[AISWorld] Extended Call for Papers: 7th IDIA Conference

Wed Apr 3 07:40:29 EDT 2013

Extended Call for Papers: 7th IDIA Conference

http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2013/index.html

IDIA2013 Conference

Chulalongkorn University

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.

In addition to the conference there will be a one-day workshop on 
telecenters - on 3 November 2013.

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.

Conference proceedings will be distributed at the conference.

*Public and private access to ICTs in developing regions *

Proponents of the advantages of 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 of this view 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 and 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 seem to be 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 
<mailto:IDIA2013 at developmentinformatics.org>

1 April 2013 extended

20 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 15Kb

* RTF - RTF template 24Kb

* MS Word - DOC template 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*:

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.

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