A. Stohr

Professor and Director of the BI&A Program

Howe School of Technology Management

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ 07030

Tel: 201-216-8915; Cell: 201-993-5592; Fax: 201-216-5385

http://stevens.edu/howeschool/bia

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