[AISWorld] Call For Papers ECIS 2017: Track T28. Social and Ethical Implications of ICT Use

[Wenninger, Helena]

ECIS 2017 CFP

Track: Social and Ethical Implications of ICT Use<http://www.ecis2017.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ECIS2017-T28.pdf>

Recent years have witnessed an increasing integration of information and communication technology (ICT) in our personal and professional lives, transforming the way we work, study, play, and socialize. While the use of ICT offers many personal, educational, and work benefits, an increasing number of “dark sides” or undesirable consequences associated with the use of ICT in individual, organizational, and social contexts (Tarafdar, Gupta, & Turel, 2013) emerges in academic research and public discussion. Current examples are the exponential increase of fake news that may even be a threat to democracy, the transformation of employment through e-businesses like Uber, or individual challenges regarding work stress, technology addiction, and illegitimate surveillance – to name only a few.

The objective of this track is to develop theoretical insight and empirical understanding on topics and issues that address potential social and ethical implications of ICT use identifying and addressing knowledge gaps in: (1) the nature of the problem under investigation (i.e., ICT use and its associated negative social/ethical implications), (2) factors contributing to the problem, and (3) potential IT and/or non-IT solutions that can mitigate the problem.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

·         Societal impacts of current or emerging technologies or technological trends, e.g., Internet of Things, Big Data mining, autonomous agents and robots, 3D printing, quantum computing, affective systems, ambient intelligence, collective intelligence, social/mobile computing, etc.

·         Work stress, overload, addiction, financial victimization, and illegitimate surveillance

·         Reputation and credibility issues in ICT-based applications

·         Responsible ICTs innovation

·         ICT-related unemployment and deskilling

·         The role of ICT in social inclusion/exclusion and educational (in)equality

·         Strategies and interventions (e.g., IT design, IT use practices, IT management policies, and governance mechanisms) for addressing the societal consequences of ICT use

·         Incorporating societal concerns in IS ICT planning and governance

Other topics that touch on social and ethical implications of ICT use are equally welcome.
The track is open to all methodological approaches. We invite both full research and research in progress papers.

Journal Publication Opportunities:
High quality and relevant papers from this track will be selected for fast-tracked development towards Internet Research (http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/intr). Selected papers will need to expand in content and length in line with the requirements for standard research articles published in the journal. Although the track co-chairs are committed to guiding the selected papers towards final publication, further reviews may be needed before final publication decision can be made.

Internet Research (IntR) is an international and refereed journal that is indexed and abstracted in major databases (e.g., SSCI, SCI, ABI/INFORM Global). The topics published in IntR are broad and interdisciplinary in nature. The impact factor of the journal in 2015 is 3.017.

Further information can be found at http://www.ecis2017.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ECIS2017-T28.pdf.
Important Date: submission deadline is Dec 3, 2016.
ECIS2017 will be located in Guimaraes, Portugal.

We invite you to submit a relevant paper to our track Social and Ethical Implications of ICT use for ECIS2017!

Your Co-Chairs:
Dr. Helena Wenninger (primary contact)
Lancaster University Management School
h.wenninger at lancaster.ac.uk<mailto:h.wenninger at lancaster.ac.uk>

Prof. Christy M.K. Cheung
Hong Kong Baptist University

Prof. Bo Sophia Xiao
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa