AMCIS 2012
Seattle, Washington
August 9-12, 2012

Track: ICTs in Global Development (SIGGlobDev)
Mini-track: ICT IN EMERGING MARKETS

Emerging markets, which include BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), Mexico, Argentina, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey, have been long overlooked but are poised for explosive growth and opportunity: although these markets currently account for approximately 20 percent of the world's economy, Van Agtmael (2007) predicts that this figure will grow to 50 percent within 25 years.  These countries are embracing ICT for socio-economic development and yet mainstream IS research remains focused on the issues related to ICT in developed, mature economies in North America and Europe (Roztocki and Weistroffer, 2008).  Increasing our understanding of the possibilities and limitations of ICT and how to promote its adoption and use in emerging markets is therefore of vital interest to information systems researchers and practitioners.  

The objective of this mini-track is to encourage reflection and redefinition of emerging market countries’ digital future by providing a forum for interested authors to disseminate their research, compare results, and exchange ideas.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Drivers and barriers for ICT adoption in emerging markets
* E-government, e-health, or e-learning applications in emerging markets
* Innovative applications of ICTs emerging market countries, including mobile applications
* Acceptance and use of cloud computing in emerging market contexts
* User interfaces, information presentation and local language adaptation
* Research frameworks to study ICT in emerging market countries
* Impact of emerging markets on the ICT industry
* ICT for socio-economic development in emerging markets
* ICT infrastructure in emerging market countries
* ICT policy in in emerging market countries
* Strategies for addressing the digital divide and information poverty
* Information and computer literacy in emerging market countries
* Indigenous knowledge systems and ICT in emerging market countries
* ICT and social entrepreneurship in emerging market countries
* Ethical aspects of ICTs in emerging markets, including e-waste
* Country-specific case studies of ICT adoption or use


IMPORTANT DATES:
March 1, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): Deadline for paper submissions
April 2, 20012: Authors will be notified of acceptances on or about this date
April 20, 2012: (11:59 PM Pacific time zone): For accepted papers, camera ready copy due
June 12, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 early registration
July 13, 2012: Deadline for making hotel room reservations
July 24, 2012: Last day for AMCIS 2012 regular registration

Instructions for authors and more information about the conference at: http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/


MINI-TRACK CHAIRS:
Marlene Holmner, University of Pretoria, South Africa, marlene.holmner@up.ac.za
Neels Kruger, University of Pretoria, South Africa, neels.kruger@up.ac.za
Shana Ponelis, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, ponelis@uwm.edu