[AISWorld] CFP SigGlobDev Workshop Milan, Italy.

[Sajda Qureshi]

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/>

6th Annual SIG GlobDev Pre-ICIS Workshop
ICT IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Milano, Italy
Saturday, December 14, 2013


Theme:
Reclaiming the Meaning of Development: ICT and the Path to Community

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA
Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Ryerson University, USA

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Edward Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR
Edward Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Annika Andersson, Swedish Business School. Örebro University, Sweden
Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, The University of Texas-Pan American, USA
Arlene Bailey, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Corlane Barclay, University of Technology, Jamaica
Paul Golding, University of Technology, Jamaica
Mathias Hatakka, Swedish Business School. Örebro University, Sweden
Mehruz Kamal, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, USA
Jyoti Choudrie, Hertfordshire University, UK
Josephine Nabukenya, College of Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda.
Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Sergey Samoilenko, Virginia Union University, USA

DESCRIPTION

The 6th Annual Pre-ICIS SIG GlobDev Workshop is 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. The questions we want to discuss are: What do we mean by Development? When do we know when there is Development? How do we know that ICTs have brought this about?


In a world that is increasingly characterized by climate disturbance, economic crises, diminishing natural resources, exploitation & manipulation of natural resources with grave costs to the environment, demands for participation in governance, etc., there is the need for a model of development that is feasible, just and sustainable. Given the relative over-consumption of resources that is associated with being a 'first world' country, it is obviously not feasible nor sustainable for the majority of countries & peoples to grow economically into this category. The development vs. environment model is increasingly leading the planet to the brink of catastrophe.

In a planet of finite resources, does development have to be a zero-sum game with winners and losers? Can ICTs support the development, promotion and realization of a model of 'development' that is holistic, just & sustainable, and that will lead to an appropriate quality of life for each individual on the planet? Within this context, should academic ICT research be more pro-active?

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 6th Annual Pre-ICIS GlobDev Workshop include but are not limited to:

  1.  The role of government policy in fostering ICT human capital, cooperation and capacity building
  2.  ICT Impact Analysis: Sophisticated analyses of the empowering potential & dangers posed by ICTs.
  3.  Social, political, and community development impacts of ICTs.
  4.  New frameworks and models for fostering ICT human capital and capacity building

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

  1.  Challenges of ICT human capital and capacity building in remote regions
  2.  Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT skills
  3.  Mobile technologies as infrastructure for ICT human capital and capacity building
  4.  Frugal Innovation, Frugal Information Systems and innovative ways in which technologies are applied in developing regions.
  5.  ICT support for Small Island States and vulnerabilities caused by climate change



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

IMPORTANT DATES
Notification of Intention to Submit (Optional): asap
Paper/Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:  September 14, 2013
Notification to Authors:                               October 19, 2013
Deadline for Final Papers:                           November 22, 2012
Workshop Date:                            Saturday, December 14, 2013

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS
Submitted papers should be limited to 7,000 words or approximately 25 pages in length.
Please use the paper template and 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 uploaded electronically to:  https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigglobdev2013 and email copies to workshop co-chairs (kmuata at isy.vcu.edu<mailto:kmuata at isy.vcu.edu> and estohr at stevens.edu<mailto:estohr at stevens.edu>) with  "SIGGlobDev Workshop" in the subject header of the email.

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