[AISWorld] 2nd Call - African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

[wallace chigona]

8th ACIST, 2022

*Theme: **The Digital African  *

*Dates*: 25th – 26th  August 2022

*Venue*: Thyolo, Malawi and/or Virtual

*Local Organizer: *Malawi University of Science & Technology, Malawi (
https://www.must.ac.mw)

*Conference Websites*: http://www.acistonline.org
<http://www.acistonline.org/>& *https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/acist
<https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/acist>*

*Submission Website:*
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=acist
<https://protect-za.mimecast.com/s/XmY4CGZXj8tnnXPxHK8v1b>

*Call for Papers*



The idea of Digital African is a reference to an African who has become a
digital citizen because of integration of digital technology to support all
aspects of his or her socio-economic life. Currently, there are a
significant number of Africans who have attained various levels of digital
citizenship. At the same time, there are also a significant number of
Africans who are not yet digital citizens. Even among those who are digital
citizens, many are not conscious of this citizenship because they have
taken it for granted. For this reason, many Africans are quite oblivious to
the key issues in digital citizenship even though knowledge of these issues
in this age contributes significantly to African progress.

The key digital citizenship issues include access, communication, literacy,
security and safety, ethics, education, government, rights and
responsibilities, law, health, infrastructure, financial inclusion, and
commerce. The more Africans understand, think, and apply these key issues,
the more they increase their digital citizenship level. And as many of us
are becoming Digital Africans, we acquire knowledge and skills which are
critical in this age to make significant contributions to African progress.

However, the efforts required to make many more digital Africans is huge
because there are many socio-economic obstacles in our way. Thankfully,
many efforts are being made in this direction including the efforts of
Information Systems & Technology scholars in Africa. The 2022 (8th) edition
of ACIST seeks to invite scholars to share ideas, based on research, about
the making of *The Digital African* from many different theoretical,
philosophical, policy and practical perspectives.

We invite you to participate in ACIST 2022 by submitting completed papers,
research-in-progress papers or posters, position papers, panel discussion
topics, and exhibition posters on topics which include, but are not limited
to, the following:

   - Digital Innovation
   - Smart Technologies and Development
   - Sustainable (Green) ICTs
   - ICT and Organisational Structuring
   - Smart Devices and Mobile Ecosystems
   - Internet and IS Development
   - Smart Networks and Collaborations
   - Information Systems Strategy
   - Digital Society, Knowledge and Identity
   - ICT Curriculum and Education
   - Philosophy & Methods in IS Research
   - ICT and Social Inclusion/Exclusion




   - Digital Platforms and Smartness
   - Ubiquitous Computing
   - Big Data and Business Intelligence
   - Cloud and Smart Computing
   - Smart Cities & Wireless Communications
   - Smart Government and Smart Business
   - Smart Collaborations & Crowdsourcing
   - ICT in the Oil and Gas Industry
   - Information and Computer Security
   - Decision Support Systems
   - Human Behaviour and ICT
   - ICT-Enabled Services



Paper submissions will be subjected to double-blind reviews by at least two
Programme Committee members. Accepted papers will be published in the
conference proceedings with *ISSN 2467-8988*; and will be considered for
further review and publication in the *African Journal of Information
Systems* (www.ajisonline.com).


----[Wallace Chigona]--[ wallace.chigona at uct.ac.za ]---

Professor of Information Systems

Department of Information Systems
University of Cape Town
Private Bag, Rondebosch 7701,  South Africa
Tel: (O)+27 21 6504345

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