[AISWorld] CFP Openness and IT @ ECIS 2018

[Gleasure, Rob]

25th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2018)

Conference dates: June 23rd - 28th 2018
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Deadline for paper submissions: November 27th, 2017

Over the past 15 years, IT-enabled openness has facilitated substantial socio-technical changes, most notably in the way products are developed (including open source software, open hardware and open content) and work is performed (including commons-based peer production, crowdsourcing and sharing economy models). Openness has received increased interest from information systems (IS) researchers. This has resulted in dedicated conferences/tracks, special issues, workshops, and even an AIS Special Interest Group on Open Research and Practice (AIS SIGOPEN).

We understand IT-enabled “openness” broadly in terms of the transparency of action; the accessibility of knowledge, technology and other resources; the inclusiveness of participation; the permeability of organizational structures; and the “democratization” of domains.

The variety and complexity of IT-enabled open phenomena present a wide range of intellectual challenges. Thus, we invite applied, empirical and theoretical research papers (full papers and research in progress papers) that will significantly contribute to our scholarly understanding of openness and IT. We are interested in manifestations and antecedents of IT-enabled openness, and, most critically, in the impacts of openness on individuals, organizations, societies and technology. We welcome and encourage submissions from researchers using diverse epistemological and methodological approaches.

Topics of interest to the track include but are not limited to:


  *   Open business and open economic systems (e.g., open business models, crowdfunding/equity, Blockchain-based systems, sharing economy models, etc.).
  *   Open innovation strategies (e.g., crowdsourcing, innovation contests, co-creation, etc.)
  *   Open computing platforms (e.g., open APIs, open data, developer ecosystems, etc.)
  *   Open production methods (e.g., open source software, open hardware development, microwork, etc.)
  *   Open science, education and scholarship (e.g., citizen science, open access publishing, open data sets, open educational resources, etc.)
  *   Open societies and cultures (e.g., open IT for developing regions, digital democracies, hacker/maker and other participatory sub-cultures, social media and crisis response, etc.)
  *   Openness as an abstract concept (e.g., frameworks and theories of openness) and research object (e.g. innovative methodological approaches).

Your Track Chairs,
Rob Gleasure (primary contact), Lorraine Morgan, and Daniel Schlagwein.