[AISWorld] Final Call for Minitrack Proposals: AMCIS 2014 - ICTs in Global Development (SIGGlobDev) Track

[Narcyz Roztocki]

AMCIS 2014 – Smart Sustainability – the Information Systems Opportunity 
Savannah, Georgia, August 7-10, 2014 

The deadline for proposal submissions is November 4, 2014. 

Call for Minitrack Proposals: 

ICTs in Global Development (SIGGlobDev) Track 
http://amcis2014.aisnet.org/index.php/track-list/77-amcis-2014/99 


Track co-chairs: 
Narcyz Roztocki, State University of New York at New Paltz, roztockn at newpaltz.edu 
H. Roland Weistroffer, Virginia Commonwealth University, hrweistr at vcu.edu 

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have a major impact on economic and societal development. Though developing, emerging, and transitional economies play an increasingly important role in the global market, mainstream information systems research continues to focus on the relatively small group of countries with highly developed economies. The business, social, and legal environments of developing, emerging, and transitional economies often mandate that ICT implementation and management apply different practices and models from those conceived and tested in highly developed countries. The intention of this track is to encourage more research and publications on ICT focused on developing and emerging markets and communities. 

Thus, this track serves as a forum for research on the appropriate use and diffusion of information and communication technologies and associated management practices in the distinctive environments of developing, emerging, and transitional economies. 

Suggested topics for minitracks (additional topics welcome): 
- Information Technology Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa 
- Education and Information Technology in Developing Regions 
- Information Technology as a Driver for Social and Political Change 
- Leveraging Information Technology for Competitiveness in Emerging Markets 
- Information Technology Issues in Arab and Middle Eastern Countries 
- Information Technology Issues in Latin America 
- Information Technology Issues in Transition Economies 
- Information Technology Issues in the CIS Countries 
- Role and Significance of ICT in Economically Struggling Regions 
- Role and Significance of ICT in an Economic Downturn 
- Role and Significance of ICT in Micro Businesses 
- Information Technology Issues in China 
- Information Technology in Underserved Population Groups 
- ICT Collaboration for Development in Global Settings 
- Digital Collaboration as a Driver for Economic Growth 

Other titles and topics are welcome as long as they relate to the general topic area of information technology in global development. 

To submit a minitrack proposal, you must submit a) minitrack chairs (names, emails, affiliation); b) minitrack title; c) short description of minitrack for the AMCIS 2014 website (up to 150 words); d) call for papers for your minitrack. If you would like to submit a proposal, visit: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2014, login and select the appropriate track. 
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