[AISWorld] CFP - ECIS2017 Track07 - "Digital Ecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities"

[Stefano Za]

Call for Papers

ECIS2017 Track "Digital Ecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities" (Track 07)

TRACK CO-CHAIRS
Eusebio Scornavacca, Merrick School of Business, University of Baltimore, USA 

Jessie Pallud, EM Strasbourg Business School, FR 

Stefano Za, Università degli studi eCampus, IT

Deadline for submissions: December 03, 2016 (strict) 

More information on http://www.ecis2017.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ECIS2017-T07.pdf


TRACK DESCRIPTION
The number of mobile devices has exceeded the world's population and is forecasted to reach 1.5  devices  per  person  in  2019 (Cisco 2015). According to the OECD (2012), by 2020 over 50 billion of potentially interconnected devices are estimated to populate the 'infosphere' (Floridi 2010).  The emergence of new integrated forms of ubiquitous computing devices (e.g. smart phones, tablets, 'phablets', smart TVs and smart-watches), alongside advances in cloud computing and the proliferation of fluid multi-device platforms (e.g. iOS, Android and Windows 10) are enabling the rise of Digital Ecosystems (Nielsen 2013; Sorensen 2011; Stafford et al. 2010; Carillo et al. 2014). This new and complex form of information systems encapsulates various functions and provides fluid information access across a variety of channels. This combination of media convergence and ubiquitous environments represents a remarkable shift in the way people as well as organizations interact and behave. 
By gradually blurring physical, social and temporal boundaries, Digital Ecosystems not only allow businesses to deliver products and services through a multitude of interconnected channels, but also radically transform collaboration and cooperation in organizations, as well as the organizational learning (Za et al. 2014).  As information access becomes fully ubiquitous and the utilitarian, as well as hedonic functionalities of those devices increase, a growing number of companies have started digital transformation programs in order to seize the opportunity offered by this new digital environment (Vargo & Lusch 2008). However, the emergence of fluid and evolving techno-ecosystems poses important challenges and opportunities for academics and practitioners in order to create a smart, inclusive and sustainable world. 
The goal of this track is to provide a forum to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital ecosystems for IS research. Authors are encouraged to submit research in progress as well as and complete full paper presenting empirical and conceptual contributions to advance knowledge in the field of digital ecosystem. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
.	Implications of digital ecosystems in relation to individual behavior and social interactions 
.	The adoption of ubiquitous media systems at individual and/or group levels 
.	New forms of learning (formal and informal), training and assessment models fostered by digital ecosystems
.	Consumer behavior in ubiquitous digital environments 
.	Development and use of applications and artifacts supported by digital ecosystems 
.	The digital transformation of organizations: the role of this new digital ecosystem in the evolution of organizational context
.	New business models or strategies relying on Digital Ecosystems (e.g. omni-channel strategies merging electronic and mobile commerce)
.	How organizations leverage co-production and co-creation in designing and delivering ubiquitous digital services
.	Organizational, social, and ethical issues arising with new digital ecosystems (and relevant public and private policies). For instance, how managers deal with the blurring boundaries of the workplace, the role of cultural differences, the lack of digital competence, techno-stress derived from the constant state of connectedness etc.  
.	Privacy and confidentiality issues of digital ecosystems


More information on http://www.ecis2017.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ECIS2017-T07.pdf