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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#646464'>Call for Papers</span></b> <o:p></o:p></p><div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#646464'>International Journal of Information Technology and Management (IJITM)</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#646464'><br><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1825" target="_blank">http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1825</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#663399'>Special Issue on: "Technology Design for ICT4D Initiatives: Challenges and Opportunities"</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#646464'><br><br><b><i>Guest Editors</i>:<br>Saqib Saeed, Bahria University, Pakistan<br>Christopher G. Reddick, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA </b></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#111111'>Information and communication technology for development (ICT4D) is an emerging research paradigm in which researchers from different backgrounds try to use modern technologies for human development. In this special issue we aim to present case studies and relevant research issues for researchers and practitioners in the ICT4D field. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#111111'>The objectives of this issue are twofold. They are firstly to bring inherent issues hindering the success of ICT4D initiatives to the forefront, and secondly to publish case studies disseminating best practices. The discussions in this issue will provide implications for technology design in the ICT4D domain. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#111111'>The contents in this special issue will be of interest to academics and researchers working in different domains such as information systems, human-computer interaction, organisational science and management sciences. Furthermore, government officials and policy makers could also benefit from the issue’s discussions for devising effective ICT policies.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#111111'>We invite research contributions, including case studies, on all aspects of technology design for human development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><a name="137139bbf02a0843_137139079e8dcffe_covera"></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject Coverage</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Topics of interest include but are not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICTs and poverty alleviation </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ICT adoption in multiple domains (agriculture, health, education, learning, government, etc.) </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Empirical studies of ICT4D initiatives </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Prototypes and case studies of ICT4D </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Innovation in ICT4D technology design </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Open source projects and ICT4D </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mobile communication and human development </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best practices and opportunities for ICT4D technology design </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Universal access and Digital Divide </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Evaluation and Success Criteria for ICT4D Projects </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Privacy and ICT4D </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Design Methods for ICT4D Research </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Social and Ethical Issues around ICT4D Technology Design </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Notes for Prospective Authors</span></b><a name="137139bbf02a0843_137139079e8dcffe_guideA"></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the<span style='color:#646464'> <i><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333399;text-decoration:none'>Author Guidelines</span></a></i> </span>page.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><a name="137139bbf02a0843_137139079e8dcffe_deadli"></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Important Dates</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Submission of manuscripts: <i>30 June, 2012</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Notification to authors: <i>30 September, 2012</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Final versions due: <i>31 December, 2012</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt'><a name="137139bbf02a0843_137139079e8dcffe_contac"></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All papers <i>must</i> be submitted online</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#646464'>. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To submit a paper, please go to<span style='color:#646464'> <i><a href="http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=35&jid=18" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333399'>Online Submissions of Papers</span></a></i></span>. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact<span style='color:#646464'> <a href="mailto:submissions@inderscience.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#333399;text-decoration:none'>submissions@inderscience.com</span></a>, </span>describing the exact problem you experience. (<u>Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors</u>)</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>