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Minitrack Title: Using IS for Good
AMCIS 2021 TRACK: SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOCIO-TECHNICAL ISSUES
Virtual - August 9-13, 2021
Submission Due March 1, 2021 by 5 p.m. EST
Information systems (IS) have the potential to improve social
welfare through redistribution of power, providing a voice for
marginalized people, improving access to education, and increasing
economic opportunity (George & Leidner, 2019; Lin, et al.,
2015; Ortiz et al., 2019; Silva & Hirschheim, 2007; Vaidya
& Myers, 2017). Some development programs that sought to use
IS for a good cause have been highly successful, but many other
projects, even those well designed and well-funded, have never
gotten off the ground (Chipidza & Leidner, 2019). This track
is dedicated to research on how IS has been used for societal
good, how and when it is successful, and how and when it tends to
fail. The contribution of the minitrack, which is part of the
Social
Inclusion
<https://amcis2021.aisconferences.org/track-descriptions/#toggle-id-24>
track, is the development of theory and methods for improving
outcomes when IS is used for Good.
All submissions must be made via the AMCIS 2021 PCS submission
system
<https://new.precisionconference.com/user/login>
What we are looking for
We welcome papers that theoretically, conceptually, or empirically
advance research on the impact of IS on society when IS and ICTs
specifically target the improvement of social welfare. Papers may
use any acceptable methodology and theory. Submissions are
encouraged at any level of analysis or progress. Both full papers
and emerging research are encouraged so that authors can gain
valuable feedback for moving their projects forward. Possible
topics may include (but are not limited to):
* Societal impacts of information systems
* The role of Fintech in economic development
* Projects or systems focused on the digital divide
* Social connections of geographically distant groups with a
common cause
* Digital strategies to fight disenfranchisement and
marginalization
* Corporate social responsibility success and failure
* Digital activism that advances human rights
* Emancipatory technologies
Minitrack Co-Chairs
Jordana George (Primary Contact), Mays Business School, Texas
A&M University
Wallace Chipidza, Claremont Graduate University
Co-Chair Biographies
Jordana George is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Mays
Business School at Texas A&M University. Her research explores
the societal impact of information systems. She holds a PhD from
Baylor University, an MBA from Penn State University and an MFA
from the University of California at Davis. Jordana currently
serves as Managing Editor for Workshops for the Journal of the AIS
and is a founding member of the Mays School of Business Societal
Impact Committee. She has published in Information and
Organization, Information Systems Management, Communications of
the AIS, Information Systems Education Journal, and AIS
Transactions on Replication Research.
Wallace Chipidza is an assistant professor in the Center for
Information Systems and Technology at Claremont Graduate
University. He holds a PhD in information systems from Baylor
University and an MS in computer science from the University of
Arizona. Chipidza mainly researches how and why social networks
change over time, the impacts of those changes, and the
interventions that moderate those impacts. His other interest lies
in designing ICT-based solutions to problems afflicting vulnerable
populations in developing countries. Wallace has published in The
Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Communications of the
Association for Information Systems, Information Systems Education
Journal, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems.
Email for more information: Jordana George
jgeorge@mays.tamu.edu<mailto:jgeorge@mays.tamu.edu>
References
Chipidza, W., & Leidner, D. (2019). A review of the
ICT-enabled development literature: Towards a power parity theory
of ICT4D. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems,
S0963868717302391.
George, J. J., & Leidner, D. E. (2019). From clicktivism to
hacktivism: Understanding digital activism. Information and
Organization.
Gogan, J., Conboy, K., Weiss, J., 2020. Dangerous Champions of IT
Innovation, in: Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International
Conference on System Sciences | 2020. Presented at the 53rd Hawaii
International Conference on System Sciences, Maui.
Lin, C. I., Kuo, F.-Y., & Myers, M. D. (2015). EXTENDING ICT4D
STUDIES: The value of critical research. MIS Quarterly, 39(3),
697–712.
Ortiz, J., Young, A., Myers, M., Bedeley, R., Carbaugh, D.,
Chughtai, H., ... Wigdor, A. (2019). Giving Voice to the
Voiceless: The Use of Digital Technologies by Marginalized Groups.
Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 45(1).
Silva, L., & Hirschheim, R. (2007). Fighting Against
Windmills: Strategic Information Systems and Organizational Deep
Structures. MIS Q., 31(2), 327–354.
Vaidya, R., & Myers, M. (2017). Power in ICT4D projects: The
case of an Indian Agricultural Marketing Board. ICIS 2017
Proceedings.
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