---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Call for Papers - E Journal of IS in Developing Countries Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 17:48:02 +0800 From: Robert Davison isrobert@IS.CITYU.EDU.HK To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

The Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC) strives to become the foremost international forum for practitioners, teachers, researchers and policy makers to share their knowledge and experience in the design, development, implementation, management and evaluation of information systems and technologies in developing countries.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their manuscripts to the editors for publication in EJISDC. Research papers are peer-reviewed. Other forms of submission are also welcome, such as position papers, commentaries and book reviews.

The Journal will focus on information technologies and practices relevant in the context concerned rather than on any accepted norms that might be prevalent in developed countries. In acknowledging that the digital divide is not defined by national borders alone, EJISDC is also interested in issues surrounding information systems among less privileged indigenous communities within otherwise developed countries. Examples are Native Americans, the aboriginal populations of Australia and the Maoris of New Zealand.

Topics of interest are as wide and diverse as the audience that we address. However, certain issues relating to ICTs in developing countries sit at the forefront of system planning and development activities and contributions relating to these are especially sought as it believed that they will have an immediate interest among a wide audience. Such topics are:

Internet usage Diffusing access Internet Service Provider management issues Maximising the use of limited resources Adapting technologies to local conditions Evolution of the Internet Internet policies and regulations National internet policies

IT in Development Practice Technology transfer in Development practice Sustainability in Development applications Measuring the social value of IT Impacts of Telecentres Understanding the relationship between IT spending and benefits Societal implications of IT implementation Implementation success/failure factors Coping with resistance to change Y2K issues for developing countries

Policies for IT Policy making processes for IT in the developing world IT to support policy decision-making National policy analyses National policy comparisons Role of the Government Co-operation between Government and Private Sector

Research Practice in IT in Development Theory building for IT in Development Bibliographic analyses of IT issues in Development Research relevance and impacts Methodologies for IT research in Development; action research, ethnography, phenomenological and interpretative approaches

Applications of IT in Rural Areas Spreading telecommunications to rural and remote communities Supporting rural economies Managing Telecentres Health care delivery in rural and remote areas Distance education for rural learning Supporting rural commerce electronically Electronic governance for rural communities

Education in IT Issues in teaching computing in developing countries Computer literacy for development Curriculum development for IT Distance learning and remote education Organisational capacity building

Cultural Aspects of IT in Developing Countries Cross-cultural analyses Cultural dimensions of IT implementations Cultural adaptation to IT Cultural barriers to IT diffusion Cultural implications of IT

Manuscripts are invited covering research, case studies or commentaries on the above topics, or an any other topic considered relevant to the Journal's theme. Comparative analyses between the developed and developing world are encouraged. Send your submissions to any of the editors. Please also explain in a covering letter why you believe your submission is appropriate for the journal, and how it will be valuable reading for the journal's readers.

Mauscripts will only be accepted electronically. They should be sent as files attached to an email to the Editor-in-Chief, Robert Davison, at: isrobert@cityu.edu.hk

The journal's web site may be found at: http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/ejisdc/ejisdc.htm http://www.is.cityu.edu.hk/ejisdc/ejisdc.htm

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