[AISWorld] CFP: ICT unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption

[Yogesh K. Dwivedi]

IFIP WG 8.6 Diffusion and Transfer of IT

CFP: ICT unbounded, Social Impact of Bright ICT Adoption

Accra, Ghana, June 21 – 22, 2019

http://ugbs.ug.edu.gh/



Submit by: February 28, 2019

*DESCRIPTION*



IFIP WG 8.6 is pleased to announce its annual conference on Diffusion and
Transfer of IT would be held on June 21 – 22, 2019 at University of Ghana
in Accra Ghana. This conference is intended to be a forum for scholars,
practioners and doctoral students who are interested in the diffusion of
technology to exchange ideas and collaborate with members of the IFIP
community. We invite individuals to submit research articles, case studies
and research-in-progress that address all interesting aspect of IT transfer
and diffusion including but not limited to:

·       Desirable outcomes from technology adoption in developing countries

·       Unintended consequences of technology adoption and how to address
technostress and cybercrime

·       Diffusion and effect of information technology for developing
economies

·       Diffusion, transfer, and implementation of both mature and immature
smart information technologies and systems in organizations and countries

·       Transfer of technology to be incorporated in systems for customers
and clients

·       Design, adoption and diffusion of technology in the emergency
management, health, entertainment, government, political and criminal
justice sectors

·       Identification of risk factors and barriers to success in emerging
technology adoption and strategies for addressing them

·       Methods to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and value of
technology transfer programs and approaches

·       Case studies of technology transfer and diffusion to provide
instances to guide research, development, and practice

·       Standards and intellectual property issues that inhibit or
facilitate information technology transfer

·       Ethics in the adoption of Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics,
wearables and mobile technology

All submissions undergo double-blind peer-review process. Please submit
your papers using our conference submission system located at
*https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg862019*
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg862019>*.* Full paper must
not exceed twelve (12) and short papers must not exceed seven (7)
single-spaced pages including all text, figures, tables, and appendices.
The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded from this
page count. The cover page, abstract, keywords, and references are excluded
from this page count. All submissions must be in PDF and should be clearly
marked on the paper. Questions about submission should be emailed to
richboateng at ug.edu.gh  or emmanuel.ayaburi at utrgv.edu. The conference will
be preceded by a doctoral consortium to be chaired by Prof. H.R. Rao[1]
<#_ftn1>.

*DATES*

·       Paper submission deadline:           28th February 2019

·       Acceptance notification:                   15th March 2019

·       Final camera-ready copy due:         22nd March 2019

·       Conference dates:                              21st – 22nd June 2019

*Honorary Chair*: George Kasper, *VCU, USA*

*Program Chairs*: Yogesh Dwivedi, Swansea *University, UK*

*General Chairs*: Deborah Bunker, *University of Sydney, Australia*

*Program Chairs*: Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, *UTRGV, USA*

*General Chairs*: Richard Boateng, *University of Ghana, Ghana*

*Doctoral Consortium Chair*: H. R. Rao

Program Committee

Yogesh Dwivedi, Swansea *University, UK*

Eleanor Wynn, *Intel, USA*

David Wastell, *University of Nottingham, UK*

Joseph Nwankpa, *Miami University, USA*

Babajide Osatuyi, *Penn State University Behrend, USA*

Michele Maasberg, *Louisiana Tech University, USA*

Jae Ung Lee, *Louisiana Tech University, USA*

Gamel Wiredu, *GIMPA, Ghana*

Joseph Adjei, *GIMPA, Ghana*

David Asamoah, *KNUST, Ghana*

John Effah, *University of Ghana, Ghana*

Emmanuel Ayaburi, *UTRGV, USA*

Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, *UTRGV, USA*





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[1] <#_ftnref1> Information on doctoral consortium on a separate
communication

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Professor Yogesh K. Dwivedi, PhD
Professor of Digital Marketing and Innovation
Director of Emerging Markets Research Centre (EMaRC)
School of Management
Room #323
Swansea University, Bay Campus
Fabian Bay, Swansea, SA1 8EN, Wales, UK.
TEL (Office): +44 (0) 1792 602340
Email: y.k.dwivedi at swansea.ac.uk ; ykdwivedi at gmail.com
Home page:http://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/som/academic-staff/y.k.dwivedi/
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Associate Editor for Digital Marketing Section - European Journal of
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Senior Editor (Europe/Africa/Middle East) - Journal of Electronic Commerce
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