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<div>AMCIS 2015</div>
<div>El Conquistador Resort, Puerto Rico</div>
<div>August 13-15, 2015</div>
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<div>Mini-track: IT issues in emerging economies</div>
<div>Track: ICTs in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)<br>
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<div>The evolving growth of ICT in emerging economies such as the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and countries such as Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Poland, Nigeria, and Turkey, has been remarkable in
recent years and is likely to continue. These countries have become a leading market force, not just as ICT users but also as manufacturers of ICT services and goods. For example, according to Simon (2011), China has become the world’s largest producer of
ICT products. Although these countries are eagerly using and adapting ICTs to solve their real-life problems they face unique challenges compared to the established, developed economies. These challenges include high illiteracy rates, extreme poverty, and
high mortality rates to mention a few. It is crucial for emerging economies to harness the power of ICTs to address these and other unique challenges more effectively. Research contributions in this track will help to further equip those in emerging economies
with the intellectual capacity to address these issues. Those in developed economies will also benefit from understanding the possibilities and limitations of ICTs and how to promote its adoption, adaptation and use in emerging economies. This mini-track is
therefore of vital interest to information systems researchers and practitioners. </div>
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<div>This mini-track invites contribution from researchers who are from emerging economies or those who are working on issues related to emerging economies to share their research and professional insights in IT issues within these emerging economies. We welcome
accomplished research as well as research-in-progress contributions. Contributions that illustrate information technologies specifically customized to the needs and contexts of emerging economies are greatly encouraged. Topics of interest include, but are
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<div>* Drivers and barriers for ICT adoption in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* E-government, e-health, or e-learning applications in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* Innovative applications of ICTs in emerging economies, including mobile applications;</div>
<div>* Acceptance and use of cloud computing in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* User interfaces, information presentation and local language adaptation;</div>
<div>* Research frameworks to study ICT in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* Impact of emerging economies on the ICT industry;</div>
<div>* ICT for socio-economic development in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* ICT infrastructure in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* ICT policy in emerging market economies;</div>
<div>* Strategies for addressing the digital divide and information poverty; </div>
<div>* Information and computer literacy in emerging economies;</div>
<div>* Indigenous knowledge systems and ICT in emerging economies; </div>
<div>* Ethical aspects of ICTs in emerging economies, including e-waste. </div>
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<div>IMPORTANT DATES</div>
<div>January 5, 2015 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Manuscript submissions for AMCIS 2015 begin</div>
<div>February 25, 2015 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Deadline for paper submissions</div>
<div>May 5, 2015 <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"></span>Final decisions </div>
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<div>Instructions for authors and more information about the conference at http://amcis2015.aisnet.org/.</div>
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<div>MINI-TRACK CHAIRS</div>
<div>Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa, Marlene.Holmner@up.ac.za</div>
<div>Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, ponelis@uwm.edu </div>
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<div>REFERENCES</div>
<div>Simon, J.P., 2011. The ICT Landscape in BRICS countries: Brazil, India, China, Institute for Prospective and Technological Studies, Joint Research Centre. Available at: http://ideas.repec.org/p/ipt/iptwpa/jrc66110.html.<br>
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