<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">AMCIS 2010 – 16th<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">Americas</st1:country-region><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Conference on Information Systems, August 12 – 15,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lima</st1:city>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">Peru</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Track:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">ICTs in Global Development (sponsored by SIGGlobDev)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Minitrack:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Information Technology in Emerging and Transition Economies<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Minitrack Web Site:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><a href="http://www.amcis2010.org/home/documents/tracks_minitracks/ICTs%20in%20Global%20Development/0050-ICTs%20in%20Emerging%20and%20Transition%20Economies.pdf">http://www.amcis2010.org/home/documents/tracks_minitracks/ICTs%20in%20Global%20Development/0050-ICTs%20in%20Emerging%20and%20Transition%20Economies.pdf</a></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Minitrack description:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">The term<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Italic; color: black; ">emerging economy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">refers to countries with low to middle per capita income that are actively dedicated to economic development and substantial reforms in order to advance from the developing to the developed status. The term<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Italic; color: black; ">transition economy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">refers particularly to the countries of the former eastern bloc and the countries that resulted from the breakup of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on">Soviet Union</st1:place>, which within the last two decades have abandoned communist style central planning systems for free markets. Thus, many of the transition economies are also emerging economies.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><font face="Calibri"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Italic; color: black; ">Fast growing<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>emerging<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Italic; color: black; ">transition economies<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times-Roman; color: black; ">play an increasingly important role in the global economy, with information technology (IT) being a crucial driving force in this process. In spite of the growing importance of this topic area, relatively little academic research is being reported that specifically addresses the issues related to IT in emerging and transition economies. The objective of this mini-track is to encourage more research in this topic by providing a forum for interested authors to disseminate their research, compare results, and exchange ideas. Possible topics of interest include but are not limited to:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="ListParagraph" align="left" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -17.85pt; margin-top: 3pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 17.85pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">IT management issues that are unique in some ways to emerging or transition economies, such as national computerization policies and the role of transnational corporations, regional and international cooperation and self-sufficiency in IT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Cultural, economical and social contexts/factors influencing IT management in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Social awareness of computers and computer literacy, including culturally adapted IT in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">IT investment evaluation in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Cost/Benefit analysis of IT in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">IT productivity studies at the country, industry or firm level, with specific reference to the social and business conditions prevalent in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Assessment of IT success in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Comparative cross-country research, comparing IT in emerging (or transition) and developed economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Country specific case studies, with specific reference to the social and business conditions prevalent in emerging and transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Global supply chain management and its contribution to emerging and transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">IT off-shoring/outsourcing into emerging and transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">International IT project management, with specific reference to the social and business conditions in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">E-commerce effect on emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">E-government and e-democracy in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Digital divide in emerging and transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Studies on IT/IS adoption and use at the country, industry or firm level in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Motivations and justifications for IT adoption in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Risk factors, barriers and impediments to IT adoption in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Critical success/failure factors for IT adoption in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 18pt; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; "><span>-<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">IT governance in emerging or transition economies<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 10pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; ">Important dates:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">January 4, 2010<span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Paper submissions open (via Manuscript Central)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">February 26, 2010<span> </span>Deadline for paper submissions<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">April 12, 2010<span> </span>Notification of acceptance of papers<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: white; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">April 26, 2010<span> </span>For accepted papers, camera ready copy due<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 10pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; ">Instructions for authors:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">The entire paper should be no more than 5,000 words, including all materials and sections such as figures, tables, and references. All conference submissions will be double-blind, peer reviewed, and</span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">must be submitted using the online submission system at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><a href="http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2010"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2010</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>which opens on January 4, 2010. For complete instructions for authors and information about the conference, visit the AMCIS 2010 website at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-NZ"><a href="http://www.amcis2010.org/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">http://www.amcis2010.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><font face="Calibri">.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p class="CM8" style="margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; ">NOTE: Authors of best papers in the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>ICTs in Global Development</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>track will be invited to submit revised versions for fast-track review and possible publication in the journal<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Information Technology for Development</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(</span><span lang="PT"><a href="http://www.itd.ist.unomaha.edu/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; ">http://www.itd.ist.unomaha.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; ">).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM8" style="line-height: 12.15pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; ">Minitrack Co-Chairs:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span lang="EN-US">Piotr Soja – Cracow University of Economics, Poland,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:eisoja@cyf-kr.edu.pl"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">eisoja@cyf-kr.edu.pl</span></a></span></div><p class="Affiliation" align="left" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 6pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; "><span lang="EN-US">Paulo Rupino da Cunha –<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Coimbra</st1:city>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><st1:country-region w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place>,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:rupino@dei.uc.pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">rupino@dei.uc.pt</span></a></span></p></div></div></span></div></body></html>