[AISWorld] Fourteenth Annual AIS SIG Global Development Pre-ICIS Workshop CFP

[Sajda Qureshi]

https://communities.aisnet.org/sigglobdev/home
Fourteenth Annual AIS SIG Global Development Pre-ICIS Workshop
Saturday December 10, 2022
ITU University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Theme:
Information and Communication Technologies in Global Development

DESCRIPTION
The pandemic has brought to light and exacerbated inequities that have plagued the world even before COVID-19 spread. In the changing world, broadband internet access has become more essential to enabling people to lead their lives while locked-down and/or in quarantine, or working or schooling from home.  In some areas, people have become accustomed to accessing healthcare information, resources and providers through mobile and/or other devices for their COVID-19 information, while tracking and tracing are being carried out using mobile applications. Those at the margins become vulnerable to digital biopolitics or efforts by governments and corporations to maximize knowledge and control of populations using digital means for political and economic power. Implications for inclusion and not being left behind need to be further assessed. In this datafied society, increased data surveillance offered cause for activism and fight for human rights and freedoms. This is also referred to as the datafied pandemic in which life revolves on the internet more than ever through access to tools, basic services, and social environments. Within these digital divides, the forces of globalization forge ahead with perils and promises. Scholars in Information Systems are investigating the societal impacts of ICTs on people, data and things, and research in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) is becoming increasingly diverse. Innovations in ICT4D involve investigating innovations in ICTs as well as innovative uses of ICTs. For instance, current innovative uses of blockchain technologies to track refugees offer new identification mechanisms, healthcare tracking for epidemics and the use of cryptocurrencies to offer payment systems are offering new ways for people to bring about improvements in their lives.

While drawing upon theories that help understand these emerging phenomena, research in ICT4D and IS also requires attention to the contextual challenges facing practitioners in the field. There have been attempts to develop theories that enable these challenges to be understood.  The Global Development workshop addresses questions that provide new and meaningful definitions of Development, such as Can ICTs support the development that will lead to improvements in the lives of individuals, communities and regions? And inevitably, one needs to ask questions about how to better understand these problems and challenges. The papers in this workshop will also further the knowledge of what we know about how ICT enables the global economy by enabling local needs to be met in a manner that preserves the ability of the planet to support human life.
Relevant topics for this Workshop include:

1.       ICT transformations during and post-pandemic

2.       Novel approaches for ICTs for development

3.       Theoretical lenses and/or empirical studies that enable an understanding of ICTs & sustainable development; ICTs & health care; ICTs & peacebuilding and ICTs & disaster recovery

4.       Social, political, and community development impacts of ICTs

5.       Data justice implications of ICTs

6.       Designing ICT artifacts that support holistic development

7.       Security and technological constraints on the use of ICTs for development

8.       The role of government policy in fostering ICT human capital, cooperation and capacity building

9.       ICT impact analysis: Sophisticated analyses of the empowering potential and dangers posed by ICTs

10.   Social networking for development

11.   Critical and theoretical perspectives on the digital divide and social inclusion

12.   Challenges of ICT support for vulnerable groups

13.   Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT skills

14.   Innovative ways in which technologies are applied in developing regions

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS:
These will be published on the SIG GlobDev website and in the AIS E-Library with ISBN: 978-0-9976176-9-6.

FAST-TRACKING TO JOURNAL:
Authors of selected workshop papers will be invited to submit their papers for possible inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology for Development<http://globdev.org/dev/?q=node/8> (ITD).

IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper / Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:  October 7, 2022
Notification to Authors:                                           November 7, 2022
Deadline for Final Papers:                                       November 28, 2022
Workshop Date:                                                        December 10, 2022

AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS
Submitted papers should be limited to 7,000 words or approximately 25 pages in length.
Please clearly indicate the category of your paper on the title page:

  *   Research Paper; Contribution to Practice; Research-in-progress; Student Paper



Additional information, template and instructions for submitting papers and proposals to the workshop can be found at https://communities.aisnet.org/sigglobdev/home



SIG GlobDev 2022 will be a Hybrid Workshop (on site and virtual).  Information on the conference and workshop location, and connection information can be found at https://icis2022.aisconferences.org/



SUBMISSIONS

Paper Submissions and Panel Proposals should be uploaded to the EasyChair submission website for SIG GlobDev 2022 - https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sigglobdev2022



Abstracts do not need to be submitted prior to full paper submissions.



Any questions can be sent to Arlene Bailey: arlene.bailey at uwimona.edu.jm<mailto:arlene.bailey at uwimona.edu.jm> or Antonio Diaz Andrade: antonio.diaz at aut.ac.nz<mailto:antonio.diaz at aut.ac.nz>.   Please include "SIG GlobDev Workshop" in the subject header of the email.