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International Journal of Knowledge and Learning
ISSN (Online): 1741-1017 - ISSN (Print): 1741-1009
URL: http://www.inderscience.com/ijkl

Special Issue Editors
Thomas Davenport, Professor and Director of Research, Babson Executive Education, Babson College, USA, http://www.tomdavenport.com/

Laurence Prusak, Co-Director "Working Knowledge", Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Babson College, USA, http://www.laurenceprusak.com/

Miltiadis Lytras, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute and Business Administration Department, University of Patras, Hellas, Lytras@ceid.upatras.gr

Call for Papers

The International Journal of Knowledge and Learning seeks original manuscripts for the Special Issue on "Knowledge Society: A roadmap for government consultation " scheduled to appear in a 2007 issue.

Knowledge society is treated several times as a utopia where the knowledge demand and knowledge supply converge and deliver value-adding services to citizens.

Several scientific disciplines in the last years have initiated debates for the characteristics of the knowledge society and the required consultation towards the establishment of "managing bodies", the crafting of strategies and policies as well as the specification of Action programs.

Given the significance of the knowledge society as the new context of our living, four significant objectives formulate the justification of the special issue:

1. The need to investigate the "soft" and "hard" aspects of the knowledge society aiming to provide frameworks, theoretical abstractions as well as infrastructures enabled by the evolution of information technologies
2. The need to provide a worldwide knowledge society vision based on collaboration, knowledge and learning for all and especially for people in need.
3. The need to anchor government policies on scientific evidence concerning the characteristics of the new knolwedge intensive environment
4. The need to investigate the key priorities of the Knowledge society in terms of critical aspects of Human Life (e.g. Health, Education, Culture, Science, Business etc).

"NEW HORIZONS for OPEN MINDS". This is the ultimate objective of the application of Knowledge and Learning Technologies in National Educational Systems. New contexts, New Models and new learning designs that motivate the cultivation of virtues, culture and knowledge.

So this is the theme of the special issue. We invite open minds, academics, and practitioners to contribute their research on how knowledge and learning technologies create new Horizons for Open mind in National Educational Systems, exploiting leading edge approaches on design and modeling of learning processes and educational systems.

The special issue aims at helping in communicating and disseminating relevant recent research in Applications of Knowledge and Learning Technologies in National Educational Systems with fantasy, inspiration and care for the educational community and the society. This is intended to initiate a dialog between the government and the research community based on a well-defined context-in fact a New Deal for the Education of 21st century.

Topics:
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Educational Paradigms of the Knowledge And Learning Society
• Knowledge and Learning Technologies in National Educational systems
• Educational Portals at National level
• Digital Educational collections and context driven learning
• Culture for Education technology enhanced initiatives
• Virtual spaces for knowledge and learning at educational systems
• Educational content repositories and content dissemination strategies
• Approaches for community development of educational content
• Frameworks, Models and Strategies for the deployment of Knowledge and learning technologies in educational systems
• International technology enhanced partnerships for education
• Knowledge and Learning Technologies for Education at under development countries
• Knowledge and Learning Technologies for minorities and excluded

Important Dates
30th May 2006 Submission of manuscripts
15th Sept 2006 Notification to authors
15th November 2006 Final versions due
Mid 2007 Publication

Style and Author Guidelines
Submitted articles must not have been previously published or currently submitted for journal publication elsewhere. As an author, you are responsible for understanding and adhering to our submission guidelines. You can access them by clicking on http://www.inderscience.com/papers/about.php
Please thoroughly read these before submitting your manuscript.

Please submit your paper Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras (lytras@ceid.upatras.gr)