[AISWorld] CfP: IDIA2013 (Bangkok, Thailand) - Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions

Mon Jan 28 03:04:46 EST 2013

    7th IDIA Conference

      IDIA2013 Conference
      Bangkok, Thailand
      1-3 November 2013

    Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions

We invite you to submit an abstract for a proposed paper in the area of 
Developing Informatics / ICT4D for IDIA 2013 (the 7th International 
Development Informatics Association Conference) to be held on
1-3 November 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of the conference is:

Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions

    1. Call for Papers

The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and reflective 
practitioners.

Papers will be double-blind peer-reviewed and accepted papers will be 
published in the Conference Proceedings. Only papers of participants who 
have paid the full conference fee will be included -- see deadlines 
<http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2013/index.html#Deadlines>.

Conference proceedings will be distributed at the conference.

      Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions

Proponents of the advantages mobile devices argue that private access 
(defined as the user owning a device, and rents connectivity) to global 
communication networks is the way forward to enable people in developing 
regions to participate in the activities of the global village. Is one 
attraction that mobiles replicate oral culture so successfully? Does 
networked orality help to overcome language differences? Other 
differences? Sometimes the argument is that access is democratising of 
itself. Often this point is made with regard to political liberation 
from dictators.

Public access (such as telecentres, internet cafés and government 
sponsored libraries, as well as multi-purpose community centres) do not 
seem to work as well as envisioned by their founders. They are location 
dependent, and not as common as mobile phones. Is it possible that 
attempts to merely rename and rebrand these as Smart Centres will really 
resolve endemic problems? Why is it that there are regions, such as 
Thailand, where telecentres are highly successful?

The notion of access requires critical scrutiny. What does access mean? 
Access implies communicational, structural, economic and knowledge 
access, and proponents often argue for its moral imperative. Is it only 
one-directional plugging in, or does it involve actively participating 
(two-way)? If it is also participating -- implying creating economies 
and knowledge -- is the developing world ready for such participation? 
If it is not only about offering access, how can local actors benefit 
from participation? Do they want access? To what? For what? Why?

IDIA2013, in its 7th year, invites papers analysing the status of public 
versus private ICT access critically, and for debates surrounding all 
the related issues - such as what the benefits of ICT really are for 
developing communities.

    2. Themes

Any theme related to the benefits, problems, opportunities, 
disadvantages, etc. related to the debate about public and private 
access will be accepted.

We especially invite academics, practitioners, policymakers and 
activists from the Asia and Pacific regions to participate.

    3. Panels

You are welcome to submit proposals for a panel discussion. A summary 
article of the panel discussion is expected to be submitted after the 
conference, for publication on the IDIA website, and perhaps a journal too.

Kindly submit possible themes, names of panelists and their affiliations.

    4. Research Exchange

A Research Exchange session is proposed for either Sunday 3 November 
2013. 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 Papers and Proposals

Papers must be submitted to the email address IDIA2013 AT 
developmentinformatics.org

1 April 2013 		Abstract submission
1 May 2013 		Full papers due for blind peer review
Panel proposal submissions
1 July 2013 		Peer review results
20 September 2013 		Final print-ready version of papers due

      Abstract

Criteria for accepting/rejecting Abstracts include the following. 
Abstracts will be reviewed by three reviewers to gauge:

  * relevance to the conference theme
  * knowledge of the discipline
  * academic, critical and research insight
  * contribution to the understanding of the theme
  * adequate referencing
  * English language use (please use an editor if you are not familiar
    with academic English)

For prompt feedback, please maximize your Abstract to 500 words.

      5.1. Conference proceedings

Details to be announced.

      5.2 Format for papers

Papers (including abstracts) should be submitted in one of these 
formats. Please adhere to this. In the past we have received too many 
papers in the wrong formats or not using the template, which delayed 
finalizing the Proceedings. This year, if you do not heed our request, 
your paper might not be published.

  * Open Office - ODF template
    <http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/IDIA-paper-template.odt>
    15Kb
  * RTF - RTF template
    <http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/IDIA-paper-template.rtf>
    24Kb
  * MS Word - DOC template
    <http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/IDIA-paper-template.doc>
    17Kb
    Please do not save in *.docx format, but in an older version
    [Use Save As... and select an older version of MS Word]

No other formats are accepted
No PDFs are accepted

        Formatting requirements

  * The paper should include a title, abstract, and references (any
    referencing style of your choice, except numbering systems) - but no
    footnotes.
  * 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 single line spacing with fontsize 10pt or 12pt
  * Please do not use of footnotes
  * The abstract should be a maximum of 300 words

Once the paper is accepted for the conference proceedings, it is assumed 
that the author(s) give(s) consent for the paper to be published in the 
proceedings by the conference organisers.

No other formats are accepted
No PDFs are accepted

Before a paper is reviewed:
a declaration to be signed and submitted with the words:
I have funding to attend the conference

        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
  * The paper should include a title, abstract, and references
  * The paper length should be between 4000 and 8000 words including all
    headings, references, and footnotes
  * We recommend single line spacing with size 10pt or 12pt font
  * Please do not use of footnotes
  * The abstract should be a maximum of 300 words
  * Do not submit in *.docx format

For papers to be included in the conference proceedings, conference fees 
need to be paid in full when the final print-ready paper is submitted.

Papers included in Proceedings only after full conference payment has 
been received.
This means if payments have not been received by the deadline date, the 
paper will not be included.

*Conference Chairs*
Jacques Steyn - Monash University (South African campus)
Braam van der Vyver - Monash University (South African campus)
Kamolrat Intaratat - Sukhothaithamathirat Opened University, Thailand

IDIA2013 at developmentinformatics.org

-- 
___________________________
Jacques Steyn PhD, HED
Head: School of IT
Monash South Africa

+27-11-950-4132 Phone
+27-11-950-4033 Fax
+27-83-296-9122 Mobile
jacques.steyn.za    Skype
jacques at steyn.pro

http://www.monash.ac.za/sit/
http://www.steyn.pro/

IDIA: International Development Informatics Association
http://www.developmentinformatics.org/

Music Markup Language
http://www.musicmarkup.info/

-- 
___________________________
Jacques Steyn PhD, HED
Head: School of IT
Monash South Africa

+27-11-950-4132 Phone
+27-11-950-4033 Fax
+27-83-296-9122 Mobile
jacques.steyn.za    Skype
jacques at steyn.pro

http://www.monash.ac.za/sit/
http://www.steyn.pro/

IDIA: International Development Informatics Association
http://www.developmentinformatics.org/

Music Markup Language
http://www.musicmarkup.info/

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