[AISWorld] Call for Papers: Open Innovation: Governance Models, Implementation Tools, Strategies and Outcomes

[Stan Karanasios]

Call for Papers: Open Innovation: Governance Models, Implementation Tools, Strategies and Outcomes

IFIP Work Group 9.4 on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries

Negombo - Sri Lanka, 20-22 May, 2015

Track Chairs:

*         Mira Slavova, Mobile Empowerment Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

*         Stan Karanasios, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Track theme
Open ICT innovation has become a popular theme in the management literature, as an emergent model of innovation in which firms draw upon external expertise in order to derive improved value from the innovation process (Chesbrough, 2003). However, open innovation in the ICT4D context can go beyond the product proposition and focus on development initiatives enabled by advances in ICT. This track is interested in considering open governance models, tools and strategies in the process of creation of ICT4D innovations.  We aim to explore scholarly research on the emerging openness and accountability paradigms.

The notion of openness in ICT4D has expanded beyond participatory approaches and open-source practices, to contain inclusivity/participatory aspects which are enabled by emerging technology trends in social-media, open-data and crowdsourcing. By means of such tools, knowingly or unknowingly, populations contribute and participate in open-information ecologies. Yet, governance of such innovation processes remains a persistent topic of concern (Tarrell et al., 2013). Due to the emergent nature of the topic the academic literature has yet to explore it in detail. In order to address this gap, this track investigates governance in terms of openness and accountability in the ICT4D context. While open collaboration and participation are critical to the success of ICT4D projects, funding resources and accountability remain locked with public/private sector and international development stakeholders. Consequently, ICT4D initiatives are only as "open" as far as they meet external objectives concerned with achieving measurable outputs, outcomes and impacts; within fixed time constraints. Therefore, a tension between openness and accountability continues to exist within ICT4D. We are interested in exploring the versatile dimensions of this tension and contributions pointing to new models of openness, new forms of governance for open innovation, or workable strategies for their implementation. Studies drawing on theory, qualitative/quantitative studies, novel methods and best practice reviews, are encouraged.

Exemplar topics:

*         Open innovation

*         Accountability

*         Transparency

*         Public-private partnership

*         Co-creation, co-innovation

*         Techniques of openness including, crowdsourcing, social-media etc.

*         Participatory methods and design

*         User-centred innovation

*         Legitimacy of open innovations

For full track details see: http://www.ifipwg94.org/track-3-open-innovation-governance-models-implementation-tools-strategies-and-outcomes

Important dates:

*         Submission Deadline: 3rd October 2014

*         Notification of Acceptance: 22nd January 2015

*         Resubmissions Due: 20th February 2015

See http://www.ifipwg94.org/call-for-papers-2015 for submission details

For more information, please contact the track chairs Mira Slavova (mira at mmd4d.org<mailto:mira at mmd4d.org>) or Stan Karanasios (s.karanasios at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:s.karanasios at leeds.ac.uk>)


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