<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>CALL FOR PAPERS<br><br>AMCIS 2012 <br>Seattle, Washington <br>August 9-12, 2012<br><br>Track: ICTs in Global Development (SIGGlobDev)<br>Mini-track: ICT IN EMERGING MARKETS<br><br>Emerging markets, which include BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, have been long overlooked but are poised for explosive growth and opportunity: although these markets currently account for approximately 20 percent of the world's economy, Van Agtmael (2007) predicts that this figure will grow to 50 percent within 25 years. These countries are embracing ICT for socio-economic development and yet mainstream IS research remains focused on the issues related to ICT in developed, mature economies in North America and Europe (Roztocki and Weistroffer, 2008). Increasing our understanding of the possibilities and limitations of ICT and how to promote its adoption and use in emerging markets is therefore of vital interest to information systems researchers and practitioners. <br><br>The objective of this mini-track is to encourage reflection and redefinition of emerging market countries’ digital future by providing a forum for interested authors to disseminate their research, compare results, and exchange ideas. <br><br>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<br><br>* Drivers and barriers for ICT adoption in emerging markets<br>* E-government, e-health, or e-learning applications in emerging markets<br>* Innovative applications of ICTs emerging market countries, including mobile applications<br>* Acceptance and use of cloud computing in emerging market contexts<br>* User interfaces, information presentation and local language adaptation<br>* Research frameworks to study ICT in emerging market countries<br>* Impact of emerging markets on the ICT industry<br>* ICT for socio-economic development in emerging markets<br>* ICT infrastructure in emerging market countries<br>* ICT policy in in emerging market countries<br>* Strategies for addressing the digital divide and information poverty <br>* Information and computer literacy in emerging market countries<br>* Indigenous knowledge systems and ICT in emerging market countries <br>* ICT and social entrepreneurship in emerging market countries <br>* Ethical aspects of ICTs in emerging markets, including e-waste <br>* Country-specific case studies of ICT adoption or use<br><br>IMPORTANT DATES:<br>January 2, 2012 Submission opens<br>March 1, 2012 Submission deadline <br>April 2, 2012 Notification of acceptance <br>April 20, 2012 Final camera-ready copy due<br><br>INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS:<br>All conference submissions will be double-blind, peer reviewed, and must be submitted using the online submission system at <br>http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012. <br>For complete instructions for authors and information about the conference, visit the AMCIS 2012 conference website at http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ after January 2, 2012. <br><br>MINI-TRACK CHAIRS:<br>Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, ponelis@uwm.edu<br>Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa, marlene.holmner@up.ac.za<br>Neels Kruger, University of Pretoria, South Africa, neels.kruger@up.ac.za<br><br><br>References:<br>Roztocki, N. and Weistroffer, H.R. 2008. Information Technology Investments in Emerging Economies, Information Technology for Development, 14(1): 1-10.<br>Van Agtmael, Antoine. 2007. The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies is Overtaking the World. New York: Free Press.<br><br></div></body></html>