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Dear Colleagues:

Because of a large number of requests, the submission date for the SIG
GlobDev Paris Workshop has been extended to Sunday, Ocober 12. We hope that
you will consider submitting a paper - see submission details below.

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Note: You can register for the workshop during the regular ICIS registration
process.

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Association for Information Systems
Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development (SIG GlobDev)
http://www.globdev.org

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First Annual Workshop
ICT IN GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
ESCP-EAP University, Paris
Saturday, December 13, 2008

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CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS

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WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS

Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics, C.Avgerou@lse.ac.uk
Muhammadou Kah, American University. of Nigeria, mkah@american.edu

DESCRIPTION

This workshop provides a forum for discussion of practical experience and
research related to the diffusion and use and of information and
communication technologies (ICT) in developing regions of the world. The
workshop will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of actual
development projects.
We invite research papers, panel session proposals, and field studies that
can inform theory and provide guidelines to field workers in developing
economies. Application areas of interest include but are not limited to:
1. Social, political and legal frameworks for fostering ICT diffusion
in developing regions
2. Networks and computer applications for eGovernment and eBusiness
3. Methods for measuring the benefits and costs of projects involving
the adoption of ICT
4. The role of human and social capital in effective access and use of
ICTs
5. Critical and theoretical perspectives on the digital divide and
social inclusion
6. Scalable and economic ICT infrastructures
7. Educational systems; content provision and delivery; developing ICT
skills
8. Policies related to intellectual capital; open access and the
intellectual commons
9. ICT to support Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)
10. Technological entrepreneurship as a path to prosperity
FAST-TRACKING TO JOURNALS
Authors of selected workshop papers will be invited to submit their papers
for possible inclusion n a special issue of Information Technology for
Development (ITD)

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IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: October 12, 2008
Notification to Authors: October 30, 2008
Deadline for Final Papers: November 15,
2008 Workshop Date: December 13, 2008
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AUTHOR INSTRUCTIONS

Submitted papers should be limited to 7,000 words or approximately 25 pages
in length.
Additional information and instructions for submitting papers and proposals
to the workshop can be found at http://www.globdev.org/
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SUBMISSIONS

Panel proposals and Paper Submissions should be sent to:

Ted Stohr, Stevens Institute of Technology: estohr@stevens.edu Please
include "SIG GlobDev Workshop" in the subject header of the email.

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Edward A. Stohr
Co-Director, Center for Technology Management Research
Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management
Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point on Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
Tel: 201-216-8915 Cell: 201-993-5592 Fax: 201-216-5385
e-mail: estohr@stevens.edu
URL: http://howe.stevens.edu/Faculty/EdwardStohr.html