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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>IFIP Working Group 9.4 - 11th
International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing
Countries<BR>Kathmandu, Nepal, 22-25 May 2011 <A
href="http://www.ifipwg94.org.uk/conference-home">http://www.ifipwg94.org.uk/conference-home</A></STRONG></FONT><A
href="http://www.ifipwg94.org.uk/ifip-wg94-conference"><FONT
face=Arial></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>SUBMISSION DEADLINE
(Research & Research-in-Progress Papers, Practitioner Reports, Demos):
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>15TH NOVEMBER
2010</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>Submission system now open at </FONT><A
href="http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94"><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ifipwg94</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>While <SPAN
class=908384608-16092010>information and communications technologies
(</SPAN>ICT<SPAN class=908384608-16092010>) are </SPAN>now generally
accepted to have a key developmental role, the actual process through which
development is influenced remains a much debated issue. With the conference
theme, <EM>Partners for Development: ICT Actors and Actions,</EM> 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 <SPAN class=908384608-16092010>the </SPAN>ICT<SPAN
class=908384608-16092010> for development </SPAN>processes and their
associated impacts. <FONT size=2>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. </FONT></FONT><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 and cases
grounded in theory<SPAN class=908384608-16092010> </SPAN>and panel proposals are
very welcome.<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Submissions:</STRONG> All
papers will be double blind reviewed. The best papers from the conference will
be selected for further review and possible publication in the following
journals: <EM>Journal of Information Technology for Development; Electronic
Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries; Information Technologies
and International Development.</EM></FONT></FONT></P>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><EM><STRONG>Full Research
Papers:</STRONG></EM> Length limit - 5000 words of text excluding
abstract, diagrams, tables and references</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>
<DIV align=left><BR><EM><STRONG>Research in Progress/Practitioner
Reports:</STRONG></EM> Length Limit - 2500 words of text excluding
abstract, diagrams, tables and references.</DIV>
<DIV align=left><BR><EM><STRONG>Demos:</STRONG></EM> Submissions in the 'ICT4D
Demos' category must not exceed one 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.<BR><SPAN class=140270910-30092010><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards<BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hari and Bjorn </FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>(G. Harindranath & Bjorn Furuholt,
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Programme
Co-Chairs)</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>