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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>IFIP Working Group 9.4 - 11th International
Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing
Countries</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Kathmandu, Nepal, 22-25 May 2011<SPAN
class=228185115-07092010> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG><A
href="http://www.ifipwg94.org.uk/ifip-wg94-conference"><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>http://www.ifipwg94.org.uk/ifip-wg94-conference</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><STRONG><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN class=228185115-07092010>SUBMISSION
</SPAN>DEADLINE <SPAN class=228185115-07092010>(Research &
Research-in-Progress Papers, Practitioner Reports, Demos)</SPAN>: 15TH NOVEMBER
2010</FONT></FONT></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN class=228185115-07092010><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Submission
system now open at </STRONG></FONT><A
href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94"><U><SPAN
lang=EN><FONT face=Arial
size=2><STRONG>http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94</STRONG></FONT></U></SPAN></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></SPAN><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><STRONG>Conference Theme: Partners for Development: ICT Actors and
Actions</STRONG><BR><BR>While ICT is now generally accepted to have a key
developmental role, the actual process through which development is influenced
remains a much debated issue. Increasingly both conceptual and empirical
research on ICT4D has sought to identify and better understand the challenges
posed by the socio-political context in which ICT is used in developing
countries. With the conference theme, Partners for Development:ICT Actors and
Actions, we hope to draw special attention to the role played by multiple actors
– public and private, activists and entrepreneurs as well as other kinds of
intermediaries – within ICT4D processes and their associated impacts. The
conference hopes to provide a space for articulating a variety of approaches and
views from these different types of actors in relation to ICT and sustainable
development. Nepal, the host country for <SPAN class=228185115-07092010>the
2011 </SPAN>conference, presents a unique opportunity to engage with such
actors given the growing significance of ICT in this landlocked, mountainous,
developing country.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>In addition to papers from the field of information
systems, we also invite contributions that address the conference theme from a
variety of other perspectives such as development studies, political science,
political economy, social anthropology, and sociology. Multidisciplinary papers
are very welcome. The following are a list of sub-themes proposed to stimulate
ideas, and not with the purpose of being restrictive or exhaustive. We would
welcome cases and experiences in this respect grounded in theory. Proposals for
panels would be very welcome.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><STRONG>Sub themes:<BR></STRONG>• Making ICT4D Work: Activists,
intermediaries and entrepreneurs<BR>• ICT4D: Evaluating the past, envisioning
the future<BR>• Ensuring sustainability and scalability of ICT4D projects<BR>•
ICT for good governance and human rights<BR>• Remoteness, exclusion and
inclusion<BR>• ICT for rural and urban development – contrasts or
interaction?<BR>• Public and private partnerships<BR>• ICT4D and poverty<BR>•
Mobile technology for development (M4D)<BR>• Research methods in ICT4D<BR>•
Theoretical and conceptual aspects of ICT4D<BR>• The developmental role of ICT
in specific areas such as Healthcare, Education, Environmental issues, Tourism,
Politics, Media, Small and micro enterprises etc<BR><BR><STRONG>Conference
Chair: </STRONG>Maung K Sein, University of Agder,
Norway<BR><BR><STRONG>Programme Co-Chairs: </STRONG>G. Harindranath, Royal
Holloway, University of London & Bjørn Furuholt, University of Agder,
Norway<BR><BR><STRONG>Conference Papers and Submissions: </STRONG>All papers
will be double blind reviewed. Note that in case of acceptance, at least one
author must have registered for the conference by March 31st, 2011 for the paper
to be included in the electronic proceedings.<SPAN class=228185115-07092010> The
best papers from the </SPAN>conference will be <SPAN
class=228185115-07092010>selected for further </SPAN>review <SPAN
class=228185115-07092010>and </SPAN>possible publication in the following
journals: </FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><EM>Journal of Information
Technology for Development; Electronic Journal of Information Systems in
Developing Countries<SPAN class=228185115-07092010>;</SPAN><SPAN
class=228185115-07092010> Information Technologies and International
Development.</SPAN><BR></EM><BR><STRONG>Submission<SPAN
class=228185115-07092010> System: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
class=228185115-07092010>ALL s</SPAN>ubmissions should be made through the
EasyChair system at </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94"><U><SPAN
lang=EN><FONT face=Arial color=#000000
size=2>http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94</FONT></U></SPAN></A><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2> <SPAN class=228185115-07092010>(deadline 15th Nov
2010). </SPAN></FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>*Documents must be
written in English, in Open Office Writer or MS Word .doc format, according to
the following rules: Single Spacing; Cover page containing title of manuscript,
authors’ names, affiliations and contact details for correspondence including
e-mail address, and an abstract of not more than 200 words<BR>*No author names
anywhere else on the manuscript other than on the cover page<BR>*Repeat the
title on the second page, before the body of paper<BR>*Full Research Papers:
Length limit: 5000 words for text excluding abstract, diagrams, tables and
references<BR>*Research in Progress/ Practitioner Reports of Experience and
Reflection: Length Limit: 2500 words of text excluding abstract, diagrams,
tables and references.</FONT><BR><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2><SPAN
class=228185115-07092010>*</SPAN><STRONG>DEMOS:</STRONG> Submissions <SPAN
class=228185115-07092010>in the 'ICT4D Demos' category must </SPAN>not
exceed <SPAN class=228185115-07092010>one</SPAN> A4 page (500 words
maximum) and should contain title of the project, a brief description of the
project and reasons for its success. If accepted, at least one of the authors
should register for the conference by the registration deadline and be
physically present to set up and conduct the demonstration. Demos will be
scheduled during the main conference programme.</FONT></FONT></P></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=228185115-07092010><STRONG>Submission Template: </STRONG></SPAN>We suggest
that you use the paper template available at </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.ifipwg94.org.br/ifip94_2007_paper_template.doc"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://www.ifipwg94.org.br/ifip94_2007_paper_template.doc</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2>. This template is needed for the final camera ready
version. You may use it for the initial paper submission for review if you wish,
but do not forget to remove the author’s names in the header. If you are using
OpenOffice Writer, please save your document in Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP
format, using the “Save As” option. If you are using MS Word, please check the
file/properties option, deleting any information about the authors´ name or
institution.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>