Association for Information Systems

Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)

http://www.globdev.org

 

6^th Annual SIG GlobDev Pre-ICIS Workshop

ICT IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT

Milano, Italy

Saturday, December 14, 2013

 

 

Theme: 

Reclaiming the Meaning of Development:

ICT and the Path to Community

 

GENERAL CO-CHAIRS

Sajda Qureshi, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA

Ojelanki Ngwenyama, Ryerson University, USA

 

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS

Kweku-Muata Osei-Bryson, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA 

Edward Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

 

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR

Edward Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

 

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

Annika Andersson, Swedish Business School. Örebro University, Sweden

Francis Kofi Andoh-Baidoo, The University of Texas-Pan American, USA

Arlene Bailey, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

Corlane Barclay, University of Technology, Jamaica

Paul Golding, University of Technology, Jamaica

Mathias Hatakka, Swedish Business School. Örebro University, Sweden

Mehruz Kamal, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, USA

Jyoti Choudrie, Hertfordshire University, UK

Josephine Nabukenya, College of Information Science, Makerere University, Uganda.

Ricardo Gomez, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

Sergey Samoilenko, Virginia Union University, USA

 

DESCRIPTION

The 6^th Annual Pre-ICIS SIG GlobDev Workshop is a forum for discussion of practical experience and research related to the diffusion and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in developing regions of the world. The papers in this workshop will also further knowledge of what we know about how ICT enables the global economy by enabling local needs to be met. Development is the improvement in the lives of people and this is often made possible by ICTs. The questions we want to discuss are: What do we mean by Development? When do we know when there is Development? How do we know that ICTs have brought this about?

 

In a world that is increasingly characterized by climate disturbance, economic crises, diminishing natural resources, exploitation & manipulation of natural resources with grave costs to the environment, demands for participation in governance, etc., there is the need for a model of development that is feasible, just and sustainable. Given the relative over-consumption of resources that is associated with being a ‘first world’ country, it is obviously not feasible nor sustainable for the majority of countries & peoples to grow economically into this category. The development vs. environment model is increasingly leading the planet to the brink of catastrophe.

In a planet of finite resources, does development have to be a zero-sum game with winners and losers? Can ICTs support the development, promotion and realization of a model of ‘development’ that is holistic, just & sustainable, and that will lead to an appropriate quality of life for each individual on the planet? Within this context, should academic ICT research be more pro-active?

We invite papers, panel session proposals, and field studies that can inform theory and provide guidelines to field workers in developing economies. Both research and practice papers are encouraged. Graduate student papers will be given special consideration. Areas of interest for the 6^th Annual Pre-ICIS GlobDev Workshop include but are not limited to:

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

2.     ICT Impact Analysis: Sophisticated analyses of the empowering potential & dangers posed by ICTs.

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

4.     New frameworks and models for fostering ICT human capital and capacity building

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

6.     Challenges of ICT human capital and capacity building in remote regions

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

8.     Mobile technologies as infrastructure for ICT human capital and capacity building

9.     Frugal Innovation, Frugal Information Systems and innovative ways in which technologies are applied in developing regions.

10.                        ICT support for Small Island States and vulnerabilities caused by climate change

 

Any combination of the above or aspects of human capital and capacity building for development will be considered. 

 

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

These will be published in the AIS eLibrary.

 

FAST-TRACKING TO JOURNAL

Authors of selected workshop papers will be invited to submit their papers for possible inclusion in a special issue of Information Technology for Development (ITD)

 

IMPORTANT DATES

Notification of Intention to Submit (Optional): asap

Paper/Panel Proposal Submission Deadline:  September 14, 2013