[AISWorld] CFP for ISeB Special Issue on Digital Inclusion

[Kexin Zhao]

*Information Systems and e-Business Management*

*Call for Papers: Special Issue of Digital Inclusion*

*(*https://www.springer.com/journal/10257/updates/17696028*)*

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are crucial for
individuals, organizations, and countries to participate in and benefit
from today’s digital economy. However, “digital divide” persists, where the
ability to access and use ICT effectively remains inequitable (Newman et
al. 2017). Increased use of analytics and artificial intelligence has
created new challenges where existing disparities and biases in digital
inclusion are reinforced (Park and Humphry 2019). It is therefore important
to understand this phenomenon of digital inclusion, so as to develop
strategies and tactics to promote and enhance digital inclusion, where
disadvantaged individuals, groups, and communities can have access to, and
the necessary skills to use ICT. Digital inclusion can also help address
broader socioeconomic inequalities (Zaffar et al. 2019). *Information
Systems and e-Business Management* (ISeB) supports such an increasingly
important research area of digital inclusion, and plans to publish a
special issue of high-quality papers devoted to the topic. The aim of this
special issue is to foster research concerning technological, economic, and
social factors that promote and enhance digital inclusion. Topics of
interest include but are not limited to the following:

·         Explorations and analysis of levels of digital inclusion and
engagement in various communities

·         Factors affecting disadvantaged or underrepresented individuals,
groups, and communities to adopt and effectively use emerging ICT

·         Role of technological, market, or policy designs towards
addressing digital disparities

·         Implications, social welfare impacts, and consequences of digital
inclusion in developed as well as developing countries. Examples include
empowerment, poverty reduction, and healthcare benefits.

·         ICT designs and processes to promote digital inclusion and/or
mitigate digital exclusion



*Submission and Review Process*

            Authors must submit the complete manuscripts through ISeB’s
online submission system at
https://www.editorialmanager.com/iseb/default.aspx by July 15th, 2020. Only
manuscripts deemed to have a reasonable chance of acceptance in an
accelerated review process will enter the first round of review. Authors
must adhere to a strict schedule for submission and revision of
manuscripts.

·         Submission Due: July 15th 2020

·         First Round of Editorial Decisions: September 15th 2020

·         Revision Due: November 15th 2020

·         Second Round of Editorial Decisions: December 15th 2020

·         Final Revision Due: January 15th 2021

·         Final Decision: February 15th 2021



*Special Issue Editors*

Ram Kumar, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Chandrasekar Subramaniam, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

Kexin Zhao, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA

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Kexin Zhao, PhD  | Professor of Management Information Systems

Professor of Data Science and Business Analytics
UNC Charlotte | Belk College of Business
Friday 351B | 9201 University City Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-7637 | Fax: 704-687-6330
kzhao2 at uncc.edu | http://www.uncc.edu
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